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The Corinthian Connection
First Corinthians was referenced in at least two instances today. First, President Obama referenced it directly when he said, “We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has...
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Grace in territory held largely by the devil
This week at Salon.com, Allen Barra has published a review of a new biography of Flannery O’Connor. My first encounter with O’Connor was as a freshman English major in college, when I read “A Good Man...
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A New Birth of Outrage
“Where’s the outrage?” the virtuous and moral Bill Bennett famously asked in his 1999 book, The Death of Outrage. Well, outrage is back, but I don’t think it’s what Mr. Bennett had in mind when he...
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The Women of Iran
Neda Agha Soltan 1982-2009 Neda Agha Soltan, an Iranian student, was attending a protest in Tehran today when she was shot in the chest by a Basij militiaman. Her death was captured in a shocking...
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Stewardship
And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving...
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Who speaks for earth?
On this day in 1996 we lost Carl Sagan. Dr. Sagan was one of those rare scientists who could explain difficult scientific concepts to non-scientists in a compelling and understandable way without...
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Mario Cuomo Addresses an American President
My blog post of January 18, 2009 may have identified the high point of the Obama administration: his inauguration. I’m fifty-one years old, so I should be immune to disillusionment, but the social...
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