There are numerous good books on Christian parenting, aimed primarily at young children or even the teen years in particular. But Jim Newheiser and Elyse Fitzpatrick have done the church a great service by writing a book on parenting adult children. This theme is particularly important in our day with the twixter and adultolescence phenomena in full swing. Newheiser and Fitzpatrick give wise, biblical, nuanced counsel on how parents can and should carefully and lovingly release their children, like arrows, as they enter the adult years (Ps. 127:4). While many parents seek an unhealthy degree … [Read more...] about You Never Stop Being A Parent – Jim Newheiser & Elyse Fitzpatrick
Sarah Palin Needs To Call Doug Wilson
If she wishes to run for President, Doug Wilson's advice to Sarah Palin is spot-on: 1. Learning to brush aside tawdry and otherwise inappropriate media-driven topics with classy or witty one-liners. 2. Ditch the reinvention of feminism thing. It's an overreach. 3. Learn to not sound ignorant in instances where she is ignorant. Better to be silent than sound vapid. That said, I do not think Palin should run. She would get clobbered in the primaries. She would be far more effective in the role of king (and queen) maker, tapping candidates from her Facebook account, boosting their campaigns … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin Needs To Call Doug Wilson
Don’t Waste Your Life Sentence
The Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, LA is home to about 5000 inmates. Not only is it our nation's largest prison, it has historically been one of the most brutal and violent. With 90% of its men slated to die within its confines, and without the possibility of parole, hopelessness ran high, as did murder and suicide. But that was before Warden Burl Cain was installed. Cain has brought the gospel of Jesus Christ and its hope to the inmates, and violence has sharply decreased. As John Piper describes: There is a local extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in the prison … [Read more...] about Don’t Waste Your Life Sentence
Star Wars Subway Car
Reenactment of a classic scene from Star Wars episode IV: HT: Al Hsu … [Read more...] about Star Wars Subway Car
Karl Rove’s Biggest Mistake in the White House
In today's WSJ, Karl Rove describes what he views as his biggest mistake: Failing to refute charges that President Bush lied about WMD to lead the country into the Iraq War. Rove writes: At the time, we in the Bush White House discussed responding [to the charge that Bush lied] but decided not to relitigate the past. That was wrong and my mistake: I should have insisted to the president that this was a dagger aimed at his administration's heart. What Democrats started seven years ago left us less united as a nation to confront foreign challenges and overcome America's enemies. We know … [Read more...] about Karl Rove’s Biggest Mistake in the White House
Manute Bol, 1962-2010
Mindy Belz of World Magazine has a good summary of how Manute Bol, a Christian from South Sudan, lived and died for his country. An excerpt:...Bol himself had 250 members of his own extended family killed at the hands of Khartoum's Islamic government during the war. (His father named him Manute, meaning "special blessing."). Remarkable also for a 7-foot-7 NBA star drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1985 and later traded to the Golden State Warriors, 76ers, and Miami Heat. He played 10 seasons as the tallest center in the NBA, earning an estimated $6 million that most who know him say was … [Read more...] about Manute Bol, 1962-2010