Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
I've been doing a little "Rocky Mountain High" in Colorado the last few days so I've not been blogging much, but during that time the whole Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff has broken. For most investors, smarting from the already gargantuan losses in the stock market, it doesn't have much impact (yet, at least.) But …
Continue reading "Bernie Madoff: A Disaster of Biblical Proportions–and Meaning"
I usually refer to posts like this as a "blast from the past," but I think you'll see why I don't in this case. I first posted this in 2005. One of the wonders of Christmas is that it's one of those things we do at the same time each year. As children, we're caught …
I've been saying this for a long time, but from the land of Starbucks this, in a book review: Wellman expected to discover that the Northwest's progressive social ethos and politics would be fertile ground for liberal Protestant churches. Instead he found the contrary. While it has strong liberal congregations, Wellman discovered that in general …
Continue reading "For a Church to Attract and Retain, It Must Have Distinctive Meaning"
This week's podcast is I Go To Prepare a Place for You, from the Family of God's album Honor, Wisdom, Glory and Praise. The song features one of the better known passages from the New Testament: “In my Father’s Home there are many dwellings. If it had not been so, I should have told you, …
Continue reading "It’s Time to Get Back to Cabins in Heaven"
Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) is coming up, and our ministers are gearing up appropriate sermons (I hope they're appropriate, at least) for the occasion. So this is my contribution to raising the homiletical level, and perhaps it will edify you in the bargain. In 1534 Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, which transferred control …
Continue reading "The Two Sides of Thanksgiving: The Strange Story of the Venite (Psalm 95)"
I'm sure that some of you budding theonomists guffawed at the following, from an old post of mine: Let's take a look at this: quote: I exhort therefore that above all things prayers, supplications, petitions, and giving of thanks, be had for all men: for kings, and for all that are in preeminence, that we …
Continue reading "Federal Air Marshals in Cuffs Teach Us a Bible Lesson"
It seems that our media never stops on finding ways of griping about people: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, under fire at home for describing U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as "suntanned," said on Friday he saw no need to apologize. At a news conference, Berlusconi was brusque with an American journalist who suggested he should …
With Barack Obama's victory and the Democrats' concomitant advances in the Congress, some reflections and anticipations are in order. I will concentrate on two aspects: the Republican Party and Evangelical Christianity. Republican Party It's fair to say that the Republican Party is history as a national party in the U.S. Oh, it's true that it …
Continue reading "The Party’s Over: A Post-Election Reflection"
Tom Sterbens initiated an interesting discussion on Christianity and politics on MissionalCOG. His "wrap" on it is as follows: Do you think that the general disposition of the evangelical community (concerning the potential of Obama being president) is reflective of the same consciousness when Clinton was elected to office? Do you see it as fear …
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In the wake of the financial meltdown that we are experiencing--and it's not quite over with--there are calls for new regulations on the financial services industry. That's a tempting reaction, but one that needs to be carried out with caution. This piece from the 16 October 2008 edition of the 700 Club is a good …
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