Here I was thinking that I’d be able to get through a couple days with the kids home and not much time to blog and then enter into the conversation a few posts in by tonight. Little did I know that over 50 posts would appear on this blog in the meantime!I wrote back in November about the . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, as I said last time, it’s because government is not our savior. It may have a ministry of the sword which God wants to have in charge of things for a little while, but it’s not hardly what God wants for the world. Continue Reading »
AOL is reporting that the Pope is going to import some married . . . . Continue Reading »
It is all so predictable. Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims she has the total budget over ten years for the House version of Obamacare “down” to $900 billion. (Remember, it is really $900 billion for seven years since the law wouldn’t go into effect until 2013). From the . . . . Continue Reading »
A Christian who is also a conservative and a citizen tries to love God by loving his brothers and sisters. He does not confuse those loves, but serves the family and the state as best he can.This post on the culture war is confused, I think.It declares war on a man of straw or at best it boldly . . . . Continue Reading »
Jared, I think I can agree with every point and disagree with their application, all at the same time, depending on how the term “culture war” is being defined.I have serious problems with a certain form of the culture war; at the same time, I don’t think you’re going to find . . . . Continue Reading »
These culture wars aren’t new. Via the magic of RSS and Google Reader ... a reply to Jared comes apropos post from the Desert (and I quote in full, because that’s sort of the point):It was said concerning Abba Agathon …that some monks came to find him, having heard tell of his great . . . . Continue Reading »
The culture war will go to hell.Here’s why:1. Its expectation is foolish.Whether you believe America was ever a Christian nation or not, it is theologically naive and demonstrably false to think laws or policies make anyone a Christian. You cannot create or recapture a people for Christ by . . . . Continue Reading »
Marvin Olasky’s attempt:We are jerks. Nothing works.Holy land? Not so grand.Christ’s death pays. God’s love . . . . Continue Reading »
A few months ago, it seemed that a big step had been taken in the development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine. Now it turns out it may not be such a big deal, after all. From the story:A deeper analysis of the results of an HIV vaccine tested in Thailand suggests that the vaccine may not have been as . . . . Continue Reading »
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