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Free Audio Book
ChristianAudio’s free audio book this month is Calvin’s Calvin: Of Prayer and The Christian Life.
The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace
A good article from WSJ. “Our failure to stand by the one person who continued to stand by us has not gone unnoticed by our enemies. It has shown to the world how disloyal we can be when our president needed loyalty — a shameful display of arrogance and weakness that will haunt this nation long after Mr. Bush has left the White House.”
Borders Concept Store
Here’s a brief article on a rather interesting development in the book retail business.
Evangelical Teens and Pregnancy
The New Yorker looks at this phenomenon and goes looking for answers.
Science in a Post-Bush America
“After eight years of brawls with the Bush administration on issues including climate change, stem cell research and health care, scientists across the country aren’t just hungry for change they can believe in, but science they can trust. ”
Cellphones and Global Poverty
This article from the Times suggests that the cell phone (something I saw in even the poorest homes in Dominican Republic) may be key to ending global poverty.
John Owen Giveaway
This site is giving away a couple of Owen-related titles, including one published in 1810.
The End of Blogs?
An article in Wired suggests that the professional blogger has hastened the end of the blogosphere.
Wapo on Obama Favoritism
The Washington Post basically admits to what we already knew—they leaned heavily towards Obama. Sometimes, I guess, it’s easiest to sin now and ask forgiveness later…
Thirsty Theologian’s Election Thoughts
Thirsty Theologian had some interesting reflections on the election. “When the day comes when people no longer speak of “race” at all, especially as a factor in making choices between individuals, then I will recognize that something important has happened. I, personally, do not think of Obama as a black man. I think of him as an extraordinarily evil man. There’s nothing exciting about that.”
The Love of Money
Here’s a story that illustrates the love of money. It all began when a contractor found a large sum of money inside the wall of a client’s house. It all went downhill from there.
Deal of the Day - Monergism Books
Monergism Books is offering a deal for anyone who buys the calfskin ESV Study Bible. Make sure you have a registered account at the site. Buy the calfskin ESV Study Bible and anything else you want. Enter esvsb in the coupon or promotional code box while checking out. Shipping charges will be removed as long as you’ve selected economy shipping. This shipping discount will apply to your entire order. This applies only to orders to addresses in the USA.
ChristianAudio’s free audio book this month is Calvin’s Calvin: Of Prayer and The Christian Life.
The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace
A good article from WSJ. “Our failure to stand by the one person who continued to stand by us has not gone unnoticed by our enemies. It has shown to the world how disloyal we can be when our president needed loyalty — a shameful display of arrogance and weakness that will haunt this nation long after Mr. Bush has left the White House.”
Borders Concept Store
Here’s a brief article on a rather interesting development in the book retail business.
Evangelical Teens and Pregnancy
The New Yorker looks at this phenomenon and goes looking for answers.
Science in a Post-Bush America
“After eight years of brawls with the Bush administration on issues including climate change, stem cell research and health care, scientists across the country aren’t just hungry for change they can believe in, but science they can trust. ”
Cellphones and Global Poverty
This article from the Times suggests that the cell phone (something I saw in even the poorest homes in Dominican Republic) may be key to ending global poverty.
John Owen Giveaway
This site is giving away a couple of Owen-related titles, including one published in 1810.
The End of Blogs?
An article in Wired suggests that the professional blogger has hastened the end of the blogosphere.
Wapo on Obama Favoritism
The Washington Post basically admits to what we already knew—they leaned heavily towards Obama. Sometimes, I guess, it’s easiest to sin now and ask forgiveness later…
Thirsty Theologian’s Election Thoughts
Thirsty Theologian had some interesting reflections on the election. “When the day comes when people no longer speak of “race” at all, especially as a factor in making choices between individuals, then I will recognize that something important has happened. I, personally, do not think of Obama as a black man. I think of him as an extraordinarily evil man. There’s nothing exciting about that.”
The Love of Money
Here’s a story that illustrates the love of money. It all began when a contractor found a large sum of money inside the wall of a client’s house. It all went downhill from there.
Deal of the Day - Monergism Books
Monergism Books is offering a deal for anyone who buys the calfskin ESV Study Bible. Make sure you have a registered account at the site. Buy the calfskin ESV Study Bible and anything else you want. Enter esvsb in the coupon or promotional code box while checking out. Shipping charges will be removed as long as you’ve selected economy shipping. This shipping discount will apply to your entire order. This applies only to orders to addresses in the USA.
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Comments (5)
More importantly, will the calfskin ESV Study Bible come with a package of veal? If so, sign me up for two.
Had I been a U.S. citizen and voted, I would not have voted for Obama. Still, calling Obama an extraordinarily evil man is not going to help matters. We need to pray for him - and remind ourselves of just how evil we all are, in God’s eyes.
It’s interesting that you post the WSJ deriding Americans for not standing by Pres. Bush and then a few entries later quote the Thirsty Theologian calling Obama an evil man. The irony is not lost. The far-right in the US is just the mirror image of the far-left. The far-right treated Clinton like dog-meat and the far-left has done the same with Bush. The cycle will only repeat itself with Obama unless all believers take a stand and seriously pray for their elected leaders and not wish them harm. Until the white evangelical church gets itself out of the hip pocket of the Republican party and the African-American church gets itself out of the hip-pocket of the Democrat party, the church will continue to be ineffective in speaking truth to power and standing outside and above the fray pointing to the only salvation available thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
In ref to the article “Science in a Post Bush America,” people need to read an alternative viewpoint, for example, the lecture by Michael Crichton at CalTech in 2003 called “Aliens Cause Global Warming.” Crichton was a trained medical doctor who talks about what science is and what it isn’t, and talks about the perils of science by consensus. Crichton’s lecture can be found at http://www.crichton-official.com/speech-alienscauseglobalwarming.html. Note, while his lecture is superb, this comment is in no way an endorsement of any of his writings.
I tend to agree with #3 above (Jamie), as far as the way elections go in the US.
No matter whom we voted for (I for McCain), our tendency is to call for bi-partisan support when our guy wins, but whine when he loses.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the saints transcended such behaviors, modeling that our hope is set fully on the grace to be delivered (1 Pet. 1:13), rather than divided between the King of Kings and elected officials?
If my guy doesn’t win, it’s a marvelous opportunity to demonstrate firm faith in my King, rather than a whiny voice that mirrors the Alec Baldwins of the world.