Sitemap - 2006 - Mark Daniels

Glen VanderKloot: Ending Strong, Starting Right

Start Out the New Year...

A Sampling of 2006 Posts at Better Living

'Dinner for One'

Another Good Post on Ford...

More Reflections on Gerald Ford

Is Wind Energy One Way to Freedom from Oil-Dependence?

Three Egyptian Deaths...

In the mail from Amazon...

Gerald Ford: Our Insurance Policy

I Plan to Be Blogging Again on December 30

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts, the Whole Series

"You got soul!"

Why No Christmas Eve Message from Daniels?

Glen VanderKloot: Christmas Expectations, Christmas Realities

I Feel Good

I Love Christmas Eve!

What's Different About Being a Christian?

Okay, Explain This to Me

Take a Christmas Tour with Jafabrit

I didn't realize it...

Of Gifts, Parenting, and How to Let Go

Somehow, This Fits with Las Vegas

Christmas Encounters

Great Reflections on Christmas

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 21)

"Let My Pride Fall Down"

Let Keith Ellison Take the Oath of Office on the Koran

"The Night Before Christmas"

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 20)

Preacher's True Confession

Robert Gates: Surge Protector?

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 19)

First Pass at This Sunday Morning's Bible Lesson: Luke 1:39-55

John Wesley

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 18)

Follow-Up on That Opening Prayer at the House

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 17)

With Whom Would You Rather Hang Out?

Praying at the State House of Representatives Tomorrow

What Do You Get...

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 16)

'The Nativity Story'

A Changed Life

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 15)

Think That Government Should Enable Gambling Addictions?

First and Only Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Luke 3:7-18

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 14)

I'm Dreaming...

American Sphinx

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 13)

First Quarter, 2007 Bible Lessons and Themes

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 12)

My Brother is a Funny Fellow

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 11)

Are You Setting Goals for 2007 or Beyond?

Favorite Christmas Music

Funniest Question of the Day...

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 10)

'Christmas Encounters'

"This is not a welcoming and caring place"

A Slice of Life Over Cocoa

No Reaction to ISG in These Quarters: What Does That Mean?

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 9)

Jafabrit says...

Helping Wounded Veterans and The Families of Those Killed in Action

Ora et Labora

Getting Prepared

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 8)

My Ten Favorite Christmas Books

One More from Epcot

Will Troy Smith Win the Heisman?

Pearl Harbor Anniversary Leads Meckler to Discuss Combatants' Uses of Classical Antiquity

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 7)

Guess Who

Your Contributions Would Be Appreciated

Putting Your Christmas Card List to Good Use...

The Marine Wore Red

"Some national estimates show that illegal work accounts for as much as 17 percent of the national GDP."

"Were You Ever in Devo?"

"Goosebumpy"

Before Seeing 'The American Adventure'

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 6)

Alex Jordan wrestling...

I still...

A First, Transitional Distance

Who is Tolerant?

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 5)

Has Jimmy Carter Written Too Many Books?

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 4)

Back from WDW and Tons o' Fun!

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 3)

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 2)

Who is the UK's 'Living Icon'?

Living in the Kingdom of Hope

Opening Your Spiritual Gifts (Day 1)

Benny and the Jet

Two Great Writers...

Sublime. And Informative.

What kind of person sees an unknown number on their caller ID and calls it back to ask, "Did someone at this number call me?"

Why Would I Want to Force Keith Ellison to Use the Bible When He Takes the Oath of Office in January?

Is Belief in God Bad for the World?

Is There a Frist in Our Future?

BasketBucks Performance Bodes Well for Remainder of Season

Ramblings from Ron

Rocky Cashes in on Christ

Why Fighting 'Thin is in' is a Spiritual Matter

'Just Say No to Skinny Women'

So You Think Slavery is a Thing of the Past?

'My Favorite Bible Stories': Links to the First Six Installments

My Favorite Bible Stories, Part 6 (Foreigners Allowed 2)

Tuesday November 28, 2006

Narrator Lowell Almen is far from scintillating...

I Admit It: I Sought a Favor from Sherrod Brown

Living with Christ our King!

A Preview: Opening Your Spiritual Gifts

Coming This Advent: Opening Your Spiritual Gifts

Remembrances of Thanksgiving Past

Making Contact: Come, Lord Jesus

Anita O'Day, 1919-2006

The Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama Bin Laden, and Tony Hendra

Has the Eleventh Commandment Been Violated Already?

