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Almost Christian: Living by the Wrong Creed

Bartholomew JoJo “Bart” Simpson is a fictional character from the animated TV series “The Simpsons.”   Time magazine actually named Bart one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.  At ten years old, Bart is the eldest child of Homer and Marge Simpson.  Bart’s most prominent character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness and disrespect for authority.  In fact Bart’s name is an anagram of the word brat.  Bart Simpson is the ultimate ten year old brat.  He was created by cartoonist Matt Groening.  Groening received complaints from parents whose children watched The Simpsons and then acted like Bart. The parents said that Bart was a terrible role model.  Groening once responded in this way: “I now have a 7-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy, so all I can say is, I apologize. Now I know what you guys were talking about.”Read More »Almost Christian: Living by the Wrong Creed

Tangled: The God Who’s More Involved with the World Than You Might Imagine

Musician Matthew West recently released a song entitled “My Own Little World.”  The first part of the song is a confession: In my own little world it hardly ever rains; I’ve never gone hungry, always felt safe; I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet; In my own little world; Population: me; I try to stay awake during Sunday morning church; I throw a twenty in the plate, but I never give ’til it hurts; I turn off the news when I don’t like what I see; Yeah, it’s easy to do when it’s; Population: meRead More »Tangled: The God Who’s More Involved with the World Than You Might Imagine