Scientists measuring brain waves have discovered the most relaxing piece of music ever, an artificially composed tune called “Weightless.” It’s so relaxing that they are warning people not to drive while listening to it. To say it’s relaxing is another way of saying that it’s
We’ll be out of Iraq by Christmas. So says the president. The earlier plan was to withdraw nearly all of the troops but to leave behind a contingent to help keep the peace. But the Iraqi government did not agree to that. So the only
Yet another Arab strongman has died, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. He was the heir to the throne, but a powerful ruler in his own right. The current king is 87 and sick. Expect another chapter in the Arab Spring: Saudi Arabia’s ruling monarchy
Last Sunday Pastor Douthwaite preached on Matthew 22:15-22, about the coin with Jesus asking whose likeness and inscription is on it. But then Pastor Douthwaite took the text in a direction I had never thought of before. What is God’s likeness and inscription, and how
Democrats are attacking Republicans as lackeys for Wall Street. President Obama has thrown his support behind the Occupy Wall Street protesters. He wants to pour on more regulations and restrictions to big investors and banks and to take advantage of the public backlash against big
From an advice column in the U. S. Catholic: Should you pass on communion at a Lutheran church or participate fully? You are at the wedding of a beloved family member or friend, which is taking place at a Lutheran church. You gladly accepted the
Saddam Hussein, Osama bin-Laden, and now Muammar Qaddafi: Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former Libyan strongman who fled into hiding after an armed uprising toppled his regime two months ago, met a violent and vengeful death Thursday in the hands of rebel fighters who stormed his
“Who am I?” By Dietrich Bonhoeffer (March 4, 1945) Who am I? They often tell me I would step from my cell’s confinement calmly, cheerfully, firmly, like a squire from his country-house. Who am I? They often tell me I would talk to my warders
The consensus of yesterday’s discussion here on the last Republican presidential debate is that Newt Gingrich had the best performance. He is certainly conservative, experienced, creative in his problem solving, and very, very smart. (It is said of him that the only preparation for a
Even though the St. Louis Cardinals broke my heart by beating the Brewers in the playoffs, I find myself wanting them to win the World Series. Not too long ago, the Cardinals were written off, 10 games back, with no hope for the wild card
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