The United States has had many National Days of Prayer over the years. James Buchanan called for one in 1861 when southern states started pulling out of the Union. Since the 1950s these Days of Prayer have been celebrated pretty regularly. During the George W. Bush administration, the White House had a ceremony to mark […]
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One thing that some supporters of Barack Obama like about the new President is his “post-partisan” appeal. They praise President Obama for not being a typical politician—conservative or liberal—all the way down the line. We could call him a maverick, but that political nickname has already been claimed. The President’s ability to nod to the
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I read an interesting article online in the Washington Post. The writer was mad that President-elect Obama had invited his friend, megachurch pastor Rick Warren, to offer the invocation at the inauguration. The problem? Warren, a pastor who has mixed cutting edge church growth techniques with traditional Christian theology, is opposed to gay marriage. Interestingly,
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George W. Bush was interviewed recently and said some things about his faith that have generated a bit of a buzz. Some of the fuss, I’ll be honest with you, I just don’t understand. For example, he said he believed that God created the universe but he also believed in evolution. Generally speaking, you have
Actually, I love books, so this week I’m going to write about three of them that have interested me lately. I recently was given a book I’d never heard of by an author I’d never heard of. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan, a California pastor, is creating quite a buzz.
