I just read this short Today.com article which shows that kids are looking at porn at young ages. What struck me about this story is that this is still such a newsflash to so many parents. Parents give their kids smartphones, tablets, and laptops in their locked rooms and somehow don’t think that their kids […]
Reflections from day 1 of the Justice Conference: Martin Luther King
When we think of social justice, we often don’t think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And when we think of Martin Luther King, we often don’t think about how sold out for Jesus this man was. In my first session of the day at the Justice Conference, Paul Louis Metzger played a 5 minute […]
Beep Beep Bleep – backing up on my use of the W-word
I wrote a blog a few days ago about getting the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition mailed to me unexpectedly, and the issues this caused me. In this post, I used the word “whore” to describe a mindset I use to defend myself against the women on the pages. Many read the post and the word […]
Why Are We Afraid to Talk About Our Depression?
I suffer from depression. I also go to counseling and take anti-depression medication. I first started getting symptoms in 2006 when I began working on my church plant. I first went to counseling for it in 2008. I went on medication during the winter of 2009, but went off of it in Spring 2010. I […]
7 Steps to Not Waste Money, Actually Love, and Enjoy this Christmas
The New York Daily News reports that 45% of people surveyed would like to skip Christmas because of the stress it brings…Here are 7 things these people need to know: 1. Realize that the TV commercials are lying to you. Their job is to brainwash you into thinking you need something you don’t. That if […]
Being a Dad = Science Fiction
Well I became a dad on Monday, November 21st, at 4:12pm with the birth of our beautiful daughter Lexi Hope Filipiak, weighing in at 9lb 7oz, 22″. The thing about being a dad that is the most eye-opening for me is trying to wrap my head around the concept that this human life came from […]