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In a recent article in the L.A. Times Charlotte Allen takes on "superstar atheists." I can't stand atheists -- but it's not because they don't believe in God. It's because they're crashing bores. Other people, most recently the British cultural critic Terry Eagleton in his new book, "Faith, Reason...

As the Life—So the Fruit For if these thing be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:8) "If we desire to glorify our Lord by fruitfulness, we must have certain things within us; for nothing can come out...

The red ribbon is SO 90's! Now the white knot is where it's at for the savvy, sensitive, non-neanderthal type. According to WhiteKnot.org : “The White Knot is the symbol for marriage equality. Wear it every day to show your support and to create conversation. Use it to tell someone today that equal...

"There is...a curious connection between the doctrine of creation out of nothing and the professional life of Richard Dawkins. Without God, Dawkins would be out of a job. it is thus particularly churlish of him to call the existence of his employer into question." - Terry Eagleton from Reason,...

Scott Clark at Heidelblog has a link to a fascinating study done at Kansas State University. Researchers at Kansas State University have created a map of the prevalence of the Seven Deadly Sins (envy, gluttony, greed, lust, pride, sloth, and wrath) across the USA through statistical analysis (HT:...

I have been looking forward to the release of Martin Downes' latest Risking The Truth: Handling Error in The Church . Here's the publisher's info: A collection of interviews on handling truth and error in the church. Contributors reflect on this issue in relation to the minister's own life, pulpit...

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1155201977 From Sam Youngman at The Hill : Even as he conceded there is still much hard work to do, President Obama was in a boastful mood Wednesday night, telling a star-studded crowd at a fundraising dinner that he "would put these first four...

Robert George of Princeton University recently debated Douglas Kmiec, a pro-life supporter of President Obama. Public Discource , one of my favorite sites, reproduced Professor George's opening statement: Professor Kmiec and I share common ground in the belief that every member of the human family—...

"A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out." - Isaiah 42:3 We all know what it is like to feel like a bruised reed and a smouldering wick. They are both images of weakness. Relationships, work, loss, and pain can all sap our strength and rob us of joy. It is in...