Episodes
Wednesday Aug 22, 2012
98: Planning the Road to Nowhere
Wednesday Aug 22, 2012
Wednesday Aug 22, 2012
Most of the vacation trips I've ever taken were driven by a lot of planning. Reservations and ticket purchases in advance essentially set the schedule. I've always been drawn to the idea of simply "hitting the road" or "going nowhere" for a dream vacation. My wife and I have come close once, and the only trip I've enjoyed more came this year, alone together in Hawaii. Different Drummer: Wim Wenders
Wednesday Aug 08, 2012
97: Any One Being Ashamed
Wednesday Aug 08, 2012
Wednesday Aug 08, 2012
Jesus once asked this question: "What can anyone give in exchange for their soul?" He was telling a crowd, not just 12 disciples, about what it meant to follow him. His answer had nothing to do with a "chosen people" or a "Christian nation." Jesus was speaking to a large group of individuals, and he asked each if he or she was willing to pick up their own cross and follow him. By "anyone" he meant "any one." This does not bode well for believers who think that electing the right leader or reviving some ancient laws will ensure salvation. In fact, hiding within such group-think is probably a sign that you are ashamed to follow Jesus his way. Different Drummer: Toby McKeehan DC Talk - "Jesus Freak"
Wednesday Aug 01, 2012
96: Fighting To End Fighting
Wednesday Aug 01, 2012
Wednesday Aug 01, 2012
When warfare turns ugly, as it so often does, how do we assign blame? I often (with an almost adolescent sense of justice) ask "who started it?" or look to moments when compromise or surrender should have occurred. It is from this perspective that I hold the Japanese military leadership during World War II responsible for the existence of nuclear warfare, even though they didn't develop the weapons that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki and they certainly didn't drop the bombs on their own country. Different Drummer: Terry Gross Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Logical Insanity Extra "Logical Insanity" available for $1.99