More from Pastor Douthwaite’s Epiphany Sunday sermon, which pointed out that the Wise Men were not really seeking Christ. He was seeking them. And us. And that we too have a Bethlehem, and we too find Christ in a manger. (more…)
More from Pastor Douthwaite’s Epiphany Sunday sermon, which pointed out that the Wise Men were not really seeking Christ. He was seeking them. And us. And that we too have a Bethlehem, and we too find Christ in a manger. (more…)
Remember that French magazine that, along with the one from Denmark that started the controversy, published cartoons that depicted the Muslim prophet Muhammed? Terrorists attacked the Paris office of the humor magazine, Charlie Hebdo, which has continued to print satirical cartoons about Islam, killing the
In the course of a discussion on the importance of an armed citizenry, Michael Walsh tells how the citizens of Coffeyville, Kansas, shot up the Dalton gang. The story is similar to what the good folks of Northfield, Minnesota, did to another set of formidable
Like the Wise Men, Pastor Douthwaite last Sunday opened up treasures. Not gold, frankincense, and myrrh, but the treasures of God’s Word. His Epiphany sermon had some gems that I want to contemplate the rest of this week. He pointed out, for example, that the
We’ve blogged about how the movie Selma villainizes Lyndon Johnson, even though he was the president who pushed through the Civil Rights laws that Martin Luther King was marching for. The movie shows LBJ ordering the FBI to spy on Dr. King to collect dirt
The Republicans took over the Legislative Branch today. Despite an attempt to oust him as Speaker of the House, John Boehner was re-elected to his third term. Now he is taking revenge against the Congressmen who opposed him. (more…)
Today is Epiphany, a day and a season in the church year that I especially appreciate, old English teacher that I am, since the name is both a theological and a literary term. I explain that after the jump in a post from four years
Nationwide, “hands up” and “I can’t breathe” protesters have been demonstrating against police brutality. But now police are staging demonstrations of their own. protesting the politicians and the citizens who do not appreciate the danger police officers face and who make it worse with their
Archaeologists have found what they are identifying as Herod’s palace in Jerusalem, which many scholars believe was the headquarters of Pontius Pilate and the site of Jesus’ trial. (more…)
Today Christmas is finally over. Traditionally, the holiday lasted 12 days, and this is the twelfth. So call it twelve drummers drumming day. Or, to use the historical term, Twelfth Night, which is not only the name of a very good play but was a
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