Everything Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Inspiration from Glen VanderKloot

Thursday November 23, 2006

An Excellent History of Thanksgiving...

A Great Thanksgiving Post...

A Thanksgiving Confession of Faith

Thanksgiving Eve: How to Overcome Worry

Richards' Racially-Charged Rage

"Who will see? Who will do something?"

More Egyptian Bloggers Arrested

First Pass at This Week's Bible Lessons

"Drama is life with the boring bits left out"

The Further Adventures of Moe and Joe: Consecration Sunday?

Consecrated to God

ONE WIN AWAY!

Big Weekend, Prayers Sought

Saturday November 18, 2006

A Birthday of Symmetry...and a Big Wish!

A Very Sad and Ironic Turn of Events

They're Taking Nominations...

Was Jesus Bragging...

Making Contact: God's Mysterious Ways

McCain Forms Exploratory Committee

Art Doesn't Always Have to Be 'About' Something

Making Contact: How to Limit God

On Simpson's Book and Special

What I Wish One Cro-Magnon (and the Frightened Woman with the Shopping Cart) Knew

What Lloyd Carr Sees in His Nightmares

Larry Arnstein Breaks the Pledge

The Fiction of 'Restoration'...and the need for the real thing...in the Haggard Case

To Prepare for This Coming Saturday's Game Between Ohio State...

"I also think we should ban all political advertising."

Brooks' Brilliant Assessment of What the Midterms Tell Us

Why Did Feingold Back Out of a Presidential Run?

Putting God First

"Grace," Mormonism, and Mitt Romney

The Drive to the Other National Championship Has Begun

Althouse Subjects Herself to Blogotherapy

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Mark 12:38-44

Who Will Be TIME'S Person of the Year?

Is it room service's fault...

Has the Real Bush Been Liberated by Midterm Defeat?

"IT IS SLOW DEATH TO BE GLOOMY ALL THE TIME"

The Decider Decides Rumsfeld Must Go

A Book Worthy of a Place in Your Library...and a Great Gift Idea!

This Spin Has Me Spinning

Some Implications of Election Results in Ohio (5:34 AM, the day after the election)

And History is About to Be Made

Dems Control House 231-204, According to MSNBC

Election Night Update, 10:46 PM

Meanwhile, Back Here in the 2nd. Ohio Congressional District (10:37 PM)

Election 2006 More (10:35 PM, election night)

Implications of 2006 Elections (as of 9:41 P.M., election night)

Implications of 2006 Elections (as of 9:36 P.M., election night)

Implications of 2006 Elections (as of 9:27 PM, election night)

Election Night Posting Will Have to Wait

Thanks...

'Clothes Makes the Person'

Belatedly, I Present Great Thoughts on Luther and Reformation Day

2006 Campaign Spending Tops $2-Billion

The Gift of Being

Fourth Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 11:32-44

Thankful? Pick a Cause and Serve

On Haggard and Recovery in the Hospital for Hypocrites

Continuing the Visual Arts Theme of the Day...

More Images from the CIVA Gallery

Check Out the 'Christians in the Visual Arts' Site

Early Voting a Good Experience

The Battle for Turkey's Future

What is a Saint?

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 11:32-44

Who's Running for President?

Another Homage to Fall Back Day

Is Mormonism a Cult? Can Mitt Romney Be Elected President?

Futbol with the Philosophers

Ten Days Later, This Seems Even More Appropriate

Nora Ephron Writes About Falling Back to Standard Time

Interesting Debate Between Greg Boyd and Jim Wallis on Christian Political Involvement

The Drive to the National Championship...

Third Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 8:31-36

Blessings to My GodBlogCon Colleagues!

It's Never Too Late to Renew Your Dreams

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 8:31-36

"I'll win the Tour de France before Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination."

I Was Wrong

"Impressions of Oaxaca"

"Toward a Greener Theology"

Why We Call This Coming Sunday, 'Reformation Sunday'

"Just the image of a Hungarian student demonstrator, armed...with rocks...symbolized...heroism..."

Marty Daniels at the Pumpkin Festival

The Genocide in Darfur...

Suffering and Success

So, What's a Priest? (from the Adventures of Moe and Joe)

What Makes a Priest a Priest? (Part 3: Stewards of the Mysteries of God)

"If free speech is against the law, then arrest me."

Harry Shearer and I Have a Little Tussle

Take the FP Quiz

On the road to the national championship...

Where to Go to Find More Bible Stories (and help with understanding them)

"How to Stay in Love"

"It's not about the argument, it is about how controversially one can word one's message."

