I am always saying how I appreciate my congregation, St. Athanasius Lutheran Church, and our pastor, Rev. James Douthwaite. I would like to invite you to join us online for our daily morning prayer and devotion. It starts at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time (I know,
George Conger reports stories in the Italian press that Fidel Castro, the communist dictator of Cuba, may have “rediscovered Jesus” and will be reconciled with the church from which he was excommunicated: Fidel Castro will be received back into the communion of the Roman Catholic
At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama suggested, as some have put it, that Jesus would tax the rich: President Barack Obama on Thursday tied his proposal to raise taxes on wealthy Americans to his faith, telling leaders gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast that
Lucy Joyce Hensley. This is our second grandchild in one month. At this rate, we will have 24 in a year. Lucy is our seventh! She is very sweet. Thou, whose exterior semblance doth belie Thy soul's immensity --William Wordsworth
I did not watch the Superbowl. I turned my back on America’s great unifying festival, in which citizens of all political persuasions, subcultures, creeds, and no-creeds set aside their differences for one night of football, snacks, and television commercials. I really have no excuse. My
Joseph Knippenberg at First Thoughts finds a telling quotation from Leondra Kruger, Assistant to the Solicitor General, arguing at the Supreme Court in the Hosanna-Tabor case: The government’s interest extends in this case beyond the fact that this is a retaliation to the fact that
Romney 49.0% Gingrich 21.7% Paul 18.8% Santorum 10.6% via Mitt Romney wins overwhelming victory in Nevada caucuses – The Washington Post. Next up on Tuesday: caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, with a non-binding primary in Missouri. It looks like Romney’s way is pretty clear to
Using the law to deny that a historical event occurred. Another example of the government and the law and unbelievers not understanding theology enough even to oppose it: In France, an elderly man is fighting to make a formal break with the Catholic Church. He’s
George Will notes progressivism’s impatience–“We can’t wait!” in the words of President Obama’s campaign–which manifests itself in an impatience with constitutional checks and balances and a willingness to get around them. His column, which I also posted about yesterday, includes some interesting quotations from journalists
More perspective on the economy from James Q. Wilson: Poverty in America is certainly a serious problem, but the plight of the poor has been moderated by advances in the economy. Between 1970 and 2010, the net worth of American households more than doubled, as
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