Is that a Loofah? It’s a Quee-no!

In a surprisingly highbrow stroke of illustrative humor (I wonder how many of the target audience actually knows how to pronounce quinoa), Bud Light has capitalized on a very interesting aspect of our psyche. The series of commercials that this particular ad belongs...

Why Social Media Makes Us Unhappy

  A recent study from the University of Michigan showed that “Facebook use actually predicts declines in a user’s well-being.” While the study quantifies that Facebook use in young adults “may undermine” well being, the study doesn’t go so far as to attempt to explain...

A Biblical Theology of Punching Them in the Nose

Typically in the early mornings our family reads the Bible together. Right now we are working through the Bible in consecutive order to try to see how quickly we can read through the whole thing together. That’s always fun and challenging.  But every now and again, we...

Q & A: Am I a radical fundamentalist nutjob?

Q: I noticed you had an article published on a  “fundamentalist” website. Are you a fundamentalist? A: Definitions are important, and I can’t answer the question without understanding how you mean the term. For example, one critic of fundamentalism says, “…we realize...

Test

This is a test. Had it not been a test, then of course, the title would not say “test.” Quite obviously the title would have said something like “This is Not a Test,” or even “Why Would You Think This is a Test, When it Obviously...