Opinion
Super Ball vs. Super Bowl
It has happened so often that it’s practically part of the ecclesiastical calendar.
Each January, the pastors of churches (and at times the leaders of some non-church organizations) receive menacing letters from the lawyers representing the National Football League.
“You can not have a ‘Super Bowl’ Party,” says the letter.
'The Housing Boom & Bust' book review
Preface to a book Report on The Housing Boom and Bust by Dr. Thomas Sowell
Bio of Thomas Sowell author of The Housing Boom and Bust
Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author. A National Humanities Medal winner, he advocates laissez-faire economics and writes from a libertarian perspective.
Why to build the Keystone Pipeline NOW
To the Editor,
On November 30, Senate Republicans introduced legislation aimed at forcing the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days, unless the president declares the project is not in the national interest. As I understand it, the President bounced the deal back to the State Department for further review, which basically defers the decision until after the November election.
Pastor's Blog - RECKLESS GRACE
An interpretation of the Story of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-24
It's dusk. The front porch light is on, just as it has been 24/7 for months and months. A worried father sits on the porch and gazes hopefully down the long gravel drive to the county black top.
He remembers the broken curfews, the wrecked cars, the nights the boy came home smelling of beer and pot, and the fights. A good bad day
May the worst of your days begin with tangled cords.
I had a bad day on Thursday. Or, in this era when my job as a journalist is the most fun it's ever been, it does not at all deserve to be called a Bad Day; it's only a day with a few inconveniences.
I tried to make phone call this morning, to follow up on a local connection to a story I had seen on the national news the night before.
Pastor's Blog - 'Waiting'
Luke 2:22-40
Greg Brown has a song called "Waiting." Everybody's waiting for something: the county fair; the return of a friend; a bus to take them to someplace better; a new job; a personal epiphany or spiritual enlightenment. Everybody's waiting for something.
When we wait, we have three options. Why America usually succeeds, even when Presidents disappoint
Maybe we expect too much from our politicians.
Maybe we never were supposed to like our political leaders, even the ones we vote for.
I am as angry about the negative campaign of 2012 as anyone.
You are, too, it seems.
Imagine how we would respond to the following campaign words:
“If our opponent is elected, “there is scarcely a possibility that we shall escape a Civil War.
Pastor's Blog - Samuel, Nathaniel, and the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 2011, unanimously decided in favor of Hosannah-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church, a congregation in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, in a suit brought against the congregation over the firing of a teacher in its parochial school. The suit was brought by the teacher under the Americans with Disabilities Act and was supported by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
My midlife crisis: Going for the shiny new things
I'm one of those practical gals.
I grew up in a family where we didn't learn how to splurge, and don't even ASK for the shiny new things.
Then I grew up, got married, had our 6 children and well, the pattern continues.
The older I get, I notice that my attitude about what I have and what I want is slowly changing.
My sister had a Camero Berlinetta as her first car.
The law to end all pathetically-named laws
The latest congressional circus involving the laws to regulate Internet piracy is just one more reminder of how out-of-touch Congress has become.
But there's a very simple solution.
The two bills under consideration, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PROTECT-IP (To prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property) are examples of how silly the lawmaking process has become.