By Karen Swank The first sounds I heard in Switzerland made me chuckle. I had deplaned in Zurich and was riding an immaculate little train through a spotless tunnel to the main part of the airport. The sound track kicked on. It wasn’t music. A cow mooing, her bell clanking….sheep bleating…and then there was the … Continue reading The Sounds of Switzerland: A Symphony of Languages and Bells
By Karen Swank It was a question that first made me think I was getting a little further away from home. I had finally boarded my plane in New York, having missed my original connection and survived a slightly infuriating re-booking process, about which I told myself that I was on vacation, so it didn’t … Continue reading Switzerland: A Shift in Perspective
By Wrecked for the Ordinary Wrecked recently caught up with Serena Woods, author of Grace is for Sinners to ask some questions about her motivation for her book, how it has been received, and how grace changed her life. Serena has graciously (pun intended) agreed to give away a free copy of her book to … Continue reading Author Interview: Serena Woods of Grace is for Sinners
By Wrecked for the Ordinary Donald Miller, author of books such as Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts and To Own a Dragon is a standout Christian author and speaker with a large following among evangelical Christians, particularly those who consider themselves emerging and/or emergent. Miller recently made available a … Continue reading Excerpt from Don Miller’s New Book
By Jeff Goins, Editor Wrecked recently interview Tom Sine, author of The New Conspirators, a book about the things God is doing through a new generation of innovators, risk takers and entrepreneurs. Be sure to visit the links at the end of the interview to read more about The New Conspirators and order a copy of … Continue reading Interview with Tom Sine, Author of The New Conspirators
By Wrecked for the Ordinary From MSNBC — “PBS to ban new religious shows“: The Public Broadcasting Service agreed yesterday to ban its member stations from airing new religious TV programs, but permitted the handful of stations that already carry “sectarian” shows to continue doing so. The vote by PBS’s board was a compromise from … Continue reading PBS Partially Bans Religious Programs
By Vanita Joines I’m sitting in front of the TV watching the ever-entertaining Smallville. Okay, okay, I know, get a life, right? I guess it just intrigues me. Superman. Lex Luthor. The storyline and all that stuff. I remember as a child running around playing super man. Now, I am hoping I wasn’t pretending to … Continue reading Steel: An Overrated Commodity
By Jesse Medina I’m not much of an artist. I’ve painted or drawn a couple of things here and there and I’ve acted some, but for the most part I’m not very…cultured…when it comes to these sorts of things. One of the things that I love about paintings is the way the big picture is … Continue reading Brushstrokes: Stop Judging Culture’s Art by the Imperfections
By Jeff Goins, Editor I just saw The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke, on DVD the other night. I had heard interesting things about it, so I thought that it’d be worth the rental. It was not what I expected; however, I still can’t decide if it was worth watching or not. It brings to mind the question … Continue reading Movie Review: Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler
By Joshua Cody I’ve been bombarded by shifts in vocabulary lately. In an accelerating society, it seems like Christian jargon is the one thing evolving faster than technology. Of course, some remain in the Dark Ages and still call themselves Christians, use war rhetoric, preach sermons, and sing hymns. Others, however, have adopted a new … Continue reading The Vocabulary-Centric Gospel: Ashamed to Be a Christian?