2012-02-09T05:30:42-05:00

The state of California, at one time, decided to permit gay marriage, but voters rallied and overturned that law.  Now a federal appeals court has overturned that vote on constitutional grounds.  See Court Rejects State Ban on Gay Marriage – WSJ.com. We have been told

2012-02-08T06:00:02-05:00

Matthew Harrison, president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, has issued a statement on the federal government’s mandate that religious organizations must provide free abortion pills and contraceptives to their employees in their insurance plans.  He clarifies what this will mean for Lutheran organizations and

2012-02-08T05:55:32-05:00

Russell D. Moore at Christianity Today on the Susan G. Komen foundation’s caving to Planned Parenthood: This is an important victory for Planned Parenthood and the abortion rights lobby. First of all, the association with Komen is a key piece in Planned Parenthood’s effort to

2012-02-08T05:30:35-05:00

Rick Santorum has won the Missouri. Colorado, and Minnesota delegate battles last night.   I know we’ve talked about his faults.  But all things being equal and leaving Ron Paul and electability out of the equation, wouldn’t you rather have him than Newt Gingrich?  Wouldn’t you

2012-02-08T05:15:38-05:00

Yesterday, February 7, was the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens.  (As well as being the birthday of our oldest daughter.)  His novels are still gloriously readable after all these years, combining seriousness and humor in a way that has not been equaled since.  Here is

2012-02-07T06:10:58-05:00

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,

2012-02-07T05:45:44-05:00

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

2012-02-07T05:30:55-05:00

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

2012-02-06T06:05:39-05:00

  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

2012-02-06T05:55:53-05:00

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

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