October 4, 2013

Researchers are claiming that they have new photographic and physical evidence of the existence of the Sasquatch, a.k.a. Bigfoot.  Not only that, they have sequenced Bigfoot’s DNA, which reportedly shows that the creature is a hybrid human. A consistent feature of Bigfoot sightings is that

October 3, 2013

I have had several posts about Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of Billy Graham and pastor of the iconic Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, whose discovery of Luther’s distinction between Law and Gospel has revolutionized his life and his ministry.  He has a new book out, arguably

October 3, 2013

James R. Rogers has written a post for First Things entitled “Credit the Calvinists,” in which he asks why Calvinists are thought of in terms of the doctrine of predestination and not Lutherans, who also believe in predestination.  Well, as Mathew Block explains, there is

October 3, 2013

Tom Clancy, the author of The Hunt for Red October who basically founded the genre of the high-tech military thriller, died.  He was just 66. In Debt of Honor, published in 1994, terrorists fly an airliner into an iconic building in Washington, D.C.  (It was

October 2, 2013

Pope Francis has done another interview: Pope Francis cranked up his charm offensive on the world outside the Vatican on Tuesday, saying in the second widely shared media interview in two weeks that each person “must choose to follow the good and fight evil as

October 2, 2013

“In contemporary America,” says Anthony Esolen, “condemnation of pedophilia rests on sentiment and not on moral reasoning. Nobody can simultaneously explain why pedophilia is so vile and uphold the first commandment of the sexual revolution: Fulfill thy desires.”  Though society, at present, still condemns pedophilia,

October 2, 2013

Our grandchildren are coming in great profusion and in rapid succession.  Our other daughter had her baby:  Thomas Gene Edward Hensley.  Though I sympathize with the lad for having two middle names, I am greatly touched at the tribute, not only to me but to

October 1, 2013

Lawmakers were unable to come up with a compromise to keep the federal government open, so it’s shut down.  “Essential” government functions, such as those affecting national security, will continue.  (I know, I know. . . Why is the government doing things that aren’t essential?) 

October 1, 2013

Today the Obamacare insurance exchanges go live.  Everyone without health insurance must buy some, under penalty of law, from a list of approved companies. Here is the website where the uninsured must sign up:  Health Insurance Marketplace, Affordable Care Act | HealthCare.gov. I thought that

October 1, 2013

Economics columnist Robert Samuelson is worried that we are moving from an affluent society (based on economic growth that benefits everyone) to a “spoils” society (an economic mindset based on taking money from other people). (more…)


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