On January 14, Frank Pastore wrote an open letter to Gov. Mike Huckabee entitled Dear Huck: You’ve Won Our Hearts, Now Win Our Minds Too. Governor Huckabee wrote an outstanding response. On taxes: When I was Governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes 94 times, including the largest broad-based tax cut in the history of my state. I doubled the standard deduction and the child care credit, eliminated the marriage penalty, indexed tax brackets to prevent bracket creep, reduced the capital gains tax for both businesses and individuals, and eliminated the capital gains tax on the sale of a home. I reduced … [Read more...] about Huckabee Defends His Conservative Record
Mark Dever on Prime Time America
Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC and the executive director of 9Marks, will be a guest on Moody Radio's Prime Time America the week of January 21. He will be discussing two of his books, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church and The Gospel and Personal Evangelism. … [Read more...] about Mark Dever on Prime Time America
Mohler on the Rise of Matriarchy
Dr. Albert Mohler expresses concern at a trend I've been following for some time: male under-representation in higher education. In the 1990s, six women graduated college for every five men. Today, the trend is closer to four women for every three men. The concern (in my opinion) is not the abundance of educated women but the disproportionate loss of men along the way. Though not treated in Mohler's essay, I have previously seen data indicating that women tend to outperform their male counterparts in high school and in college--in virtually all subjects. Excerpt (part of a quote from … [Read more...] about Mohler on the Rise of Matriarchy
Pray Like This: Hallowed Be Your Name
John Piper's recent message on Matthew 6:5-18 was very convicting. Piper defined prayer as intentionally conveying a message to God. He addressed what continual communion of God throughout the day looks like. Also: Where or With Whom Should We Pray? --Alone in Your Private Room --With Your Family --In Small Gatherings --In Worship Services --Everywhere Why Should We Pray? --God Tells Us To --To Increase Our Joy --Because It Is a Staggeringly Awesome Privilege --Prayer Glorifies the Father and the Son What Should We Pray? --Hallowed Be Your Name --That God Would Display the Greatness of God … [Read more...] about Pray Like This: Hallowed Be Your Name
What Drives Mitt Romney
Dean Barnett, a staff writer for The Weekly Standard, publishes a brief, insightful column in the NY Times today on why he supports Mitt Romney, and what has gone wrong in his campaign. I feel duty-bound to post it, given what I've said about Romney in the past. I hope I was wrong. Excerpt: Voters perceived the cynicism of a campaign that tried to exploit wedge issues rather than focus on the issues that in truth most interested the candidate. They sensed phoniness. As a consequence, many have grown to feel that Mitt Romney can’t be trusted. This lack of trust is now the dominant and … [Read more...] about What Drives Mitt Romney
Hollywood – Increasingly Open to Pro-Life
Writing for World Magazine, Lynn Vincent reflects upon the shifting mood in Hollywood on abortion with a slew of recent films such as Knocked Up, Bella, Noelle and Juno. Steve McEveety, producer of Braveheart and executive producer of Bella and The Passion of the Christ, is quoted. Excerpt: McEveety is among those working in Hollywood who say a subtle cultural shift, one that also reaches into television, is underway. Some peg the change to ultrasound technology, others to a changing of the guard among filmmakers. But all agree that Hollywood has awakened to this fact: Abortion is not only … [Read more...] about Hollywood – Increasingly Open to Pro-Life