J Walking

I just discovered a brilliant oped – unfortunately I am a little more than five years late. In January 2002, former Bush (the first) and Reagan (the only) aide, James Pinkerton wrote a piece criticizing George W. Bush after his “axis of evil” speech. Critiquing Bush at that time of 90% approval ratings wasn’t all…

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From my friend Pia who sent along Awe and watched the GodTube video. There is something that links the two videos you posted – vulnerability redeemed. Maybe it is this that makes our breath catch in our throat–seeing the manifestation of what we long for in the deepest parts of our being? Somehow the truth…

My fiendish older daughters showed this to me last night. I’m such a sucker for things like this. They knew that. I’ll have to ground them later. Right now I have to play some more. Helicopter Game

Ever hear of “no impact man”? Short, short, short version – he and his family live in NYC and aren’t using electricity or any other modern convenience. He has a blog. Today he had this to say and it was very striking: Isn’t that strange? You click off family’s electricity and make them go to…

Quite a lot has been made of last weekend’s “Values Voter Summit”. It was the largest DC gathering of Christian conservatives since the late 90s. All the major Republican presidential candidates attended. The media was all over it. Many are saying it is the return of the religious right. Not so fast. While the VVS…

We are actively deceiving our two-year-old daughter and my guilt is getting the best of me. The area of deception centers around food – specifically on “ice cream.” Last night I heard her saying “green ice cream, I want green ice cream for dinner.” Imagine my surprise when I heard her say, with glee, “green…

3.2 million hits, 2700 comments:…Jesus’ story will be told and retold and retold in every form for every age to come.

More than anything anyone has written or said in recent memory, here is proof of God. No accident can explain this wonder or this beauty.

Are Democrats, buoyed by President Bush’s historically low approval ratings, counting their votes before they are cast? There is increasing evidence they might be: Some Republicans also drew confidence from Saturday’s election of Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal as governor of Louisiana. The incumbent Democratic governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, still blamed for post-Hurricane Katrina incompetence,…

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