January 12, 2010

Jay Leno Cancelled, Conan Comtemplating Split | TheHDRoom.  NBC’s plan to save money on scripted shows by moving Leno to prime-time didn’t work.  Now the network wants to move him back to late night, to the consternation of Conan O’Brien–who, as Leno’s replacement on the

January 11, 2010

Michael Gerson makes some excellent points about the Brit Hume controversy, particularly that religious freedom and religious toleration require accepting people’s rights to try to make converts: The American idea of religious liberty does not forbid proselytization; it presupposes it. Free, autonomous individuals not only

January 11, 2010

Elvis Presley would have turned 75 on January 8.  His former wife said that if he were alive today he might be a preacher: <blockquote>“I think Elvis would always be a part of music, no matter what,” Priscilla Presley told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Friday from

January 11, 2010

Counter-terrorism expert Bruce Hoffman has a fascinating op-ed piece, Al-Qaeda has a new strategy. Obama needs one, too. – washingtonpost.com.  Here is a summation of that strategy, which Hoffman explores in detail:   Overwhelm. Divide. Bankrupt. Spread. Diversify. The terrorists have certainly succeeded in dividing us, both

January 11, 2010

What a thrilling game it was, with the Packers coming back after spotting the Cardinals two touch-downs, thanks to two opening turnovers, and yet losing in overtime with a whopping score of 51-45.  I can’t think of any playoff game–or any football game, for that

January 8, 2010

Here is a graphic that our pastor, Rev. James Douthwaite, at St. Athanasius Lutheran Church in Vienna, Virginia, uses to explain how we should always factor in the Cross when we consider our relationship to God and His relationship to us. (A parishioner made this

January 8, 2010

Brit Hume, in an interview about his controversial statement on television that Tiger Wood should turn to Christianity: It is certainly true in secular America today that the most controversial two words you can ever utter in a public space are ‘Jesus Christ,’” Hume said.

January 8, 2010

In bidding Goodbye to the Decade of the New Atheists?, Touchstone’s James Kushiner quotes Doug Wilson from the DVD of his debate with Christopher Hitchens: “Atheists have two basic principles: First, there is no god. Second, I hate him.”

January 8, 2010

A church in Superior, Wisconsin is sponsoring a Bible-reading marathon. SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior’s Central Assembly of God is ringing in the New Year with a marathon Bible-reading session. Over three days, members will read the entire Bible aloud from the pulpit into a live

January 7, 2010

Think how mega your church could be if you were not limited by space or by the need for expensive “campuses.”  Think of a church so mega it could bring in people from around the country.  Think of a church that eliminated the barrier of


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