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Hebrews 5:1-10

Saint Louis Gets Into World Series with Seventh Game Win Over Mets

My Favorite Bible Stories, Part 5 (Foreigners Allowed)

“Europe has tacitly accepted that from now on the freedom of satire is valid for everything but Islam.”

Election 2006: God Help Us!

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Hebrews 5:1-10

Suffering: Indispensable Component of True Success

"I could no longer nod my head to the misogyny or keep time to the vapid materialism of another rap song."

What is Christian Art?

What Must I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?

Good!

Is This a Counter-Counter Reformation? Or Un-Vatican 2?

It's Dumb Enough That People Are Hung Up on "Looks"

Whatever it means...

No game can be taken for granted, but...

Is God Green?

More on the Warner Withdrawal and Say Hello to Bayh

Don't Give Hugo a T-Shirt

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Mark 10:17-31

This Truly Shocks Me

I Have No Idea What This Means

Is it Simply 'Stay the Course' v. 'Withdraw Now'?

How Can the Amish Forgive?

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Mark 10:17-31

"When I Look at the Stars...": Four Marks of a Good Steward

On the Bravery of the Martyred Amish Girls

My Favorite Bible Stories, Part 4 (Hannah)

"How to Not Raise a Spoiled Rotten Brat"

Are You Like Me?

Schroeder on Leadership

Pajamas Media Interview with Joe Lieberman

Exfoleyating the House

Thanks, Reds!

My Favorite Bible Stories, Part 3 (The Hebrew Midwives)

"My name is Jesus and I approve this message"

The Power to Be the Church! (A Message by My Colleague, Glen VanderKloot)

Putting Our Faith in Action

I feel so out of it...

"Churches, Elections, and the IRS"

My Favorite Bible Stories, Part 2 (David and the Well at Bethlehem)

NIE Report is Declassified

Questioning NIE's Assessment That Iraq War Has Increased Terror Threat to US...

My Favorite Bible Stories, Part 1

How Did Trevor Hoffman Sneak Up on Us?

Words I Hate

On That NIE Assessment

Intriguing Take on How US Should Handle Iran

Genuine Wisdom

About Those Indonesian Riots

All the King's Men

Americans More United Than Often Thought

Lehardy on Benedict's Lecture...and a Few Additional Thoughts

Saturday September 23, 2006

Thinking About 'Victimhood'

Working on a Book Proposal

Third Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

In Contest Between Democracy and Autocracy, So Far It's Not a Thai

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 3:13-4:3a, 7-8a

Will Radical Islam Dare to Mix It Up in the Peaceful Marketplace of Ideas?

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 34

"That'll show them for calling us violent."

'Free as a Bird'

Keeping Feathers from Being Scattered to the Wind

Sippican Quotes Me

Game #3 in Drive to National Championship is Today!

Listening to Dylan and Orbison Tonight

Inter-Gender Communications

Christian Faith: The Basics...Links to The Series So Far

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 33

What We Learn About 'Character Issues' from Pass Being Given Schwarzenegger

Thursday September 14, 2006

I'll Take the Jaded Mainstream Media Any Day

The Chafee Win and Partisan Purity

Maxwell Smart Would Love It

OSU Should Win on Saturday...But Complacency Must Be Avoided!

Wednesday September 13, 2006

Which Path Will You Choose?

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 3:1-12

Talking with Children About 9/11

No Favorites!

Should 9/11 Be Celebrated as 'Patriots Day'?

Despite the facts...

The Ship Can Still Be Righted!

Invincible

Are You Worried About 'Elektrosmog'?

What Happens When the PC Police Are the Actual Police?

How Much Does a Vacuum Cleaner Need to Pull? How Much a Toilet Need to Flush?

Musings on Blair, Lame Duckdom, What Happens Next, and the Politics of Triangulation

Big Ministry Sues Little Christian Blogger...Maybe

The Key to Coping with Tragedy

Ohio Gubernatorial Debate Was Civil, Somewhat Informative

"Hands off that second cookie, Jimmy! Think of the bulging Armenians!"

Lessons Learned on the Streets of Cleveland (Column Version)

Lessons Learned on the Streets of Cleveland

Some Thoughts on Steve Irwin's Death

The Dylan Exhibition

The Perfect Labor Day Getaway!

More Than Just Words

The drive to the national championship begins today...

Saturday September 02, 2006

Another Unanswerable What If?: Would JFK Have Won in 1964

From the Better Living Vault: Leadership Lessons

"How Do You Feel About a Woman President?"

