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From Energy and Commerce: February 3, 2011 The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives 2125 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Upton: Recently, you have sent a flurry of four letters to the Department of Health and Human Services. On January 20, 2011, you sent a request to the director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight seeking information and documents about the Center and the waivers it... Read more
Some of the saddest lines I have ever read by a Christian, let alone one of Luther’s status, are these:[1] [In speaking of “holy martyrs”…] When they were called to arms even by infidel emperors and lords, they went to war. In all good conscience they slashed and killed, in this respect there was no difference between Christians and heathen. Yet they did not sin against this text. For they were not doing this as Christians, for their own persons,... Read more
It’s as good a time as any to ponder the implications of the Bible for the political tensions in the Middle East, and to ponder what the Bible says about the future of Israel and the Land, and to do so right now because the situation in Egypt is volatile enough to make many of us wonder what will become of Israel if changes are too drastic. To examine this question, I turn to the four theses of John Goldingay... Read more
From my friend Patrick Mitchel, in Dublin, who heard a lecture from Daniel Dennett: Daniel Dennett, while proclaiming with utter certainty the end of all religion, is a very religious atheist indeed. As the evening wore on, it felt more and more like listening to a rather optimistic, naive, kind-hearted yet legalistic preacher in church. Moral Behaviour: the entire thrust of his talk was an exhortation to good and decent and moral behaviour. These are the sorts of values that... Read more
From Barna: Teenagers’ preferences and tastes greatly influence America’s cultural identity. The people teenagers look up to as their role models matter a great deal in determining the shape and substance of the next generation of churchgoers, consumers and citizens. A study conducted by Barna Group among a national sample of teenagers gives new insight into whom teens select as their role models and why those individuals captured their attention. … The “Who” So who do teenagers name as their... Read more
At Patheos there is an excellent resource called The Preacher’s Portal. Tim Dalrymple interviewed me about One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow, and this is that interview. This interview explored some of the more personal dimensions of this book. The link to my interview is here: What’s the basic hunch of the book, its most essential claim, and why do you think it’s so important? The question I’m asking in this book is a big one: What is the Christian life?... Read more
Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Read more
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Did you see this from AP? CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) – It’s only natural that Pittsburgh-area steelworkers would want to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But a U.S. Steel memo says workers in the Clairton, Irvin and Edgar Thomson mills who miss work Sunday or Monday “without just cause” will face “severe disciplinary action.” The United Steelworkers union has criticized the memo. A U.S. Steel spokeswoman tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the company doesn’t comment on employee relations.... Read more
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