Tomorrow is the day Marilynne Robinson’s new novel, Home, goes on sale. It is a continuation of the Gilead story and I’m sure it will be an early selection of the Riverwood Book Group. Ms. Robinson is one of the few serious Christian writers in the world today …
So, you all knew that I couldn’t keep silent over the Palin nomination for too long. Personally, Palin was my pick all along, but I never dreamed that McCain would actually have the guts to pick her. McCain is proving me wrong more and more often. As I’ve …
The reaction to Sarah Palin seems to be overwhelmingly positive, judging by the poll numbers. McCain/Palin now leads among the totally-crucial independent vote in Gallup’s latest survey by a whopping 15 points. McCain also has improved his standing with women voters to almost tied. I highly recommend this …
I like change. I really do. I just want things that should change, to be the things that do the changing. I donâ??t want trees to stay the same. They grow, they go through seasonal cycles, and then they rot, die, and fall on my roof. I want to …
This is really unbelievable. Watch this:
Everyone who’s even a casual reader of this blog knows how much I love watching political drama. This, however, is going completely off the rails. I know nothing of Rep. Cohen, whether he claims to be a Christian or not. If he does …
Before I get into it, â??9/11â? was a horrible, awful, and grievous event. I believe that.
At the somber ceremonies yesterday, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said:
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the day our world was broken. It lives forever in our hearts and our history, a …
The Company: AIG
The Motto: “the Strength to be There”
The Headline: “AIG Booted out of DOW”
The Critical Response: “A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing”
Enjoy some of AIG’s commercials below:
The woman in question is Sarah Palin. Check out this article from the NY Sun. It chronicles the reactions of some women in New York upon Gov. Palin’s selection as McCain’s running mate. Here is a representative sample:
“All of my women friends, a week ago Monday, were …
This post is a convergence of several ideas:
1) John Piperâ??s Desiring God Ministry is hosting a conference September 26-28. This yearâ??s theme is â??The Power of Words and the Wonder of God.â? Among the scheduled speakers there are: Sinclair Ferguson, Mark Driscoll, Paul Tripp, and …
Evidently E! Entertainment Television was captivated by The Way’s rendition of “The Renewed Mind is the Key”. The Friday, September 19th broadcast:
I realize that unbelievers can’t identify the best parts of the Redemptive story(except, perhaps, moralism), but they sure can recognize the worst.
For the next 4 weeks (5 weeks, including last week, Sept. 15 - Oct. 17) Common Grounds Online will be hosting an online forum discussing the turmoil and theological trajectories in the PCA.
Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, John Frame, Reggie Kidd and sixteen other church leaders will be participating.
I am …
This month’s issue of Gospel Today features 5 female pastors on its cover. Lifeway Christian Bookstores (a non-profit branch of the Southern Baptist Convention) made a decision to place the magazine out of sight and sell it upon request, only— due to their official stance that women cannot be …
Jimmy Hopper sent this NY Times Book Review link to the Book Club, — it’s a great review of Marilynne Robinson’s new Book Home.
Gilead was my first exposure to Ms. Robinson. When I first heard that Gilead was about an old pastor about to die, I thought, “There …
This is just really, really creepy. Reminds me of one of those videos you see of all the children singing for some communist dictator. You be the judge:

Did you get those lyrics:
Weâ??re gonna spread happiness
Weâ??re gonna spread freedom
Obamaâ??s gonna change it
Obamaâ …