April 27, 2008
Under the influence of radicalism
We borrow everything we believe from someone else. All of us are persuaded by the words and actions of others, and once we are persuaded, we build our lives around their beliefs. Whose words move you? Whose philosophy guides you?
March 11, 2008
Politics is fueled by discontent, but the governing dynamic of life in Christ is to be gratitude, because God has shown us mercy.
February 26, 2008
January 22, 2008
Heath Ledger has a real shot at becoming this generation's James Dean. His life will be polished by his publicists, his films will be watched with new interest by adoring fans, and we will all boo-hoo about a great talent snatched from us in the prime of life.
December 14, 2007
November 23, 2007
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November 16, 2007
Living with a consistent, dogged commitment to moral principle is hard work, and very often it can be exasperatingly inconvenient.
November 14, 2007
Living with a consistent, dogged commitment to moral principle is hard work, and very often it can be exasperatingly inconvenient.
November 10, 2007
IVF and the ethical dilemmas of infertility
Childless couples are turning to in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive children. The Christian church highly values life, family, and children, but has ethical concerns about IVF. Is the church merely stuck in the past, or is there reason to be worried?October 27, 2007
Discovering character in the Amazon
In 1913, former President Theodore Roosevelt began an expedition down an unknown river in the heart of the Amazon that would test the character of every member of his team.October 16, 2007
October 2, 2007
July 12, 2007
Sinéad O'Connor's newest album, Theology, was inspired by her search for the real heart of God in the books of the Old Testament prophets.
June 9, 2007
David Wayne reflects on Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the epidemic of malaria her brand of environmental paranoia unleashed on the world's poorest.
June 4, 2007
One hopes that while Paris cools her heals in the LA County celebrity slammer, she'll take the time to ask herself a few hard questions. Maybe attend a few AA meetings. Maybe even come to Jesus.
May 3, 2007
April 23, 2007
April 19, 2007
This scientific age sees all deviancy as a puzzle to be solved through the application of rationalism. Sometimes there's a better spiritual explanation — Evil.
April 16, 2007
April 15, 2007
Sometimes we miss God in the ordinary ebb and flow of life because the Ipod is turned up and we just can't hear a thing.
April 12, 2007
The public incivility of Imus and the hate-mongering of Internet bomb-throwers grow from the same noxious weed: libertarianism.
March 30, 2007
Chocolate bunnies, and Jesus, too!
A 6-foot chocolate Jesus on a cross causes a meltdown at a New York art gallery.March 29, 2007
February 5, 2007
January 6, 2007
Rachel Barenblat considers Joseph's request that his bones not be left in Egypt, and what it says about our own connections to family and our personal history.
December 29, 2006
Consumers and media producers are involved in a continuing cat and mouse game, in which ever more complex and restrictive systems are created to protect intellectual rights, only to be broken by clever, and frustrated, consumers who want full benefit from the products they have purchased.
December 28, 2006
Gerald Ford: Liberty and Responsibility
Mark Daniels thinks that Gerald Ford's presidency illustrates what makes American government work: liberty is wedded to responsibility.December 4, 2006
A political system that wants to call itself "Christian" must be built on a foundation of self-denial, not self-aggrandizement. It must hold that every human being has an essential dignity and intrinsic worth as a son or daughter of God. Self-denial is not degrading — rather, it points us to what it means to be truly human, in community.
November 8, 2006
November 7, 2006
November 6, 2006
Does Evangelicalism foster dishonesty about sin?
Scot McKnight of Jesus Creed suggests there is an evangelical environment that fosters dishonesty about sin.November 1, 2006
Michael, Milly and Parkinson's Disease
I suspect Michael Fox has thought a lot about God since he first received his diagnosis. Perhaps he has even wondered, as many have in his place, how a good and loving Father could allow his children to suffer so terribly.September 24, 2006
September 19, 2006
One of these things is not like the others...
Pope Benedict is being criticized for doing exactly what religious leaders are supposed to do: pointing out how Christianity is different from religions X, Y and Z.September 11, 2006
The most vital post-9/11 task in America today is to rebuild our national unity against an enemy who would deny us freedom.
August 31, 2006
Our western love affair with libertarianism, individualism and egalitarianism has led many pedophiles to see themselves as victims of Puritan taboos, and a class of people being denied their civil right to have sex with children.
August 17, 2006
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June 21, 2006
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February 16, 2006
Abortion's Dirty Little Secret
There are some things you just don't talk about: abortion-related health risks to women is one of them.February 5, 2006
Mocking the sacred used to be out of bounds. Post-modernism has moved the boundaries and broken the old rules.
December 21, 2005
December 7, 2005
Closing church services on Christmas is like throwing up your hands and handing the holiday to Santa and his mega-corporation elves.
November 28, 2005
State by state abortion rankings
States ranked according to the number of abortions per 1,000 live births.November 27, 2005
Sometime in the coming week, the US will execute its 1000th death-row inmate. And the number of children put to death by elective abortion? Only God knows.
October 19, 2005
The Right to Have a Perfect Child
If we can only find love in our hearts for the beautiful people, what does that say about us?October 18, 2005
Are GodBlogs Effective for Evangelism?
GodBlogs can be a safe harbor for the hurting and seeking. They can be a safe place to talk about faith and doubt, truth and error. And they can be a non-threatening point of first contact for anyone who wants to investigate faithOctober 6, 2005
The universe seems to have been carefully tweaked to support life. Like a gambler on a hot streak, life rolled seven after seven after seven after seven, to the point of nearly breaking the house.
July 12, 2005
July 9, 2005
There is a civil war raging within Islam against a more moderate, progressive, western-friendly approach to faith.
May 16, 2005
The Darfur Collection at All Things 2 All
Catez at AllThings2All has assembled a collection of posts on the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Here is how she describes it: The Darfur Collection brings together various writers who share a common concern for the people of Darfur and...March 30, 2005
Without realizing it, we have adopted John Stuart Mill's utilitarian principles. Utilitarianism is ultimately a subjective and ego-centric philosophy—in practice, it looks a great deal like social Darwinism.
March 24, 2005
Peggy Noonan: I Do Not Understand...
How can some people be so passionate about saving whales and so insistent that a young woman must be starved to death?March 19, 2005
Congress Ready to Intervene for Terri
Congress is nearing agreement on legislation that would rescue Terri Schiavo from forced starvation.March 18, 2005
March 7, 2005
Why We're Losing the War Against HIV/AIDS
In the battle against HIV/AIDS, the "condom people" are fighting the "abstinence people." Which side has the best science?March 5, 2005
NY Times: Faithful Track Questions, Answers and Minutiae on Blogs
The New York Times reports on faith-blogging.March 2, 2005
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;... —The religion clauses of the first amendment A law violates the first amendment if it fails any of the following three tests: 1) it...
February 23, 2005
Perhaps as early as this afternoon, a judge will decide whether Terri Schiavo lives or dies. Briefly, this vibrant young, Floridian became severely brain damaged. Her husband believes she would not wish to have her life sustained "artificially" and is...
February 18, 2005
We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion. I do believe that. I think that religion stops people from thinking. I think it justifies crazies. I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think...
February 3, 2005
Voices Crying in the Wilderness
What should compassionate and mercy-loving people do to help the dying and starving people of Darfur?January 21, 2005