Pic: Evangelical Lutherin Cemetary by ndemi I am putting a link to this post as it brings up interesting questions. I can't help but agree with some points, and I am on the fence about others. I am not putting this link here to take a side, I am putting it here for you to read and decide for yourself. Simple enough. Enjoy, Eban The coming evangelical collapse by Michael Spencer

Hola! I am having a bit of a problem producing my media, which includes posting here on this blog. Two problems actually. Problem one is my lack of time due to my gig as E-commerce Director at Certified Golf. Problem two is a bit more insidious. I want to stop producing media more skewed to the secular world, while not making preachy and non inclusive, non entertaining content. My role models in this are Theodore Beale, C.S. Lewis, and J, R. Tolkien. Beale's books, both as Vox Day and his given name, are fearless, fun, and can be entertaining to those of faith or those not of the Faith. I first read his work while away from the Faith myself. Lewis and Tolkien produced allegorical works that are also enjoyed by the Faithful and Faithless alike. The thing that does not happen in the work of the above artists is the abandonment of their Christian principles while delivering their art. This has happened in my work, regrettably. It has something to do with the fact that I started RfL while estranged from the Faith. Now, how do I reorder things without losing those that enjoy my content? How do I reach them without going ...

I love reading Vox Day. He is actually the blueprint on which all Jesus Pirates should be built. He is a true believer, is never timid about sharing his views, and he writes kickass fantasy and non-fiction, Christian based and non-Christian based, books. (yes, I wrote kickass, it is my soul and my business to take care of it. At least I am not a hypocrite ;-) ) Looking back on the mini-controversy posed here about arguing the Faith, which brought up the existence of proof, I give you a link to Vox's latest post on evidence. I hope you enjoy reading this take. If you do, why not subscribe to Vox's blog. You will get his usually on target insight into politics, Faith, economics, and even football. It is always a good read. Cheers, Eban For more: To find some of Vox's books, look under his real name, Theodore Beale. Vox was also part of the 90's musical Duo known as Psykosonic.

A good question indeed, one that deserves an answer. I have been working. I recently took a new position as the e-commerce director for the new Raleigh, NC golf retailer Certified Golf. As with any position, especially one I created from scratch, this one took most of my available time to get things going. From getting the online sales going, to designing the websites, to marketing, and on and on, it has kept me busy. Well, now I have got things running, which means I have time for myself and my projects again. I will be adding new things to the site here shortly. If you would like to see the Certified Golf web portal, just head over to Ameritech Golf. It is nice to be back! Cheers, Eban

Hey everyone. Things have been very busy here at the Raleigh Podquarters, thus, the lack of updates recently. But hey, the busy has been of the good variety, so I am not complaining. I have been blessed with the way things have been working out lately. On to business. I just found a book review that will be of interest to readers of Jesus Pirates. The review is at the site, "Challies.com," and is about a book titled, "Christless Christianity." I myself am going to order this book as it documents a trend I have been following recently. The trend to lessen, or remove, Christ from the central position in the Christian Church. That is disturbing, eh? Since I have not yet read the book, I will let the review stand without too much comment. Three is one line of the review that I want to point out. Amazingly, it is not theological liberalism that has drawn the church away from her creed, away from her biblical foundation. Instead, it is a kind of unbearable lightness--a faith that eschews biblical theology in favor of whatever happens to be the flavor of the day. Says Horton, "My argument in this book is not that evangelicalism is becoming theologically ...

Hey everybody! Things are going great here in California. The new job is just great, and is much more than I expected. I am loving every minute. Still, I can't wait to get back home as I miss faith. I am flying back Friday. I will be back to regular posting next week. I am too slammed right now with all the orientation stuff out here. So, until next week, say safe and enjoy life! Argh, Eban

Pic by Angelrays... I ran across a great post at The Higher Calling today. The subject of the post is isolation. The author, Matt Dickerson, spins a tale that will probably resonate, at least a bit, with many. I know I can relate to parts of his story. The post, "Defeating Isolation," chronicles Matt's thoughts after his pastor pointed out that some in his church did not like him and found him standoffish. The best part of the story though, is how Matt overcame and stayed true to his calling in the LORD. It is a pretty good tale. Check it out, and have a great evening. Argh! Eban

Pic by IanMcburnie ... There are some crazy news stories out there, not just about faith matters, but on all topics. It is easy to think, as screamed by Mugatu in the Zoolander film, that we are taking crazy pills. But, as crazy as the secular stories can get, there is a special place for Christian craziness. From idiotic ramblings, to outright hatred of anything to do with faith, it can get pretty overwhelming. It does make it easier to see why showing people our faith can get tricky. Think about it. Someone new to their Christian journey, just getting curious, or even those weak in faith, may very well run screaming from the secular attacks. When dealing with the agnostic, atheist, secular, or pagan types, remember one thing and you will get a lot further. We are all backwoods yokels in their eyes. We are completely averse to any enlightenment. That is their view of us that hold our Christian beliefs dear. So, I was looking at some news stories today and felt like sharing. I find it best to view these with a sense of humor as a guide. Atheists Sue President Over National Prayer Day Okay, really, this is just stupid. We have national ...