After the jump, a video from a camera mounted on the back of an eagle, showing what it is like to soar from an eagle’s point of view. [Read more…]
Supreme Court to consider Morning After pill mandate
September 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Supreme Court is considering whether or not to hear a case involving a Christian business owner who objects to the Obamacare mandate that he must offer his employees free contraceptives and morning after pills. Most observers think the court will hear the case. If it does not, the requirement will stand. At issue is whether religious liberty extends to how believers live out their faith in their businesses. [Read more…]
Baptists embracing the liturgy
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A growing number of Baptists are turning to liturgical worship. So says the Associated Baptist Press and a new book on the subject. Why? Because liturgy is inherently “missional.” And because it attracts young people.
Now that the church growth movement has come completely full circle, could we Lutherans take up a collection to send a copy of this book, entitled Gathering Together: Baptists at Work in Worship, to every pastor and district executive involved with throwing out the liturgy in the name of being “missional” and attracting young people? Maybe they will appreciate liturgical worship now that Baptists are doing it. [Read more…]
Food expiration dates
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Do you or does someone in your household periodically purge your refrigerator and cupboards of food that is past its expiration date? It turns out, those dates on food have nothing to do with whether or not it’s still safe to eat. Confusion over “sell-by,” “use-by,” and “best if used by” dates–and the complete absence of a “safe-if-used-by” date–contributes to our wasting 40% of American food production. [Read more…]
Defund Obamacare or shut down the government
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Republicans in Congress say they will agree to stop the impending shutdown of the federal government only if Democrats agree to defund Obamacare. Does this strike you as a disastrous strategy? [Read more…]
The Left-Right coalition
September 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The same Congressional coalition of Tea Party conservatives and far-left liberals that blocked an attack on Syria also came close to reining in the NSA surveillance program. Washington Post political columnist Greg Sargent sees an on-going alliance coming together. [Read more…]
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