In the past few months, I have come to think that Obamacare and the obsession with cost containment is driving us crazy. Now, after reading Slate writer Daniel Engber’s call for a war on shortness to be fought alongside the war on obesity, I know it is. Writing in the New York Times . . . . Continue Reading »
For the last 5 or 6 years I’ve mostly been known for causing mayhem in the evangelical blogosphere, so when I received an invitation to spread some of that content here as a representative of the “evangelical” viewpoint, I was sort of stunned. Continue Reading »
Though still relatively young, I would like to think that I’ve grown and matured in my understanding and perspective on faith, theology and culture. I went through a phase in my life a few years ago when I was extremely particular about the views with which I associated myself. I wanted to . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to Joe’s opening volley regarding what is an evangelical, I would add this:Ideally, evangelical is more an adjective than it is a name. It’s not so much the evangelical church as it is evangelical churches. In this respect, the content of this week’s sermon . . . . Continue Reading »
Adult stem cells have restored feeling in the bodies of people paralyzed with spinal cord injury—indeed, even permitting some to walk with assistance. From the story : The injuries in the study patients were 18 months to 15 years old. The patients, ages 19 to 37, had no use of their legs . . . . Continue Reading »
Two notable stories about ethical stem cell research. First, another announcement of how olfactory adult stem cells have aided paralyzed patients with spinal cord injury regain feeling—and even walk. From the story:The injuries in the study patients were 18 months to 15 years old. The . . . . Continue Reading »
What does it mean to be evangelical?A term that applies to between fifteen and forty million Americans should be rather obvious. Yet few words are so commonly used while being so poorly defined. To many people the word evangelical evokes images of the “Religious Right”, of people who . . . . Continue Reading »
Secondhand Smokette gets to the nub of the problem with Obamacare in her San Francisco Chronicle column today: It is a fiscal house of cards, built in sand, on a windy day. Perhaps that is why the president and Democrats are so desperate for a Republican vote or two—then, they can share . . . . Continue Reading »
We supposedly live in enlightened times. But like the opening scene in Blue Velvet that shows the vermin crawling beneath the beautiful appearing lawn, the downtrodden in our world are exploited and oppressed in unbelievable ways. Children are trafficked for sex. People are trafficked for . . . . Continue Reading »
Pull up a seat and join the conversation. . . . . Continue Reading »
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