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Wednesday December 28, 2005 Sports: GetReligion has an article about Colts’ head coach Tony Dungy, a man of faith whose son took his life last week. Technology: Amazon.com shipped over 108 million orders during the holiday season with 99% of them arriving on time. Incredible. Read the news release here. Americana: Only in America will…
Tuesday December 27, 2005 Media: The American Family Association is asking people to petition NBC over a new show entitled The Book of Daniel. The main character is Daniel Webster, a drug-addicted Episcopal priest whose wife depends heavily on her mid-day martinis. The show also includes lesbians, homosexuals and all the makings of a far-too-typical…
Monday December 26, 2005 Boxing Day: Today is Boxing Day in Canada. This means that Canadians are lining up outside the big box electronic stores much the same way as Americans do the day after Thanksgiving, though the sales are usually not nearly as good. Do American stores have sales today? Religion of Peace: A…
Friday December 23, 2005 Audio: For those interested in the audio series I mentioned in yesterday’s ramblings, you can purchase it here from Sovereign Grace Ministries. Politics: American military chaplains are fighting for their right to pray according to their faith. A petition is being delivered to Washington asking that Christian chaplains be allowed to…
Thursday December 22, 2005 Christmas: Joshua Robinson lists The bottom 10 things about Christmas. Interview: Adrian Warnock interviews Josh Harris about being mentored by C.J. Mahaney. Blogspotting: Fred Butler gets a Pyronamiac-like gratuitous shout-out simply for mentioning my name in his reflection on the first six months of blogging. [Removed]
Wednesday December 21, 2005 Family: WebMD tells us that staying married for the sake of the kids may do more harm than good. I suppose that is entirely possible where there is not any type of reconciliation. Blogging: The Philadelphia Inquirer says that “2004 was the year blogs entered the language (so says Merriam-Webster), then…
Tuesday December 20, 2005Albert Mohler Ethics: Joe Carter and Justin Taylor have teamed up to create a Christian Ethics Symposium on The Truth About Torture. Contributors include Richard John Neuhaus, Albert Mohler and Daniel Heimbach. Du Jour: The Thirsty Theologian discusses the increasing prevelance of homosexuality in films. NFL: Take a look at these stats…
Monday December 19, 2005 Prayer: Author and professor Don Whitney has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be undergoing surgery on December 20 (4 PM EST). Please keep Don and his family in your prayers. He is likely to be in hospital for 4 to 7 days. Updates on his condition should be posted…
Friday December 16, 2005 Du Jour: My new friend Paul has a thought-provoking article that calls for ” No More Youth Pastors!” Despite the title, it is not meant to discourage those in youth ministry. Du Jour Bonus: Heartcry Journal features a letter written by “Kenny” who cries out to pastors with “a broken heart…
Thursday December 15, 2005 Entertainment: Hollywood has gone gay, according to FoxNews. This year’s Oscar favorites are dominated by films dealing with (and glorifying) homosexuality. Canadiana: The Liberal Party is slipping in the polls against the Conservatives. Here’s hoping they fall flat on their faces. For those interested in Canadian politics, here’s a little video…
Wednesday December 14, 2005 Katrina: Newsmax debunks the popular notion that almost all those who died in Katrina were black. Parenting: This just in. Amy is the worst mother ever. Tsk tsk. This continues my streak of only posting to her blog when she writes something embarrassing or negative about herself. Canadiana: With an election…
Tuesday November 13, 2005 Money: Business Reform asks whether Christians should profit from sin and compares values-based mutual funds to vice-based funds. Guess which one outperforms the other. Du Jour: Marc at Purgatorio hits another home run with a new photo collection entitled Help! I’m Going Hyper!. Entertainment: I think the moral of this story…
Monday December 12, 2005 Du Jour: Josh Harris provides a bit of “Biblical Advice for the Blogosphere.” Also, in the comments section he indicates that he may soon write about his mentoring relationship with C.J. Mahaney. That should be a good read. Not Humor: New York City church holds ‘Clown Eucharist’. Words fail. (HT Michael…
Friday December 9, 2005 Narnia: Rotten Tomatoes is collecting reviews of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Reviews are a bit mixed. I’ll be catching the earliest show available this morning (11:45). Du Jour: Tim Irvin reflects on this world not being his home. “There’s nothing like living in the cab of a big…
Thursday December 8, 2005 Blogging: I met this guy for the first time yesterday and had a very pleasant chat over a long lunch. He’s the real deal. I even got to experience someone making fun of his name (which he shares with Canada’s esteemed disgraced Prime Minister. A couple of years ago he wrote…
Wednesday December 7, 2005 Blogspotting: Jollyblogger gives me the rare opportunity to gloat and say, “I told you so!” But, of course, I wouldn’t do that. Du Jour: Ben Witherington grabs those megachurches that cancelled services on Christmas Day, puts them over his knee, and gives them all a sound spanking. “What we are dealing…
Tuesday December 6, 2005 Narnia: “Narnia represents everything that is most hateful about religion,” says a writer for The Guardian. I take this as a good sign. If the producers have been true to the story it should be offensive! Christmas Megachurches across the US have cancelled their Christmas Day services (presumably due primarily to…
Monday December 5, 2005 Blogspotting: The Thirsty Theologian wished me well on my birthday by posting a rather hilarious photo. Du Jour: Keith at The Christian Mind has an excellent article entitled IM One Another in which he reflects on communication technology. “Painfully aware that there is something wrong with us, we try in vain…
Friday December 2, 2005 Du Jour: JD Wetterling writes a challenging Confessional Book Review. It is a review of CJ Mahaney’s book Humility and a confession of his own pride. It is just an excellent post. Humor: Marc at Purgatorio hits a home run with his latest photo essay, ” You Might Be Emerging If…”…
Thursday December 1, 2005 Canadiana: With an election looming here in Canada, Ian points the way to some good political blogs for those interested in the campaigns. Like me, Ian is “very happy to see the Canadian Liberal Party fall on its face.” Like me he probably expects them to be promptly re-elected. Blogspotting: Warren…