Obamacare pushers have mounted the most dishonest political campaign I think I have ever seen. They say that we will insure 30 million more people—but for less money—which is impossible. They claimed abortion wouldn’t be funded, but that lie is now fully exposed as both the . . . . Continue Reading »
For the past two weeks I’ve been pondering what to say in response to Shane Claiborne’s essay in Esquire magazine, “What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?” I met Shane a few months ago and was very impressed by him, so I was excited then to see that Esquire chose him as the . . . . Continue Reading »
As Christians we confess with our hearts that our salvation is in Christ. More to the point, we acknowledge that God became man in Jesus, lived a sinless life on earth, suffered and died on the cross under the burden of our sins, and rose victorious from the grave. He ascended to the Father and has . . . . Continue Reading »
We now know of the hoax of anthropogenic (human-caused) global warming. The revealed emails show the manipulation of information. There is nothing left to doubt except the leftist politicians. But what do we do now? Here are some ideas:1) Ask Honda and Toyota to produce . . . . Continue Reading »
Forget about SUVs, if we’re really serious about reducing pollution, let’s focus on the superships : As ships get bigger, the pollution is getting worse. The most staggering statistic of all is that just 16 of the world’s largest ships can produce as much lung-clogging sulphur . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times discovers that some parents are looking for child-rearing tips from an unusual source: Cesar Millan, otherwise known as the Dog Whisperer. [S]ome parents — particularly those weary of never-say-no techniques and child-rearing books suggesting that children should call the . . . . Continue Reading »
A few months ago on my own blog I wrote about something I write often about: how the good news is that Christ’s finished work actually means the work of salvation is finished, so that even our feeble participation in sanctification is both covered by Jesus and empowered by him through the . . . . Continue Reading »
It was an amazing NFL game this weekend, Cleveland against Detroit : two of the worst teams in the league playing the most exciting game of the year. In the end, the Lions’ young quarterback Matthew Stafford pulled out the victory with a final touchdown pass, his fifth of the game, with 0:00 . . . . Continue Reading »
Apropos of the clash between Rep. Kennedy and his bishop , it’s worth remembering, as a friend emails to note, that sometimes calling politicians on abortion really does work. New Yorkers may remember this sequence from the 1980s: • September 9, 1986: A Parish Bans Assemblyman From . . . . Continue Reading »
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