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No, I was not looking for advice on my online dating profile… seriously, I wasn’t. I don’t have an online dating profile … (yet?)

But here are some handy tips for any Christians who do:

For those of us not called by God to abstinence, the search for a mate can be a long, sometimes frantic search, stretching much longer than you would like. Every wedding you attend teases you with the promise of some kind of mystical three-corded you-spouse-God rope. And every day you lack that rope, you know your life is not yet complete. And if you’re uncomfortable with being single, just look around at church! Everyone whispers when you come in the room, because you can’t possibly be happy!

Fortunately, the Christian mating grounds are no longer limited to church and colleges. Now we have the internet. A Christian who flunked out of getting her ‘M.R.S. degree’ in college can have a second chance. But she probably needs to know how to craft a sweet online dating profile.

There’s more to a truly Christian dating profile than just putting up a picture and a name though. You’ve got to work that unmistakable vibe of raw animal pheromones and Jesus-loving wholesomeness that will make every Christian give you double-takes. Fortunately, you could call me the Hitch for Christians. You are my Kevin James. I will help you end your singleness, and everyone’s discomfort caused by your singleness. Win, win!

Maybe you need this help. If you don’t, you definitely have a friend who needs it.

Continue reading: http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2009/02/496-crafting-perfect-christian-dating.html

A rather amusing look at the different bible translations:

So today I thought we would remix the GI Joe post, adding some new versions of the Bible from reader suggestions. Away we go:

Remix #228. NIV vs. KJV vs. ESV (Bible wars told via GI Joe)

I’ve never been to seminary, so if they use a different cartoon from the 1980s to teach the differences between versions of the Bible, my bad. But when I sat down to write a post about how we like to represent and argue for our own brand of the Bible, I kept hearing the little Jon inside whispering, “yo Joe, yo Joe.”

So here it is, my explanation of the different versions of the Bible as told through the lens of GI Joe.

Continue reading: http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2009/02/yo-joe-remix-228-niv-vs-kjv-vs-esv.html

Craig Groeschel, the pastor of LifeChurch.tv, wrote a blog post today which makes me feel like maybe, just maybe, I’m not the only person who thinks and feels the way I do about faith and ministry:

Here are some of the reasons why I like Elevation Church so much ;)

I’ve decided to start blogging more regularly (or at least posting content more often), and thought I’d “start fresh” with a funky new design (a free template called “pixeled“) and new posts – I’m going to go through the old ones and see if there are any I want to keep, and if so will probably re-post them here.

I’ve got a few ideas I’m toying with, to connect this site to several others I use and hopefully a bunch of cool features. Please check out the blogs (on the right) of my friends, people who inspire me, and spiritual heroes – hopefully you’ll enjoy them too.

I guess in some (geeky) way this “new start” of my website also signifies a new spiritual start – or at least a more determined effort to live life different. I hope you’ll stick around for the journey.