I expected at least some response on my piece on Barack Obama's patriotism, and I wasn't disappointed. "DJ" (as is so often the case with my opponents, from California) expressed unhappiness with it. So some response is in order. Let me start at the end of his comment: except for some pieces in the "static" …
Starbucks’ Transformation and Leonard Sweet
One of the objectives of many "post-modern" Christian authors is to faithfully echo the style (if not the message) of our culture. But, even though I read and reviewed Leonard Sweet's book The Gospel According to Starbucks, I never appreciated how successful he was in doing that until I saw Starbucks' Chairman Howard Schultz' address …
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A Lift From the East
Every time I get discouraged at the way U.S. Evangelicals operate, it's good to see some sense coming from somewhere else, as is the case with Sunny Lee's article about the North Korean commando turned South Korean pastor Kim Shin-jo: Kim believes that foreign aid to North Korea has its limitations and that true change …
The Explosive Subject of Laptop Batteries on Airplanes
Mike Elgan wonders if the next ban on things taken on a commercial flight are batteries in laptops: Laptops are the best thing that ever happened to airline travel. They enable you to catch up on your work, play games or watch a movie while you are traveling. Better still, many airlines are now installing …
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A Serious Change of View
Joyce Reingold's piece on the Everglades Club employee who is suing for discrimination that led to rape brings to mind what is, for me, one of the biggest changes I have experienced from growing up at a church like Bethesda-by-the-Sea to the one I work for: one's relationship with minorities, some of which work at …
There’s a Reason Obama Didn’t Pledge the Flag
The following photo has been making the rounds on the Internet: Now Spengler offers a plausible explanation why this is so: Barack Obama is a clever fellow who imbibed hatred of America with his mother's milk, but worked his way up the elite ladder of education and career. He shares the resentment of Muslims against the encroachment of …
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A Relevant Feast: St. Matthias
Although the main celebration today is the Third Sunday in Lent, it's also the Feast of St. Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace Judas. The Collect for the feast is especially relevant in view of the current state of the Anglican Communion: Almighty God, who into the place of the traitor Judas didst choose thy …
Notable and Quotable: The Importance of Honesty in Government
People who feel they can't trust their leaders to be true to their word will eventually lose faith in government altogether. Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, in his book My FBI
It’s Still The Party of the Sixties Radicals
Some of you may have found the following statement to be incredible: ...the Democrat party today is the party of the 60’s radical. That includes just about every major player in the party. But this is in fact the case, even for the younger major players: In 1995, State Senator Alice Palmer introduced her chosen …
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Response to Matt Boyd’s Posting of Rickie Moore’s “Prophetic Message to the Church of God”
Matt Boyd's posting of Rickie Moore's eulogy of Brenda Taylor in 1996 brings back a lot of memories and provokes a lot of thought. But I must make some explanation first. Up until now I haven't spent a lot of time on this blog concerning my own church, which I am both a member and …
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