The Storymen Podcast features three wild and crazy guys, Matt Mikalatos (I review Matt’s book Imaginary Jesus here), Clay Morgan (I interview Clay about his zombie-themed book Undead: Revived, Resuscitated, Reborn here), and JR Forasteros (I write about JR’s coolness credentials here). I was on the Storymen Podcast once before to talk about heaven, so […]
Matt Mikalatos
The Cool Pastor
JR Forasteros is a pastor, blogger and pop culture junkie. This is his website. http://jrforasteros.com/ Now why should you visit his site? Here are a few reasons. 1. Rethink “Pastor” What comes you mind when you hear the word “pastor”? Try it out. Write down the immediate associations that spring to mind, no matter how bizarre. When I […]
How (not) to make Jesus in your image: A review of “Imaginary Jesus”
Matt Mikalatos. Imaginary Jesus. Barna, 2010. 225 pp. ISBN: 978-1414335636 Many of us engage in pastimes which can be dangerous to our health, things like lion tamer, meth smoker, or race car driver. But from a Christian point of view, one of the most dangerous pastimes is making Jesus into our own image, for this practice […]
Randal on The Storymen Podcast
A few weeks ago I was interviewed on The Storymen Podcast with JR. Forasteros, Clay Morgan and Matt Mikalatos. You can check it out here. They started out by vetting me for my geek credentials and I passed the test but just barely by sharing my childhood interest in Archie comics and especially the wonky […]