Archive for January, 2009

When In Conflict with Science or Married to Politics

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In Praise of the Mac

I was reading over the news before heading to bed and noticed that today, January 24, was the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh Computer.  I had to comment.
I bought my first Mac in 1986.  It was a one year old, used, Mac 512.  I stayed up all night learning how the machine worked.  I had [...]

When Talking About Other Religions

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Dolphus Weary on President Obama’s Election

This last weekend Rev. Dr. Dolphus Weary spoke at a special event at Church of the Resurrection.  Weary heads up Mission Mississippi – an organization focused on  racial reconcilliation in his home state.  I asked Weary, an evangelical Baptist pastor, what Barack Obama’s election meant to him.  He said he wept as he went to [...]

When Bad Things Happen

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Thoughts on the Gaza Strip

Like me you’ve no doubt been following the current hostilities between Israel and Hamas.  How much do you know about the situation?  I’d like to offer a few bits of information as you seek to make sense of what’s happening there.
First, a bit of history:  In ancient biblical times the Gaza Strip was known as [...]

When Christians Are UnChristian

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