Missouri Synod Lutherans are having their big convention in Houston July 7-17, and it promises to be of great importance. Will Matt Harrison get elected president and usher in a new golden age of Lutheranism? Will the incumbent, Pres. Kieschnick, get re-elected and push through
Have you read any good books, seen any good movies, eaten any good BBQ lately, or run into anything else that you would like to recommend to other Cranach readers?
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Conservative commentator Michael Gerson draws some lines that cut through both existing parties and potentially every ideology: One of the most significant divisions in American public life is not between the Democrats and the Republicans; it is between the Ugly Party and the Grown-Up Party.
As many of you know, I’m a fan of country music. I’ve even written a now out of print book about it. But lately, I’ve stopped listening to it. What’s on the radio is too painful for me to handle. Maybe I am missing some
Speaking of road food, as we did the other day, the very best regional cuisine in my opinion is BBQ. It exists in an exuberant variety of styles and sauces and meats that are distinct to each region of the South. Rich Shipe sent me
A strange ruling from the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a public university can refuse to officially recognize a Christian student group that bars membership to those who violate its beliefs. In a 5-4 decision split along ideological lines, the high
Now we know how Third World countries feel. We should be grateful, though isn’t it kind of humiliating, a sign of our decline in the world? US accepts international assistance for Gulf spill – Yahoo! Finance.
FBI arrests 10 accused of working as Russian spies. Instead of targeting the government, though, they targeted private institutions, such as think tanks, as a way to get an inside look at American policy. I wonder if there is a mole in the Heritage Foundation
Some human rights and religious freedom activists have noted that President Obama and the State Department are referring to the “freedom of worship” rather than the “freedom of religion.” They worry that this is toning down our country’s traditional stand for human rights. “Freedom of
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