Yesterday I wrote about McCain’s stepping back from fear-mongering (where he should have never gone in the first place). Let’s be clear, though, there’s quite a number of Obama supporters who are equally as vile. A friend of mine told me about the protest people were planning at the Republican fund-raiser in Philly yesterday. It…
Tag: Politics
Losing Sight of Jesus
Never light a fire in a field of dry brush and think you can control it. Pastors to this all to often in Churches as they try to wrestle congregations to their will. They find the dividing lines in the churches they serve, pick a side, and whip up their supporters into a consuming frenzy. …
Debate Two Has a Clear Winner
The second presidential debate is over, and I’m happy to say that it had a clear winner – Tom Brokaw! He spent a good portion of the evening point out that the candidates weren’t following the ridiculous rules their campaigns set up for the evening. I hope the candidates were embarrassed enough to tell their…
Thought of the day
During my sermon prep I came up with a good illustration as to why Jesus wasn’t/isn’t a revolutionary (at least in the traditional sense). I said, “Jesus isn’t about replacing one version of human with a slightly better one,” where upon I displayed M$ Windows boxes from 3.1 through Vista and continued, “As though all…
The Debate to Nowhere
I watched a good portion of the “debate” last night. Â In order to keep my attention I decided to tweet it (I’ll add my twitter feed to my blog roll today). Â I have to say, I was unimpressed. Â For the first 20 minutes or so it seemed like both candidates were doing nothing more than…
Sigh
I like Michael Moore not at all. I don’t appreciate his rhetoric, I don’t think it’s helpful. The other day, with Gustav about to plow into the Gulf Coast on the day where the Republican National Convention opened, Michael Moore claimed it’s arrival was, “Proof that there is a God in Heaven.” Frankly, that just…
