John McCain said the Republican National Convention may be postponed, after federal officials said Hurricane Gustav was gathering to a devastating Category 5 as it headed toward star-crossed New Orleans.
“It just wouldn’t be appropriate to have a festive occasion while a near-tragedy or a terrible challenge is presented in the form of a natural disaster,” [...]
My good friend Russell Moore, dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., is interviewed in the WSJ today concerning the need for adoption and care for orphans around the world. Moore is also authoring of forthcoming book called “Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches.”
A few years [...]
From the street: John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, two senior campaign officials whispered on Friday. A formal announcement was expected within a few hours at a campaign rally in swing-state Ohio.
Palin, 44, is a self-styled hockey mom and political reformer who has been governor [...]
Jesus’ great words of woe to the Jewish leaders include careful wisdom to listen shrewdly to the word and witness of the scribes and pharisees who led the synagogues of first century Israelite communities.
Solomon Stoddard, 17th century Congregational minister in Northampton, Massachusetts, and grandfather of the American theologian Jonathan Edwards, preached fervently against lazy, uninformed [...]
From the article: The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention’s executive board passed a resolution during its summer meeting Aug. 12 that expresses its desire to be a part of the solution to an ongoing discussion about the future of Criswell College in Dallas.
A special word of thanks to Jim Richards for his vision…
If you like to travel, or you have an interest in important travels that have shaped the modern world, then you should check out Good magazine’s “most famous trips in history.”
Enjoy.
If you need a Monday morning update of olympic proportion, then click here or here to get your up-to-date medal tabulation.
When Obama stammered and staggered his way through the abortion question in last night’s Saddleback Warren Sessions, he made a claim that abortions numbers remained had not been reduced under the Bush administration. My wife and I looked at one another in surprise and disbelief that such a claim would go unchallenged.
I thought measures taken [...]
Senators Obama and McCain stood up to the collected questions of Pastor Rick Warren tonight. You can access the transcripts here.
Its my birthday today, and I want to use it as an opportunity to let everyone in my life that you are all a part of God’s good work in me. I pray for His richest blessings in your life. May He grant this year to be the greatest year of your life, for His [...]
