Recent comments by presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann have stirred up the discussion about gay marriage once again. While speaking to a group of high school…
02
Sep
2012
Ray Carroll
The Author
Ray Carroll
I am author of the book, "Fallen Pastor: Finding Restoration in a Broken World" from Civitas Press. I also contributed an essay to “The Practice of Love: Real Stories of Living Into the Kingdom of God,” under my pseudonym Arthur Dimmesdale. By trade, I am a certified athletic trainer.
I am keenly interested in the theme of redemption and seeing it play out in the Christian community. I'm also intrigued how tragedy affects Christians and how we view it in relationship with the cross. My theology is somewhere between Asahel Nettleton and Bruce Ware.
I'm originally from Arkansas but currently reside in Western Kentucky. I am a husband to my beautiful wife Allison, and a father to three.
Did anyone notice that a presidential election is about to happen? I know, right?
Did you know there’s a presidential election right around the corner? You couldn’t have guessed. It’s not like it’s in the news/ads/television/radio/blogs/internet or anything.
I just wanted to write a note real quick about a great podcast that you should be listening to called “Stuff You Should Know.” I’ve been listening to it for about six months or so and it has some great material.
I listened to one yesterday about the electoral college and how it affects the presidential elections. I had no idea. I thought I knew, but I didn’t. It goes into great detail about the history, some of the conflicts, and the nitty gritty of it all. Here is the direct link for listening online, but you can also go into iTunes and just search for “Stuff You Should Know.” The article is here if you want to read it.
Whether you’re a Libertarian, Republican, Democrat, Socialist, Green Party, or disinterested voter, it’s a great episode to listen to.
The podcast is run by Josh Clark and Charles Bryant. It’s a must listen to. I’ve learned more about shark attacks, beheadings, lobotomies, other faiths, the Musketeers, the economy, Scooby Doo, icebergs, roller derby, gas prices, oil spills and whatever by listening. Go check them out.
______________
Ray Carroll is author of “Fallen Pastor: Finding Restoration in a Fallen World.” He blogs regularly at www.fallenpastor.com.
Log In
Please log into the site.
Featured
Recent
Comments
-
Imran Khan – An Ideology; A HopeImran khan; a former sportsman, philanthropist, an active politician and 3rd most influential leader of 2012 according to the Global Post is the only hope… -
On Sexism, Patriarchy And Strange Ways To Lose Body PartsThere is a remarkable statement in the Hebrew Bible about two men brawling: If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them… -
Why I’m Giving Up Politics for LentOkay, this is an easy one. I was getting tired of all the polling and endless speculating before the 2012 elections. Two days after President…
-
Fallen Pastors Can Be Restored: A Personal Tale, Part 2While I was writing my book about fallen pastors, I ran into a few pastors who had found a way to restore their ministry. I… -
Fallen Pastors Can Be Restored: A Personal Tale, Part 1It was just four months after I had committed adultery and fallen from my pastorate. I was showing signs of “true repentance,” some thought. I… -
Abolishing Child Labor Leads to SlaveryEvery time I see the words “CNN is Against Child Labour” or watch some celebrity on TV waving the physical or vocal “Abolish Child Labour”…
Top Conversations
While recently visiting a (Won) Buddhist temple, I heard one practitioner refer to Jesus as a Buddha. I was struck by the generosity of calling…
Before I was married, my hairdresser—a divorced man—told me about a woman in her sixties who explained to him the meaning of marriage, the breakdown…
I sat in the minister’s office on a Wednesday night, nervous with my parents seated on either side of me. “Why now?” he asked. “I’m…
A little while ago, I had a very deep conversation with some friends about women in the church. One of my friends strongly holds to…
As I look out into the faces of the people in the congregation I’m speaking to on any particular Sunday, I think to myself once…
Feminism to me is the crazy belief that women and men are both created in God’s image and that each of us deserves a life…
I’ve been hearing about a book making the rounds, Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. Naturally, being a writer and voracious reader, I…
The parable of the talents, we have been told, is a parable about personal responsibility, a warning of the terrible consequences of squandering our God-given…
This week, a dad disciplined his daughter. And at the time of me writing this piece, that discipline has been viewed over 14 million times….
