We blogged about Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, who wrote about how she was converted from atheism in part through the poetry of George Herbert. She is following that up with a series of articles in the London Guardian about specific Herbert poems. That’s literary scholarship as it’s
When the new baseball season gets underway at the end of the month, managers will get to challenge certain calls, which will be reviewed by a high-tech outfit in New York. But managers will just get one challenge a game–two if the first one is
One of the biggest stories in journalism last year had to do with the revelations from Edward Snowden about the extent of the National Security Administration’s surveillance program, which includes harvesting data from the cell phones and internet usage of non-accused American citizens as well
More from that Lenten sermon on the Temptation of Christ (Matthew 4:1-11). From Rev. James Douthwaite, St. Athanasius Lutheran Church: Lent 1 Sermon: This story of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness shows you Jesus fighting for you. And that’s more important because I could
There is a new Pew Report on the attitudes of the Millennial generation–specifically, Americans aged 18-33. It finds that they are less religious, less patriotic, less married, more liberal, and less trusting than other generations. (more…)
Most analysts see the Republican presidential race in terms of a conflict between the “establishment” and “insurgents” of the Tea Party variety. But the reality is far more complicated than that, according to think tanker Henry Olsen, writing in the National Interest. There are actually
The Old Testament reading for the first Sunday of Lent was about Satan’s successful temptation of Adam & Eve. The New Testament reading was about Satan’s unsuccessful temptation of Jesus Christ. That’s a good reminder about how Jesus not only paid the penalty for our
The “world wide web” came into existence 25 years ago today, making the internet as we know it possible. It’s only been 25 years! What did we do without it? Write letters, go to actual stores to buy things, read newspapers, visit friends at their
The much-hyped remake of Carl Sagan’s TV documentary series Cosmos premiered on Sunday, replete with much-improved special effects, up-to-date scientific marvels, and an introduction by President Barack Obama. But a major theme of the series is apparently to beat back creationists of every stripe. From
Newsweek has an article about how Protestantism is dwindling in the land of Luther. It shows, I think, the futility of the liberal theology that the state church has embraced, the notion that in order to reach people you need to change your teachings so
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