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So I was talking to a guy who asked me what it was about Christianity that appeals to me. I found it more difficult to answer this question than I thought I would. To answer it honestly anyway. This is what I came up with for him. I see the world t… more »

Plain View #103 - part 2 - June 11, 2009 Psych Weeds Entourage Leverage So You Think You Can Dance Burn Notice Madmen Blue Shoes Pillars of the Earth Jesus Interupted Crypted Hunters Hugo Cabret Last Dragon Summ… more »

A few weeks ago I had the honor of delivering the address to Adrian's graduating class of 2009. Here's what I said. Thank you. Hi everyone. I'm going to speak real briefly to everyone here, and then spend the rest of my speech talking to the gradu… more »

The other day I'm driving down 71 with MaryEllen and Maly, and Maly wants to sing. We tell her to go ahead and we'll try to join in. So she launches in to Piano Man by Billy Joel. Between the three of us I think we got most of it knocked out. Piano M… more »

Plain View #100 - March 2009 The Bachelor (+ robots?) Life Burn Notice Rocket Science Adam's Apples Soul Graffiti Lent Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

This is what makes these discussions so frustrating. (I talk a good game with doctrine isn't everything, but I get cranky when people don't agree with me too.) Christians read, and pray, and discuss, and then we come up with different, conflicting, cla… more »

A couple years ago my brother and I came to an agreement about Christmas. We agreed that we both had more than we needed or deserved and that our Christmas money could be better spent elsewhere. Se each year he sends me an email telling me that he gave… more »

Go here: http://www.callandresponse.com/trailer.html and click on the last trailer - "Horror" Tailer. "I am ten." This shit makes me want to get on a plane and go do something now. more »

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Here's an edited version of my most recent communion meditation. It may be surprising to some of you, but in my experience, high school students have a lot of interests outside of their class work. In some cases their only interests lie outside their… more »

Things mention today in the "bible study" that's held in my classroom every week, that will make you a better Christian: reading the bible, praying, going to church. Things not mentioned: loving our neighbors, feeding the hungry, vising the sick, living… more »

Plain View #94 - Oct 7, 2008 Homecoming Will Braces In Bruges Son of Rambow Soul Graffiti Homebrewed Christianity Blood Rant Election Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

When I have time to share my poems with my students, they are generally supportive, almost always polite. But sometimes they give me a look that says, "The hell?" I laughed out loud after reading this one to them. The looks on their faces were pricele… more »

Plain View #90 - July 15, 2008 - part 2 Braces Church Basement Roadshow Danny's Story Hops Will & Maly Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

Plain View #89 - June 89, 2008 end of summer school upcoming trip treadmill ipod bourne flicks no country for old men crash silly summer shows will - church & the devil Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

The missing podcast has been found! Plain View #72 - June 22, 2007 summer school Hapkido demonstration The Beatitudes Last King of Scotland Last Comic Standing The triplets Adult Adoptee List Maly New beer go here for sh… more »

Plain View #87 - April 30, 2008 Nim's Island TV Pretty Woman Day of Silence Everything Must Change Gay Bishop Hapkido Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

Plain View #85 - April 11, 2008 Sickness Marriage Conference The Sheraton Fire! Playa Hayta Church Website Some Like it Hot Surf's Up Toilet Papering Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

I originally posted this at Adrian Christian Church. I'm finishing up a book called The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier by Tony Jones. It's a history and description of the emerging church movement, a movement that's been around… more »

Plain View #84 - March 24, 2008 Guitar Hero This is England Defending Your Life Wind that Shakes the Barley Zodiac Easter J-Lo Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

Plain View #82 - February 21, 2008 snow day bread machine tet Sliding Doors Spiderman 3 Burn Notice Lost Cities Jojo's visit religion Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

Plain View #76 - August 4, 2007 Bufe Clerks II Mulholland Drive Bridge collapse - funny story Political take on the above - corporations are the answer Ron Paul for Pres. Beatitudes Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! more »

Plain View #75 - July 25, 2007 Bufe Minneapolis part duex Craig's List Vietnam Culture Camp Sun Yung Shin Dancing Boys Tammy & Rules vs. Love Jostens VBS Hapkido Testing Sweet Land Tumblr subscribe to thi… more »

Plain View #73 - July 1, 2007 I'm not sure what happened to the previous episode. It seems to be gone. I found one episodes with a few minutes of dead air that was labeled 72 but seems to be a messed up version of 73. I present a cleaned up versio… more »

Plain View #72 - June 22, 2007 - This show is missing in action. If anyone one has a copy, please send it my way. Thanks. Edit: The missing podcast has been found! Bufe summer school Hapkido demonstration The Beatitudes Last King of S… more »