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September 17, 2009

Morning Report, September 17th: The Conversion of the World's Most Notorious Atheist, Terrorism Comes to Denver, Harry Potter Fan Torches Church, Murder U., Missile Defenseless, and ACORN Falls Far

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 1. PHILOSOPHIA THEISTI. I have just discovered some...

September 16, 2009

Surfing in the Presence of God

We've got an excellent new article up at the Evangelical Portal at Patheos. A California...

September 15, 2009

Morning Report, September 15th: In the Falling Tower, Poor Sports, Medium is Message, Farewell to Swayze, Rock>Megan Fox's Brain, Child Brides, Racist Babies, and Changing the Culture of Death

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 1. INSIDE THE TOWERS. I neglected to mention...

September 14, 2009

Morning Report, September 14th: Free Theology, God on Morphine, Terrorists in Queens, Selling Infidelity, the Politics of Apologies, Kanye's Best, ACORN Drops, Murder in the Ivy League, and Tea Party Poopers

One Christian's perspective on the day's news. (And please take "morning" in a metaphorical sense...

September 13, 2009

Sunday Funnies and Inspiration, September 13

1. First the funnies. I would not have posted this yesterday, but by way of...

September 12, 2009

Jeremy Begbie on the Order of Creation

I included this in my Morning Report this morning, but I think it deserves special...

September 12, 2009

Morning Report, September 12 – This Edition Free of Obama-Criticism!

1. I love ChristianHistory.net, a division of Christianity Today, and today they have a biographical...

September 11, 2009

Morning Report, September 11th: The Towers Fell, Remembering Hell, Can Obama Lie?, ACORN Explodes, CNN Explodes, Castor Needs Prayer, and Evangelicals and the Environment

1. THE DAY THE TOWERS FELL. Always remember the people who died that day, and...

September 10, 2009

Orphans – The Stories and the Realities

At the Evangelical Portal at Patheos we are continuing our series on orphans and adoption....

September 10, 2009

Morning Report, September 10th: Obama's Middle Finger, Jon and Kate Plus Hate, Pining for Autocracy, Bedding Lobbyists, Obamadoration, Abortion in America, Evangelical Ivy, and Butterflies in the Heavens

1. IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...Count me profoundly disappointed in last night's speech. All...

September 09, 2009

Morning Report, September 9th: Christian Girls and their Crazy Parents, World Emperor Obama, Sarah Palin: Policy Wonk, Good God-Dog!, and What Happens when the Anti-Establishment Become the Establishment

1. Happy birthday to my little girl, and happy anniversary to my beloved wife. 2. ...

September 08, 2009

Morning Report, September 8th: The Big Catholic Con, Death of the Dollar, Principal Obama, 'Feminist Porn,' Din-Din with Palin, Raucous Baucus, and Reagan's Yoda

1. THE CON OF CONSERVATIVE CATHOLICS. "The Big Con" explains the money and organization behind...

September 05, 2009

Out for the Weekend

Tending to birthdays and beloveds over the long weekend. We'll be back in action on...

September 03, 2009

Morning Report, September 3rd: "Trigger" to a Snowe Job, Another Palin-Bashing Party, the Best Military Reporter Ever?, Giving the Finger to Opponents, First Lady from Venus, and the Rove-Daschle Clash of '09

One Christian's perspective on the day's news. 1. BIGGEST NEWS ITEM OF THE DAY: Happy...

September 02, 2009

Major New Interview: Michael Lindsay

Last Friday, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Michael Lindsay, a Rice sociologist who...

September 02, 2009

Morning Report, September 2nd: Kidnapped in Korea, Prayer (be)for(e) Sex, Class President, Droption, Fertility, and the Afghanistan Quagmire

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 0. Laura Ling and Euna Lee tell their...

September 01, 2009

Addenda: Race-Based Voting, Religion-Based Bashing, and Church-Based Politicking

A few additions to today's pseudo-morning-report: 4. What do you think of race-based voting? Is...

September 01, 2009

Morning Report, September 1

I have to postpone today's "Morning Report" because I am trying to finish an article...

August 2009

August 31, 2009

Morning Report, August 31st: Obama's Quagmire, Black Models, Picking Fights at Tea Parties, A Ridge Too Far, Stressed by 'Stress Positions,' the Deterioration of Journalism, Tutu's No-No, and King Kennedy

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 1. August was a terrible month for the...

August 30, 2009

Funnies Follow-Up: Do Unto Others

Okay, it occurred to me that I should look to "Do Unto Others" for some...

August 30, 2009

Sunday Funnies and Inspiration: Tom Cruise and Thomas Merton

Funnies. I ran across this Tom Cruise impersonator some time ago, and this is the...

August 29, 2009

Morning Report, Weekend Edition, August 28th: Burying the Last Lion, Intercepting North Korean Arms, the "Church of Hate," Health Care for Unions, Michelle's Hair, and Investigating the Investigators

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 1. Ted Kennedy was remembered last night, and...

August 28, 2009

A Two-Sides Twofer: the CIA, the Church Commission, and Enhanced Interrogations

Since the Morning Report was growing long already, and I had two versions of Today's...

August 28, 2009

Morning Report, August 28: Family Missions, the Gospel in Space, Insurance for Aliens, Mindless Fandom, Stupid Senators, More on KennedyCare, and the Rise of the "Afterbirthers"

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 1. An excellent new website directs families to...

August 27, 2009

Upcoming Movie: The Blind Side

Having finished a recent month-long conversation on Faith@Work, and since the Public Square recently discussed...

August 27, 2009

Morning Report, August 27th: KennedyCare, the UN Wants to Teach Your Kids About Sex, Fair-Weather Deficit Hawks, Lucky Sanford, and National Financial Ruin

One Christian's perspective on the day's news: 1. Senator Kennedy is being mourned today at...

August 26, 2009

A Mother's Love for Her Adopted Daughter

At the Evangelical Portal at Patheos, we continue to reflect on adoption and other ways...

August 26, 2009

"A Demographic Problem"

I want to share this with folks and ask what they think. First, watch the...

August 26, 2009

Morning Report, August 26th: The Last Lion, the Christian Mafia, the Living Lockerbie Bomber, and the Lost Work Ethic

One Christian's perspective on the day's news. 1. Senator Edward Kennedy passed away last night...

August 25, 2009

Morning Report, August 25th

One Christian's perspective on today's news: 1. Michael Scherer from Time commits the unforgivable sin...

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