Michael Card’s new album is about lamentations and sorrow: Lament is a thread that moves through the Bible, especially the Psalms. They’re honest, and I think that honesty is a big thing missing in the church today, especially in light of events like Katrina and the tsunami. I’d been looking at those passages and trying…

Don’t have the time to read the Iraq Study Group report? Too busy actually living your life to be worried about what a group of former bureaucrats, who never went to key locations in Iraq, think? But how can you criticize it if you haven’t read it? Why not download it so you can listen…

We have lost the war according to Frank Rich: Taking it all the way, this time, Rich writes: “The actual reality is that we have lost in Iraq.” “The Iraq-Vietnam parallels at this juncture are striking,” Rich explains, in an op-ed he has titled: “THE SUNSHINE BOYS CAN’T SAVE IRAQ.” Rich declares: “As bad as…

Updated to add: Hey, Christians who are popping in from various links to this post, help a sister (actually sisters) out by voting for this blog before you leave. Click on the icon and vote for us. We are getting seriously trounced and would appreciate your help. I’ve updated the post on the spoof of…

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