Life In Vegas
Sin in Sin City
Author Scott McKnight recently had an article in Relevant Magazine: “Why Doesn’t Anybody Talk About Sin?” In it, he writes: To many, sin has fallen into grace. What does that mean? When we talk about God’s grace, we are assuming the reality of sin—that we are sinners and that God has forgiven us. But…
Read MoreBest/Worst States
A study was done recently statistically determining what each state is worst and best at. Here are some examples of what states are worst at: California: Air pollution. Texas: High school graduation. South Carolina: Teacher salaries. Pennsylvania: Arson. And my state of Nevada: Crime. (Nice. Why can’t we have “obesity” like Louisiana?) So here are…
Read MoreComing to Vegas?
If you’re coming to Las Vegas, here are a bunch of things to do. Most I’ve done, and a few I haven’t yet but come highly recommended: You may want to walk through some of the casino’s. Here are some options: The classic Vegas casino’s worth seeing: (1) Caesar’s Palace, (2) MGM Grand Classy new-ish…
Read MoreGod Gives A Damn … The Results
So last month we put up two billboards (and had a mobile billboard) all proclaiming: God Gives A Damn, with a website to learn more. We realized it was risky. In fact, all kinds of people warned us that yes, we may get a bunch of people to show up at our church through it,…
Read MoreI Guess I Don’t Fit
A recent Time magazine on “Amortality” (living agelessly, trying to avoid aging) centers on Las Vegas and says this: That’s the Vegas paradox: despite the mind-boggling range of architectural styles and eras represented, there’s a remarkable uniformity to it all. The residents are similarly homogeneous. Perma-tanned and toned, many of them sport a uniface common…
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