Jesus Creed

Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most articulate historians of war and the military and, whether you like this neo-con perspective or not, his voice is one to be heard. Moral equivalence seems to be the new label for some of Obama’s stances,  though that expression carries with it some hefty critical freight and…

The NYTimes published a piece this week reporting a new school in Washington Hts (from the Equity Project) that has assembled a dream team of teachers, paid them 125 grand a piece with promises of as much as 25 grand for bonuses if the scores are good, and the article is suggesting that the problem…

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you…

Did you own a muscle car? Did you envy those who did? Muscle cars could be a thing of the past — check out this display of muscle cars. Grease is the word.

Is anyone using Twitter for a class? Using it to connect students and professor? Using it for questions and quick answers? Brief note on an assignment? One would need to require students to have an @twitter.com account, but I’m wondering if this might be a way of connecting students to one another. Link to a…

We are seeing rhododendra yard by yard … beautiful. And we’re wondering why there aren’t more of them in our neighborhoods. Anyone know much about them for the Midwest?

Hout Bay near Cape Town.Memories: little Lucca, Theo and Wilma, three young African womenemerging from the waters singing from the depth of their hearts,and a good Sauvignon Blanc with our fish. Must read and must see. And with it: Redefining beauty by Laurie Russell. A gift called change. Jeff Borden, at iCrucified, has a splendid…

Good stuff, this Red Barn coffee. We are drinking Red Barn Espresso, dark roast, and it has a nice taste and great aroma. It’s bold and zesty with just a hint of a smoky taste. It leans toward the burnt side, but just barely … and I don’t like the burnt stuff and I really…

I am so grateful Chris Folmsbee is writing this weekly column for us about youth ministry. We need more focus on the next generation… so here goes… Let’s hear your response. I’ve found a new hobby.  I have found absolute delight in digging up older books on youth ministry – books from the 70’s and…

This is a two-part series by Logan Paul Gage, of the Discovery Institute, about Intelligent Design. We posted part one last week — this is part two, and today’s post covers two themes: God and beauty. Intelligent design and the deity In the predominant narrative, Charles Darwin was a humble scientist who proposed a strictly…

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