On March 18, the murder trial of Pennsylvania late-term abortion "doctor" Kermit Gosnell began. What's been revealed is sickening to anyone with a moral pulse. NBC Philadelphia reported: Stephen Massof (an unlicensed medical school graduate) described how he snipped the spinal cords of babies, calling it, "literally a beheading. It is separating the brain from the body." Massof testified that he saw 100 babies born and then snipped. (He's currently in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in the deaths of two newborns.) … [Read more...] about Murder Trial of PA Abortionist Kermit Gosnell
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Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public Schools
No surprise there. Joe Carter:According to a new study, private religious schools perform better than both public schools and public charter schools. William Jeynes, professor of education at California State University at Long Beach and senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute at Princeton, told the Christian Post that he found religious, mostly Christian, school students were a full year ahead of students who attend public and charter schools.The suspected underlying reasons, however, are quite fascinating. Check it out. … [Read more...] about Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public Schools
Francis Schaeffer: How Shall We Then Live?
Dr. Scaeffer's amazing series of video messages on the rise and decline of Western culture is now available for free on YouTube. I assume this was cleared by the appropriate agencies. Here's the Episode 1, on The Roman Age: Here's Episode 2 on The Middle Ages: … [Read more...] about Francis Schaeffer: How Shall We Then Live?
Virtuous vs. Narcissistic Leadership
Great thoughts from D.C. Innes and Anthony Bradley on the importance of virtue in leaders. Innes is reflecting on themes from Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman and others. I've appreciated other work form Goldman. An excerpt from Innes: The authors contend that central to the success of any leader is his (or her) ability to be emotionally compelling to those under his care: “Great leaders move us.” Your boss will foster a work environment that is emotionally toxic or harmonious, dissonant or resonant. Leaders who have a tin ear to workplace … [Read more...] about Virtuous vs. Narcissistic Leadership
Luke Hancock Praying for Kevin Ware
A touching article by Adam Himmelsbach in USA Today on Luke Hancock praying for Kevin Ware immediately after his horrific injury in University of Louisville's game against Duke: When Louisville forward Luke Hancock saw Kevin Ware lying near the sideline with a shattered right leg, he initially recoiled like his teammates. Some Cardinals were vomiting, others were crying and inconsolable. But then Hancock thought back to last summer, when he suffered a gruesome shoulder injury in a pickup game. He remembered how others were aghast. He remembered how former Louisville guard Andre McGee was … [Read more...] about Luke Hancock Praying for Kevin Ware
You’re an Author, So You Must Be Rich
Let agent Steve Laube disabuse you of such myths. … [Read more...] about You’re an Author, So You Must Be Rich