The Department of the Treasury has announced that a portrait of a woman will be featured in a new design of the $10 bill. (According to the website FAQs, Alexander Hamilton–an architect of the Constitution, a designer of the U.S. economic system–will still have a
A young man who had been attending a Bible study for an hour suddenly began shooting in a Charleston, SC, church, killing 9 people–six women and three men, including the pastor. The shooter, a 21 year old white supremacist, was arrested. The church is an
Do you have little kids who squirm and whine and have no idea what is going on in church? Then you need the new book by my daughter, Deaconness Mary Moerbe, entitled Whisper, Whisper: Learning About Church. It’s a children’s book, with wonderful illustrations by
With all of the stories about the alleged decline of Christianity, it was encouraging to hear our pastor, preaching on Mark 4:26-34, remind us about how the Kingdom of God grows. (more…)
A Japanese court, ruling against a wronged wife, has ruled that if a husband pays for sex with a woman he is not married to, that is a business transaction and so cannot be considered adultery. (more…)
The St. Louis Cardinals are being accused of hacking into the Houston Astro’s data system. Some are saying that, if true, this has the makings of one of the biggest scandals in baseball history, with the Cardinals facing huge penalties, people getting banned from baseball,
More shameless promotion of the new book I edited with John Warwick Montgomery, Where Christ Is Present. (I am uncomfortable with promoting myself and my work, and you have to admit I don’t do it very often. But I really like the essays in our
The decline in the size of families–from 3.5 to 2 children in 50 years–has also meant fewer cousins, fewer children in neighborhoods, and fewer relationships in general. That means, according to Ted C. Fishman, that we need to recover friendships, which are also in decline,
In a recent test of airport security measures, 70 attempts were made to smuggle weapons and explosives past TSA checkpoints. 67 got through, a failure rate of 96%. Apparently, the details from the classified report are worse than that. Freshman Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb)–the only
Now Donald Trump has announced that he too is running for the Republican presidential nomination. That makes 12 candidates so far. Question: Would any of you vote for him over the other contenders? If so, I’d like to hear from you. UPDATE: He has announced
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