From Best of the Web Today (WSJ): The real proof that Wright is right about Obama, though, comes from this passage in a New York Times story from April 30, 2007–a year ago yesterday: Mr. Wright, who has long prided himself on criticizing the establishment, said he knew that he may not play well in… Read More »
About six months ago I ordered a commentary of I Kings, by Cogan and Tadmor. One of the series of the Anchor Bible, it’s written by a couple of top scholars but is otherwise a rather ordinary commentary that was published in 2001. I ordered it from Amazon for about $30. Surveying a list of… Read More »
I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve just been trying to stay afloat. Tonight is one night where I’m not outside the house so I have a few minutes and I was just struck by how many good things happened today. 1. I read 1 Thessalonians this morning and saw more new things. I… Read More »
There are many sad aspects to the Virginia Tech massacre that are worthy of comment and prayer. I want to mention but one here. I believe that gun control laws are in part to blame for the tragedy. Yes, you read that right. I know that every “expert” on the TV that I am not… Read More »
Older people have told me that it gets harder to adjust to jet lag as you get older. Now there is science to back that up. The majority of the older mice in the experiment died after 8 weeks of simulated D.C. to Paris flights. If you do much flying, this Washington Post article is worth… Read More »
Three things I’ve come across recently in other blogs seem worth repeating. Each evokes its own emotion, which makes me consider which order is best to list them here. I think I want to end with the serious one, because I hope that you think about that the longest. I’ll start with the funny one because I don’t think it would follow the sad one so well. And the sad isn’t truly, deeply sad, but it’s not happy for one who has devoted his life (so far) to the very opposite notion.
Last year in an average week in Israel, 9 people were killed in road accidents, 1 Israeli was murdered by terrorists, and over 950 babies were killed by abortion. Female soldiers in the army are told that they are allowed three free abortions during their military service. Israel has no cut-off date for late-term abortions… Read More »
I watched Sunday’s interview with Adolph Hitler Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes and I was sick. This stomach-churning was caused not by the Iranian president but by Mike Wallace. There are many old fools out there, but that a large news organization would give this “interview” air time suggests that their priorities are ratings and… Read More »
1. I didn’t really know what to think about Bush’s decision on the port situation. I saw some of the pros and cons. But when I learned that Jimmy Carter was on the same side as Bush, the answer became clear. I’m not sure that I’ve ever known someone so consistently wrong as #39. It’s… Read More »
I’ve mentioned here before the “Hide the Word” CD series which features Scripture verses set to song in a professional way. But the announcement of the new release says this: We’ve all gotten songs stuck in our heads. How much better if the lyrics are pure Scripture? Mark Altrogge‘s new CD, the sixth in his… Read More »