I am extremely distressed over hearing this news about an open letter from Muslim leaders around the world which will soon be presented to leaders in the global Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches. In this letter, these leaders — respected names in the Islamic world — will reportedly entreat Christians to join with them to […]
Mike Huckabee is a Republican presidential candidate who I find more exciting and in line with my personal political views than any of the other candidates, and while early this year he may have looked like just one of the many second-tier candidates with little chance of success, now he is starting to look like […]
I very rarely comment on politics on this blog, and I hope to remain that way. However, it’s inevitable that as this year heads to a close and 2008 looms, the question of who will be the next President of the United States increasingly becomes a matter of great importance (and for many, great concern).
I […]
I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for France…for a number of reasons including the French’s “auld alliance” with the Irish and Scottish people over the course of many centuries (not to mention their aid to a young America during its difficult beginnings).
Which is why I’ve been particularly upset with the way the […]
I blogged a prayer for the British soldiers held hostage by the Iranians a few days back, asking God to take care of them and bring peace to this situation. It was starting to seem like an escalated military conflict was a definite possibility, and though I’m by no means a pacifist, I felt like […]
Can we take a moment to reflect on the significance of these latest world events? (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, ooo boy. Google it.)
Things are looking mighty bleak in that part of the world right now. With the Iranian people subjected to humiliation and hardship due to harsh autocratic rule and international […]
Thanks to a link posted by Arjun Muralidharan, I read an article on Newsvine about why faith is OK — as opposed to this article about why faith is not OK. Interesting discussion all around, but I have a shocking statement to make: faith, as defined by Mykola the atheist author of the above post, […]
Hint: you’re not going to find it on cable TV.
Would you like to see a view of the Iraq war that is, quite frankly, boring? Boring in a good sort of way? A side of things not heroic, glamorous, terrifying, or chaotic? Then watch this on-the-ground look at an American/Iraqi army patrol in a relatively […]
I will very rarely delve into political discussions on this blog, mainly because (a) the Christian life isn’t primarily about politics and never will be, and (b) I don’t want to offend people of different political persuasions because I’m more interested in unity of friendship than division of principle. That doesn’t mean I don’t have […]
