"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: David's dowry. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: David's dowry. Read more
It's the Friday music game -- I'll show you mine and you show me yours. Halloween's coming up, so here are my picks for spooky songs, with ghosts, werewolves, vampires, skeletons, zombies, a teenage goo-goo muck and other scary monsters and super creeps. Read more
Election Day is in less than two weeks. (It's Nov. 6, not some other date, like those notices accidentally sent out by election officials in Arizona and Ohio to mostly poor and nonwhite voters accidentally said.) Here's a full slate of links for your pre-election reading pleasure. Read more
Human suffering is not primarily a metaphysical problem. It is also that, and such metaphysical conundrums are immensely important in many ways. But these philosophical and theological dilemmas are always secondary. Hunger, for example, is not a metaphysical problem. The meaning of hunger is not to be found in theodicy or philosophy or mysticism. The meaning of hunger is to be fed. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Leviticus 25:44-46. Read more
"He has led the nation back from the brink of depression. Ohio in particular has benefited from his bold decision to revive the domestic auto industry. Because of his determination to fulfill a decades-old dream of Democrats, 30 million more Americans will soon have health insurance. ... He ended the war in Iraq and refocused the battle to disrupt al-Qaida and its terrorist allies." Read more
I'vebeen trying to compile a list of LGBTQ Christian blogs. As with the Bonfire, this started for the benefit of my own RSS feed subscriptions. But I also want to share this list because there are some terrific voices, writers, artists and thinkers here who deserve to be heard whether or not the tribal gatekeepers deign to permit them a "seat at the table." And because by sharing this list, I hope that others can alert me to still other blogs and voices that I'm unaware of and missing out on. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Deuteronomy 22:28-29. Read more
Name a disease and there's a charitable research foundation committed to finding a cure, and for just about every such foundation there's a corresponding 5k race or walkathon, lemonade stand, bake sale, golf tournament, banquet, concert, gala or festival to raise funds. But for the biggest killer of them all, there's nothing. Read more
"The re-election of Barack Obama is a matter of great urgency. Not only are we in broad agreement with his policy directions; we also see in him what is absent in Mitt Romney — a first-rate political temperament and a deep sense of fairness and integrity." Read more
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