More details come out about the Tucson shooter Jared Loughner’s insanity. I was struck with this paragraph in a description of his delusions (none of which were apparently related to politics, despite what is still being said): Slowly but steadily, his intelligence warped into a
Sharks spotted swimming through flood-hit streets of Australian town. I worry what the flooding will mean for the habitat of Queensland’s salt water crocodiles–affectionally known as “salties”–one of the most dangerous creatures on earth. And we mustn’t forget the even deadlier floods in Brazil, which
Happy Martin Luther King Day! Clarence Jones, an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., recounts the background of the famous “I have a dream” speech, which really is a spectacular piece of oratory. According to his account, Dr. King worked on a policy-type speech, showing
Today is the 50th anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address. Ike was dismissed at the time as not being that great of a president, but historians now have rehabilitated his reputation and are realizing what a good president he really was. The Washington Post,
The playoffs have gotten very interesting, especially for us Packer fans. Green Bay utterly destroyed top-seeded Atlanta. They never even had to punt! The Packers seem like a relentless machine. And now they will play their division arch-rivals the Chicago Bears, who defeated all of
Yet another good sermon from Pastor Douthwaite: Last week we heard that after John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River, the heavens opened, the Spirit of God descended upon Jesus in the form of a dove, and a voice from heaven said, “This is my
Dane Ortlund asked a number of prominent evangelical pastors and writers to sum up the Bible in one sentence. Here is a sampling (see more at the link): Dan Block: God was so covenantally committed to the world that he gave his one and only
Herbert London, a conservative academic drawing on Plato and others, gives six reasons why he thinks American democracy is in trouble: First, and perhaps most notably, a democratic republic depends on an educated populace and adherence to certain norms of behavior. It is evident, however,
Now pundits are drawing back from their initial claims that Sarah Palin and company were responsible for the Tucson shootings, since it’s evident that the gunman Jared Loughner was simply mentally ill and never paid attention to political rhetoric. But now they are attacking Palin
Christianity Today has a thoughtful editorial on the bankruptcy of the Crystal Cathedral and what that means (or should mean) for contemporary Christianity: This past October, the megachurch prototype of the late 20th century filed for bankruptcy. A 24 percent drop in donations and a
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