This I Use to Believe

As I have previously mentioned on the Blog I am a fan of the radio show This American Life. This week they has a great program called "This I Use to Believe" A take on This I believe, a different NPR program.

In the second segment of the show there is a great dialog between a former believer and a Texas high school football coach. It offers some great insights into the missed conversations between believers and non-believers.

If you have a free moment you should check it out. (Click)

Religious Shock Jock

As you likely know now the Rev. Jerry Falwell died yesterday. In typical fashion their are many people talking about his legacy. What will he be remembered by. His friends and partners will talk about his personal side how he was a good and godly man, an hero to many. His critics will say he preached intolerance in the name of God.

It dawned on me that he was really just a religious shock jock. Over the years he has made controversial statements just to apologize for them later. This always got him back into the public media and I'm sure got a few people to open up their wallets. Really what is the difference between Falwell and Don Imus? Or Pat Robertson and Opie & Anthony. They all use controversual language to get message acrross.

Please do not point out the obvious differences, we all know them.

More on Christians Vs. Christ Followers

I found another great video. This one is of this Drew Marshall, the #1 Christian radio talk show host in Canada, being interviewed on 100 Huntley Street, Canada's version of the 700 club. Drew is unrelenting. There is something about being a prophetic voice to the Church that is going to ruffle a few feathers. It's kind of fun to watch the hosts squirm, they really don't know what to do with this guy. In fact I think he's a little to hard on the established church culture, in the end we need to show everyone a little love. Enjoy

Who will I listen to now?

Franken Leaves Air America

Al Franken will be leaving the radio network Air America on February 14. What do you think?

If you don't know already, Al Frankin is leaving Air America tomorrow. I started listening to talk radio after Katrina to find out more details, and what people were thinking. It took me a while to find Frankin, there's a lot of bad talk radio hosts out there. I will spare you my detailed list, you know most of them. Frankin was great, I might not have agreed with all his views, but he understands that people want to be entertained as well as get information. There are rumors that he is going to run for the Senate seat in Minnesota. As if politics wasn't funny enough. Good luck Al.