Life on Rural Street

there's all this new fancy stuff to type with on blogger! fun!

interesting article on gluttony: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/article.php?sid=4278

i'm getting really tired of people in general assuming christians have to be right-winged conservatives. it's in the media. "oh you're a christian," with just that tone. then they go on to say how since you're republican, or since you're like g.w. it's tiring.

or those other christians you associate with (i'm not talking close friends here) who think that you are not a good christian because you're not republican. show me in the bible where it tells what my political stance should be! sure, it gives me guidelines and there are obvious things that i have to take into consideration when voting and/or choosing a political party. but nowhere does it say that i have to support big business. and like jim wallis said at the emergent convention "god bless america is not in the bible"

stepping off my soapbox now...

tse cancelled a show on august 20th. we were supposed to play at border's in the north hills, instead i'm going to see over the rhine (http://www.overtherhine.com) at club cafe. yay!

oh and my brother and his new(ish) wife priscilla are coming to visit on august 24th, then i leave for vacation on august 29th. yay again.