Monthly Archives: December 2011

Preach like Mitch Hedberg

Preach like Mitch Hedberg? Yes… except for the getting high part. Don’t use illegal drugs before you preach, even if you know that third sermon point makes no sense. Mitch Hedberg is a great example of how it doesn’t take much time … Continue reading

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A Company of Thieves Christmas

A couple of friends and I went to the CD 102.5 Holiday Show this year at the LC in downtown Columbus. One of the bands performing was Company of Thieves, a Chicago-based band. Their biggest single to date is “Oscar … Continue reading

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A Pastor is Thankful for Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens passed away yesterday at 62 after a battle with cancer. Hitchens was one of the most outspoken atheists in contemporary culture. As a columnist for Vanity Fair and author of God is Not Great, an atheist manifesto, he … Continue reading

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Listen to “The Night before Christmas”

This past Sunday, I gave a sermon entitled “The Night before Christmas.” The Christmas story is much more fascinating and real to life than we give it credit for. The way that Luke describes Jesus in The Gospel of Luke … Continue reading

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Thanks for November Hits

Thank you for 5,612 hits on my blog in November, the most so far. Ryan

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