First, I don’t care what your political leanings are, the election of the first African-American president is a wonderful sign that America has moved into a new (and positive) era of race relations. A man who was 3/5’s of a person when the Consitution was written is now the Chief Executive of the nation. If…
Tag: Politics
Great Idea!
If you’re as annoyed by robocalls as I am, check out this map of the annoying things and who’s using them. Twitter Robocall Tracker I’m pretty much at the point where I won’t vote for anyone robocall tells me to vote for!
Jesus – Wrong on Taxes
I’m preaching on Matthew 22:15-22 this week. As I wrote the manuscript I found myself thinking, “You know, the tension of the text would be perfectly illustrated by some faux attack ads.” Here’s the first one. Perhaps I’ll add some ominus music later.
Glad I’m not the only one
This evening I tweeted that I’m reading A Case for Civility of Os Guiness. It really is an excellent book. By the time I got done with a Budget Meeting, and a short workout I found that I was suddenly being followed by the user vigil4civility. I went and briefly checked out their web-site and…
Accosted at the super-market
I really can’t wait until this election cycle is over, I really can’t. I don’t understand why so many Christians are so gung-ho on McCain’s campain – a campaign that has a slogan, “Country First.” Isn’t the fact that Christians didn’t put “country first” the type of thing that used get tossed into the Arena…
Nice Thoughts From a Friend
My good friend Chris has some reflections on the nature of what it really means to be “pro-life.” He’s coming from a Mennonite perspective which I find helpful.
