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Dear Mr. Abercrombie & Fitch, Nobody likes you anymore. You messed up. You said that you only want the cool kids wearing your brand. You don’t want to sell clothes to anybody who doesn’t fit your ideal of sexiness. You said some dumb stuff, and now your image is hurting. Now there’s a video going around the internet where some dude is giving a bunch of your clothes to homeless people, just to st

I love the internet. I know, it’s bad for me. Staring at a screen all day will prematurely glaze my eyes. Typing too much on my phone will result in gnarled, misshapen thumbs. My attention span is already shot. Eventually the internet will swallow me whole. The internet is not only ruining my own body and mind, it’s ruining our society too. Back in my day, kids played outside and got skinned knees. Friend

Warning: There’s a heartbreaking, disturbing image in this one. I was going to write something different today, but I don’t want to anymore. This has been a terrible week, and the words I was going to toss into the air would have felt empty and worthless in the whirlwind. So instead you get this – scattered thoughts and reflections about our shattered world, penned by cold fingers at the end of a te

I first started blogging almost a decade ago, when I was fresh out of high school and Xanga was cool. There were a lot of pictures and song lyrics back then, because it was 2004 and that’s what one did. When I started that blog, somebody told me that there was no way I would keep it up every day; I was determined to prove them wrong. I didn’t blog every day, but I blogged very consistently for four or fiv

In the corners of the internet that I tend to frequent, a bit of a discussion has erupted about the moral/cultural/political value of Beyonce’s smoke/fire/dance extravaganza. Honestly, I have nothing intelligent to add to the discussion. However, Ben Howard ( from OnPopTheology.com ) has written some brilliant words about the conversation about Beyonce. They apply to all of us that venture into the public forum

This is the part of the blog where I write about gender politics as portrayed in Super Bowl commercials. A few years ago I would have thought this was liberal, feminist nonsense. I don’t think so anymore. The Bible tells us that we should not allow the culture around us to influence our mindsets, but instead we should allow the teachings of Jesus to redeem and transform us and give us a new outlook on the world

Dear Chelsea, You’ve had a rough week. First, there was that pastor who visited your restaurant and decided that, because she gives God 10%, she should be excempt from the 18% gratuity on her bill. Even though you weren’t Paster Bell’s server, it’s infuriating to see that kind of disrespect from guests. When she was called out for her stinginess, she should have apologized. Instead, she got yo

Dear Friends, Talk is cheap. Words are cheap. As the Scriptures say, you can talk all day but if your faith doesn’t produce some beautiful deeds it’s pretty much worthless. Unfortunately, words are easier than ever thanks to the internets and whatnot. It’s time to put some actions behind our many words. So here’s a challenge for all of us, regardless of our labels/affiliations/etc: If we’

Social Media is pretty important these days. Gurus, ninjas, and experts all offer their services to help companies capitalize on this internet fad. But if you’re like me, you may tire of hearing talk of “B2B clickthroughs” and “optimizing ROI”. You’re just a regular internet user trying to get the most out of your social networks in the midst of regular life. Well, here you go: 1.

We’re almost there. November is coming, and with it Election Day. Then maybe all this will subside. Right now you can’t go anywhere – in real life or on the internet – without being bombarded by politics. It’s the worst sort too: ugly, deceitful, angry, self-righteous politics from every corner. But what if, instead of Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, we had another option? What if we could