Jon Sampson

People are always talking about different parts of Christianity. Check out these interesting articles on church and culture. The first one is an article on blogging pastors. The second is one person’s opinion on the beliefs of Christians today. Cyber-Savvy Pastors Blog When the Spirit Moves Them – Washington Post: “‘As a pastor, I shouldn’t…

Let’s start a thought by oversimplifying. There are two types of people in the world: thinkers and doers. We tend to lean toward one side or the other, but in order to be productive and fruitful, we really need to do both. For the thinkers:In today’s info-rich culture, it’s easy to read, think, and mull…

It could just be me, but I think it’s pretty funny when an ad for a movie like Wordplay has an error in the type (June 23th?). The movie, though, looks good! I’d like to see it. If you want to hear a great story told by Will Shortz, NYT Crossword editor, go to the…

Check out these excerpts from Seth’s Blog: “So, here’s your choice:You can have a billboard in Times Square (seen by 2 million people a day), or you can be the keynote speaker at the Allen & Co. annual millionaire media mogul retreat, listened to by about 150 people for an hour. A no brainer? I…

Relevant Magazine has posted an interesting interview with Brian McLaren. In it, he talks about the thoughts behind his newest book and touches on the people who have influenced him. There’s also more conversation on the emerging church.

To my thousands … no, millions … of loyal readers, I know this will come as a sad, and possibly difficult, shock to you, but things will be different around here in the upcoming days. The next week or two are looking crazy for me, so I’ve made a conscious decision to ‘fast’ from blog…

Via scotthodge.org: “Well, how about VUJA DE? It’s a term I ran across in Tom Kelley’s new book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. According to Kelley, vuja de is the, ‘sense of seeing something for the first time, even if you have actually witnessed it many times before.’ Think about it – being able to…

My friend RC just wrote about some changes in Daylight Savings Time for next year, and I shared then adventures the Sampson family had this morning with the time change. Thought I’d share them here too… Grete and I forgot today to change our clocks! Yes…we were some of ‘those people’. But she was still…

Ever feel like you’re talking at someone, not to them? No matter how hard we try to communicate a message clearly, some people just won’t get it. Just another fun video for the weekend :).

How dare you try to change my beliefs! They are words that most Christians are afraid of hearing every time they begin to talk about their faith. But there are obviously HUGE reasons to share. How would you explain the reason Christians share their faith to someone who isn’t a Christian? It’s always sad to…

Via jonathan herron: ‘Why blame the dark for being dark? It’s far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it should be.’– Rob Bell

We’re in the middle of a series with the BSM called HOT PURSUIT. It’s all about the stuff we chase after in life. On April 3, I’m talking about money. So Rachel, Stephen, Becky and I took some time to talk to find out what TCU students thought about money. Check out the video above.…