This past Sunday was Easter. It marked several important events: the traditional Christian celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, the end of Lent and my whole-hearted foray back into corn syrup land, and the conclusion of the Nintendo Wii Jesus ruckus stirred up by our church, Mission Bay Community Church (MBCC).
The Nintendo Wii Jesus??
Every year, just [...]
Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Ryan
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This is the obligatory birthday question. Every year some one asks me. Every year, ever since I was a cowlick-ed elementary school kid, I would give the same response. I would give them a bewildered look and then shrug. They’d smile. I’d return a smile. And the conversation continues on.
Nobody expects [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2008 by Ryan
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My buddy emailed this to me. I debated whether to post this, because Hayley’s going to give me the hairy eyeball. It’s funny. So I’ll take one (hairy eyeball) for the team.
I don’t think she’s coming back….
She told me we couldn’t afford beer anymore and that I would have to quit.
Then I [...]
Posted on March 17th, 2008 by Ryan
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A Christian Campus Minister once told me that everything we owned can be used to serve God.
I guess that includes video game systems, like the Nintendo Wii:
By the way, this church, MBCC, is the one that Hayley and I attend regularly. This is a two-fold invitation to our friends and family. You’re welcome to [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by Ryan
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You learn something new everyday, especially when you ride public transit. Today, my classroom was the third car on a Southbound Caltrain, and the teacher was a yellow power-tie-wearing scam artist, working his stuff on his cell phone. I’ll let you peek at my notes, where I recorded snippets of his dozen or so different [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Ryan
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What did beer ever do to deserve such a bad name? Beer is like the scorned stepson of an oppressed class.
The Oppression of Alcohol
The alcohol family never had it easy. Consider the Prohibition. In the 1920’s, the good people of America passed a Constitutional Amendment to illegalize “intoxicating liquors”. The Constitution, [...]
Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Ryan
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“Black babies are cheaper to adopt”, Hayley said to me last night.
“Are you serious?” I found it quite unsettling.
“That’s what Kristen from church said.” Hayley shrugged, as if to disclaim the veracity and the moral implications of this statement.
NPR’s This American Life: Babies Buying Babies
This adoption topic came up when Hayley and Kristen [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: church, economic theory | 2 Comments »