Archive for July, 2006
Church and Moralism
Below is a comment I left on the Beast’s blog earlier. Go here to see his post.
Very interesting post. I like what you wrote very much. I haven’t read about Pastor Boyd, but he may really be on to something.
Certainly the Bible teaches us how to live holy lives. And certainly it is God’s [...]
Ecumenical Blogging
One of the things I love about blogging is the network of friendships I have found with Christians all over the nation and of varying confessions.
Two blogs that I check every single day and always get a kick out of reading are from Darrell, the devout Roman Catholic, at SouthCon and from Philip, the Southern [...]
My Announcement
Friends,I announced to my congregation today that I have accepted the call as the Director of Admissions for Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. Our moving date is not certain because that depends to an extent on the moving company. It will likely be the third week of August. Our son [...]
Children of Men
P.D. James is one of my favorite contemporary writers. She’s an octagenarian English woman who primarily writes detective novels. But anyone who’s ever read a P.D. James book knows that she’s not just another Stuart Woods or Michael Connelly. Her books are literature in the finest sense. She is also a [...]
Getting There
So here we sit in the Denver airport (online, of course). I had a minor boo-boo with the rental car so we got to the car place early to get that taken care of. At present, it appears that our credit card will take of it (whew!).
Looking forward to getting home. I [...]
Vaca Comes to an End
Well, Julie, Jacob and I will return home to Pittsburgh tomorrow. It’s been a great time out here in the West. But it’s always nice to come home.
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InterState Abortion Bill
So 34 U.S. senators voted against this bill. The bill which says that you can’t transport a minor over state lines for an abortion without parental consent. How morally empty do you have to be to vote against this bill?
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Bearing False Witness
The 8th commandment is “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” This is the commandment that everyone breaks and that no one breaks. What I mean is that this is the commandment that people always break against you, but which you never break against someone else. It’s is hard to [...]
Overstreet Is Underwhelmed by "Lady in the Water"
Jeffrey Overstreet runs a blog that I like to check almost daily. He writes about pop culture from a Christian perspective.
Like him, I have enjoyed all of M. Night Shyamalan’s major films thus far. My favorite is definitely Unbreakable but all of them are great. So I’m a bit sad to read [...]
15 Funniest Films According to FilmGeeks
Here’s a great list of the Film Geek’s Fifteen Funniest Films.
It’s a great list. I think I’d add Young Frankenstein.
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