Good question. Lately, my Times Union blog has picked up a lot of activity. This blog, which jump started my blogging in 2009, has become an enigma. This blog and ...
You might be also interested in...
Sins of Omission: Paterno & Penn State
Why We Love the Paranormal
Steve Jobs, the Modern Prophet?
Latest News
Harold Camping: My Bad
Looks like retirementville for our old pal Harold Camping. Camping, who failed to correctly predict the end of the world, has now admitted he was wrong. The radio preacher said that it “seems embarrassing for Family Radio.” However, Camping still proclaimed that he would “more carefully than ever” look to the Bible for his end [...]
Featured in Wedding Article
My good “in” with the Albany Times Union through my blog has produced several fruitful friendships. One them is Kristi Gustafson Barlette, social media strategist and staff writer, who writes about culture, trends, and relationships. Kristi interviewed me for an article on the benefits of premarital counseling for engaged couples: Counseling. That one little word [...]
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
With Halloween upon us all the ghosts, witches, and ghouls come to play… err, trick-or-treat. Poorly made scary movies run non-stop on TV. Millions will give out candy to kids and people will participate in those zombie 5ks. Adults spend about $6.7 billion a year for parties, costumes, and candy. With Americans spending that much [...]
The End is Here (again)
We remember the hype and hysteria around Harold Camping and his end of the world prediction that came and went. I first blogged on the topic back in March 2011when no one was really worrying about it. Well, he’s back! Now, the end of the world will be this Friday – October 21! According to [...]
3 ways Rob Bell will affect everyone
Rob Bell, the controversial mega church pastor and author of “Love Wins”, recently announced that he was leaving the Grand Rapids church (Mars Hill) that he founded. There was so much interest in the announcement that Mars Hill’s website crashed. To most, Bell’s departure does not really cause the world any concern. Usually when a [...]
How I became ‘friends’ with TIME’s Joel Stein
It’s not often that us lowly non-celebs get replies on Facebook or Twitter from big time Hollywood types. Fans frequently annoy stars to interact with them online. Usually, celebrities carefully decide who to follow on Twitter (mostly other celebrities). A few months ago, I befriended TIME magazine’s witty and very funny Joel Stein. For years, [...]
Reverse Offering as a Spiritual Stimulus
Almost every church has some form of an offering or a way for people to give donations. Most churches pass offering plates to congregants while music plays or a soloist sings. A church in New Jersey is trying a new approach to the offering: a reverse offering where congregants receive money from the church instead [...]
Another reason why Pat Robertson is out to lunch
Find out why Pat Robertson just made a huge mistake.





What's being said: