Archive for June, 2005
Jesus Christ is Lord… or is He?
Not if you belong to the United Church of Christ, apparantly. The UCC (sometimes facetiously called Unitarians Considering Christ) is about to debate a resolution on this very matter.
For two millenia, whatever Christians may have disagreed on, everyone would have at least been willing to say that Jesus is Lord. Some “conservative” UCC pastors have [...]
Happy Birthday to Me! Happy Birthday to Me!
Today, Scott Edmund Stiegemeyer (the first) turned 36 years young. I know; I know. You can hardly believe that I’m that old. I get that a lot. I was most recently carded at a restaurant less than twelve months ago. So although it absolutely positively stretches the limits of credulity, I am 36 years old [...]
More on Terri’s Autopsy
You have to admit that this is a pretty ridiculous headline: Terri Schiavo Autopsy: Manner of Death Undetermined. Again, I’m not a doctor, but I’m pretty sure we do know the cause of her death. Maybe being denied food and water for two weeks had something to do with it.
Michelle Malkin, once more, sheds light [...]
Terri’s Autopsy
Y’know what? Terri Schiavo died of … drum roll … DEHYDRATION. The announcement was made today that she had severe brain damage – which we already knew.
Look here to read the official autopsy report. It’s in pdf.
The report does specify that Terri’s brain was quite atrophied. I’m not a doctor, but I [...]
Terri Schiavo in Reverse
In England, a man named Leslie Burke, is suing the government to ensure that they will not withhold food and water should he need it administered through a tube. Did you catch that? This man is concerned that his doctors will dehydrate him against his wishes. You see, the government’s point is that it is [...]
Bono and Jesus: The Christian Faith of U2′s Lead Singer
I have always been a fan of U2 as a rock band. They’ve been at this for over 20 years and still put out consistently awesome music. Some of their songs are the greatest rock-n-roll songs ever penned. Can I get an Amen?!
For those of you cave dwellers who don’t know, Bono is the name [...]
Priest Gets Un-Invited to Give Benediction
Father John Parker of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (OCA) was recently asked to give a benediction at the graduation of the Medical University of South Carolina. But when the school officials found out that Fr. Parker was planning to say a Christian prayer (gasp!), they un-invited him, ironically, in the name of tolerance. Read [...]
African Anglican Bishops Refuse U.S. Dollars
When a dioceses of the Episcopal Church -USA consecrated an openly gay man as their bishop, Anglican leaders in Africa raised a protest. Now, in spite of the fact that the U.S. church grants up to 70% of the financial support for many Anglican ministries in Africa, the more biblically conservative bishops south of [...]
The Death of the Liberal Church
Dave Schiflett has written a book with this jarringly straightforward title, Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m gonna.
From the description on Amazon, it reminds me of a book I did read a couple of years ago called, The New Faithful: Why Young Adults [...]
Preaching: The Good, the Bad, & the Vapid
Thanks to John H over at Confessing Evangelical for pointing this out. It’s another whopper post from Mere Comments of Touchstone. And I will long be grateful for that wonderful snippet from George Herbert.
As a parish pastor who routinely preaches at least once a week, often more frequently, I will say that preaching [...]
