David Waters at “On Faith,” a Newsweek/Washington Post joint venture asks a reasonable question. Why did Palin (and Bush) get excoriated for claiming divine mission and assistance but Burris has not? Your thoughts? Burris, Palin and God’s Politics Kudos to Don Byrd of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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I have oft mentioned that I am a keen fan of DLS and Lord Peter Wimsey. For Christmas in addition to my iPod Touch I received a Best Buy card that I used to purchase the 3 DVD set of the 1987 production of 3 mysteries, starring Edward Petherbridge, Harriet […]
I am sure most readers of this blog are already aware of the news but Fr Neuhaus has fallen asleep, as our great epistolator would say. “May light perpetual shine upon him.” Richard John Neuhaus, 1936–2009 By Joseph Bottum Thursday, January 8, 2009, 10:15 AM Our great, good friend is […]
With the hectic schedule of the holiday I neglected to post my sermon for 3 Advent and Christmas Day. (Due to unforseen circumstances I ended up doing a LOT of services, roughly 1+ a week, that I had not expected. Thus the last two weeks were pretty crazy.) I will […]
This is a little late, but for those who like steampunk and comics you should know about Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio, it is a lot of fun. Well I just noticed that they published this great vintage illustration from a 1907 children’s book, Santa in 2007. (Click […]
I encourage any interested in the question of what is “evangelicalism” today to read this blog post. I will only add that I find myself in complete agreement with the author’s position as stated. Two Streams of Evangelicalism in the 21st Century Please answer the following question: What is the […]
…and I cannot say that I have gotten the article finished or the three chapters of a book that I promised to contribute. I also haven’t posted much on the blog. But I have spent lots of time with my family and friends, done a lot of work around the […]
I love this sort of thing, crazy stunts involving powered vehicles. Surprisingly, the rest of my family including E and Iz also like this as a (new) Near Year’s Eve tradition. Red Bull sponsors it and ESPN has broadcast (is that the past tense?) it for two years in a […]
State College has a great tradition of celebrating the new year with ice sculptures, a 5k run, an ice slide, and a wonderful carnival-like atmosphere. The kids love it! We had a group of friends over and then headed out to the festivities. (I freezed my touchas off!) Here are […]