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…imagine what that kind of money could do in Africa. And see what Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life is doing by asking that question: Race Against Time. Here is the basic pitch: Around the world people are running a desperate race – a life-or-death race against time. They’re racing to stop the…

A movie this afternoon in an attempt to forget about politics and see if I could find Jesus in Stranger than Fiction, the new Will Ferrell movie. First, the obvious: afternoon movies? Fantastic. Empty theaters (or at least mine was), no lines, choice seats, and the frightening justification that being there was part of my…

Well, Rudy Giuliani’s hat is now in the 2008 presidential ring (cage?). Quick thoughts: – Terrorists couldn’t bring him to his knees, but the Republican primary probably will. – Former Bob Dole spokesman Nelson Warfield had the best quote: “Rudy Giuliani is going to need to do a lot of exploring to find enough conservative…

Go to Andrew Sullivan’s blog for a remarkable discussion on his book that is really a discussion about the nature of conservatism.

The Christian Science Monitor will publish a very nice review of my book in tomorrow’s edition. I appreciate it because the reviewer says something I have been trying to say: Shortly before the recent election, David Kuo’s book captured the headlines along with other startling exposés relating to the Republican party and evangelical Christianity…. Yet…

So Elton John wants all religion banned. Why? Because it inspires so much intolerance and hatred for gay men and women. Hmmm. In his attempt to fight for tolerance he is intolerant of the billions of people who find meaning from God. Isn’t that exactly the kind of bigotry he opposes? The problem with Sir…

The Assemblies of God, a Pentacostal denomination, has undertaken a huge Times Square ad campaign using the massive jumbotron screens to flash positive messages — “God gives hope” — for the next two weeks. They have also launched a simple website to go along with the campaign. There isn’t anything terribly flashy (no pun intended)…

Former Family Research Council head Ken Connor writes this about the past election: …it is clear that Christian conservative leaders contributed to the Republican defeat, and in the process they’ve lost credibility. When Tom DeLay’s excesses were exposed, Christian political groups closed ranks to support him. When congressional Republicans put on their phony legislative parade,…

I don’t know what had me thinking about this poem but I was thinking about it. Just simple and bemusing and funny and poignant. The Late Passenger The sky was low, the sounding rain was falling dense and dark,And Noah’s sons were standing at the window of the Ark. The beasts were in, but Japhet…

Prison Fellowship founder Chuck Colson has written an interesting piece called “A pounding at the polls.” In it he says this: “My hope and prayer is that conservatives in America will do some serious, sober soul-searching. We need to get our own act together before we can preach to others, or before we deserve to…
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