Archive for November, 2008
God’s Protective Hand
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008As my wife drove south on Highway 65 south of Springfield on a recent Friday afternoon weekend getaway, the left rear tire blew out. (Patty typically drives while I read books.)
Immediately we gave thanks to God, not because I had to change a flat as two lanes of traffic whizzed by at 65 miles per […]
The Value of Apologizing
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Hundreds of Episcopalians gathered in Philadelphia last month for a two-day solemn observance to apologize publicly for the denomination’s role in the institution of transatlantic slavery.
While on the surface this may seem nonsensical — a group of people not directly involved in the sinful behavior apologize generations after the fact — on a deeper level […]
Court Says Prayer Is OK
Thursday, November 6th, 2008A federal appeals court made a sensible decision last week to allow ministers in Cobb Co, Ga., to continue opening county commission meetings with specifically Christian prayers.
The commission invites local clergy to deliver an invocation before meetings. Unsurprisingly, most of the pastors in suburban Atlanta like to pray in Jesus’ name.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued, […]
Christmas in Branson
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008It may be 75 degrees outside and more than three weeks before Thanksgiving, but it’s Christmas in Branson, Mo. Shows in the musical entertainment capital switch to the season the first Saturday in November, and this year that happened on Nov. 1.
Saturday night I went to see the opening show of the Lennon Sisters and […]