Transgendered individuals feel that they were born in the wrong body. There are also people who feel uncomfortable with their fully functioning bodies and feel that they should be disabled. They sometimes stage accidents to cut off their own legs or blind themselves. Some use
The dictionary has added a new word: “eggcorn.” Read what it means after the jump. And then supply eggcorns of your own. (more…)
I’ve started working through the Christian Year of Grace by Johann Spangenberg, a contemporary of Luther who, as a pastor and educator, wanted to provide laypeople a guide to help with the devotional reading of the newly-available Scriptures. He took the appointed Scripture readings for
In a victory for Sen. Rand Paul, Congress was unable to renew the Patriot Act, which expired Sunday at midnight. Congress is now trying to pass an alternative measure which will keep some of the anti-terrorism capabilities of the old law without the mass collection
The decades-long decline in crime rates may be over. Murders are up 180% in Milwaukee. Other cities are showing double digit increases in violent crime. Some are blaming the “Ferguson effect,” claiming that as a result of the controversy over police who killed an unarmed
A ninth candidate has entered the Republican race for the presidential nomination, South Carolina Senator. Lindsey Graham. His cause is national defense and a tough American foreign policy. He defends the Iraq war and wants “boots on the ground” to battle ISIS and other threats.
The ferocious Christian author Flannery O’Connor will appear on a postage stamp. It will be a “forever” stamp. (more…)
On Trinity Sunday yesterday, I worshipped at the church of my son-in-law, the Rev. Ned Moerbe, who made a useful distinction between “asserting” and “explaining.” (more…)
The Justice Department is moving ahead with a new round of gun control regulations implemented by the President’s executive order, to be enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). These include forbidding anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense from
The rock guitar-playing former governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, announced that he is running for president as a Democratic alternative to Hillary Clinton. He is running to the left of Mrs. Clinton, whom he accuses of supporting wealthy special interests. Democrats, would you rather have
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