Genesis for Normal People
Genesis for Normal People: A Guide to the Most Controversial, Misunderstood, and Abused Book of the Bible by Peter Enns and Jared Byas Patheos Press (2012) * * * According to its authors, Genesis for...
View ArticleSnow and Driving Rains Hit Israel
By Joel C. Rosenberg JoelRosenberg.com Jews and Christians often pray for the Lord to give Israel more rain. In recent years, there hasn’t nearly been enough precipitation and the Sea of Galilee’s...
View ArticleAre Millennials Fit to Lead?
What happens when the youngest, greenest and least experienced step into leadership. It was 6:00 a.m. when I rolled out of bed. Only 72 hours earlier, I was waking up to life as a college student. On...
View ArticleWeigh-In Wednesdays: {Daniel Fast – Week One}
*I am putting my weight loss efforts on hold as I seek the Lord through prayer and fasting from January 6th-27th. During that time, I will be sharing about my fasting journey here. I am not an expert...
View ArticleCelebrities read mean tweets about themselves, Part 3
Jessica Biel’s and Eric Stonestreet’s are the best… (Rated PG-13) See previous Celebrity Tweet-readings: Part 1, Part 2. (via Tastefully Offensive)
View ArticleAre You Pressing the Spiritual Snooze Button?
What does your to-do list look like? Is it full of tasks, chores and other physical worries? Where does your spiritual life fit in? Stop hitting the snooze button for your spiritual growth!
View ArticleWhat Is Gap Theory?
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters....
View ArticlePresiding bishop to visit Haiti on earthquake anniversary
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will visit Haiti January 10-12 to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake. At...
View ArticleSpeaking at Killer Tribes Conference 2013
I’ll be speaking at Killer Tribes conference here in Atlanta, GA on 3/23/2013. 13 is my favorite number followed by the number 10 and 3, which add up to 13. There are a lot of 3′s in that date. This...
View ArticleGlobe Trot: Chavez crisis, Iraqi protests, Copts relocating, new Anglican head …
Venezuela is heading toward a constitutional crisis as the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez gets delayed over his health condition. Barring a formal request for postponement, say a group of...
View ArticleLes Misérables: Movie Review
One of the most-loved musicals of all time hits the big screen. Did they get it right?
View ArticleDefense contractor pays former Iraqi prisoners $5.28M
A defense contractor accused of allowing employees to abuse prisoners in Abu Ghraib and other U.S.-run prisons in Iraq settled a lawsuit filed by former detainees for $5.28 million. The money, paid...
View ArticleChuck Hagel's First Three Hurdles for Sec of Defense: Gays, GOP and Gaza
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) was nominated by President Barack Obama on Monday as his new Secretary of Defense. Yet the three groups that appear likely to stand in the way of his nomination, not...
View ArticleIf animals could talk would we be so quick to slaughter them?
From Poorly Drawn Lines… Similar to one of the great Deep Thoughts from Jack Handey… If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for...
View ArticleProverbs 9
They should call Proverbs 9, “The troll chapter,” because it offers a succinct promise of what happens when you engage with trolls online. “Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a...
View ArticleFoggy beliefs lead to church-state crisis in hospital
One of my graduate-school professors had a saying that summed up one of the central truths of church-state law in the United States of America. Your religious liberty, he liked to remind students, has...
View ArticleSupport Hobby Lobby as they Take a Stand Against the Obamacare Abortion Drug...
Obamacare has been in the news lately, as the new regulations are being enacted in a swift manner. Now, employers must decide whether or not to abandon their principles and comply with the regulations...
View Article'Loose Lion' Sparks 911 Call. Turns Out to Be Dog.
A 911 call in Norfolk, Va., alerted police to the presence of a dangerous lion roaming the city streets. Norfolk's finest dutifully called the local zoo to make sure all the jungle kings were...
View ArticleWhere Christians Get Environmentalism Wrong
There’s far more to Christ’s redemptive plan than going green. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced this week that 2012 was the hottest year in America’s record, as...
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