Third Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 1:17-27

Throwing the Cat Among the Pigeons

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 1:17-27

Wednesday August 30, 2006

Why Doesn't God Do Something About Our Suffering? He Already Has!

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: James 1:17-27

The Hope of Heaven Gives Us the Power to Live Fully Today

Sad News Must Be Met with Holy Resolve

Talk of McCain 'Makeover' Silly

It's Normal to Ask, "Why?"

Standing Against Our Greatest Enemy

Glenna Salsbury on God's Mercy

Randy Stonehill: Can Hell Burn Hot Enough

Is Biden's Partitioning Proposal a Plan for Peace in Iraq?

"My very eager mom just served us nothing"

Pray for Marcus' Return

Thursday August 24, 2006

"I know music. I hear it every single day."

Dylan Dismisses Modern Records with 'Sound All Over Them'

"God is faithful in all the moments, no matter how big, or small, or seemingly insignificant"

Second Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Ephesians 6:10-20

John Schroeder with Interesting Take on 'The Nature of Blogging'

Take It Easy

I am Pumped!

Lotsa Stuff on Ephesians

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Ephesians 6:10-20

What My Beloved SAS Shoes Look Like

What a Crocs!: A Social History

Just Read What Juan Williams Has to Say

Murkowski Loss on Tuesday Would Certify This Year's Key Election Trend

How to Use a Life

Why is Geriatric 1927 So Popular?

Metro Cincinnati Mourns Bishop Thompson

An Elder Preacher's Passionate Message Leads Me to Ask, "What If...?"

If You're Not Reading 'Another Think' Every Day...

There's Nothing Wrong with Being the Church

Third Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Ephesians 5:15-20

I Rail Against the Church Doing Politics...Again

An Amazing Story

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 32

One Tragic Result of the Sin of Anti-Semitism

Trusting God by Trusting the Church and Finding and Using Your Gifts

Lebanon: Now What?

Can Kinky Friedman Be Elected Governor of Texas?

I Think It's Official: I'm a Curmudgeon

Monday August 14, 2006

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 31

'Natural Moderns': A Great Exhibition to See If You're in Cincinnati

Living the New Life

I Love These Pictures

The Lebanese War Subjected to an Armchair Historian's Analysis

I'm Thankful...

Friday August 11, 2006

Friday August 11, 2006

The Ziggurat at Ur

"What pitiable creatures we have become"

Happy Anniversary, Jan!

OK Go-Here It Goes Again

Follow Up on 'So, What Are We Going to Do About It?'

Did the Writer Take a Vacation?

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 30

Bay's Intriguing Thought

The Clarett Tragedy Continues

Links to 'Christian Faith: The Basics' So Far

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 29

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Ephesians 4:25-5:2

Goose-Stepping Has Always Looked Silly to Me...

"We're squeezed between Karbala and Masada."

"I don't know who is right and who is wrong," she said. "All I know and hope and wish and pray for is that there is a cease-fire and peace."

"I want the keyboard!" "You can't handle the keyboard!"

Has the Democratic Party 'Jumped the Shark'?

So What Are We Going to Do About It?

In Spite of Loss...Reds Are Still in This Thing!

Growing Up...Together

I Loved This Movie

So, what do you think of the art of Chuck Close?

Interesting Discussion of Lebanese War

Delight!

These Folks Need to Get a Grip

It Figures

When Presidents Theologize

Don't Bemoan Your Weak Faith

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 28

Is Partitioning Iraq Antidote to Violence There?

Marriage Lessons

TODAY IS OUR ANNIVERSARY!

Blair Foresees 'Cold War'

Hunger Striking?

Mel Gibson's Apology

The End of a Film Career

I'm Still Praying...

A Cautionary Tale for Christians

Abundance Beyond Imagining

Middle East Peace? Sure! But How to Deal with Inelasticity?

How You Can Leave a Comment on This Blog

Althouse Presents Stunning Pictures

Have You Checked Out 'RedBlueChristian.com' Yet?

It's a Well-Written Post...

Matt Jones Has Some Awesome Pics of the Most Recent Space Shuttle Lift-Off

What Should Christians Do in Response to the Current World Crises?

Meanwhile, To Understand the Anger Felt By Some Westernized Arabs Over the War in Lebanon...

Big Pharaoh and Dawisha Both Disdain Arab Street's Celebration of Nasrallah

There's Larry Flynt and Hugh Hefner

How Can Small Communities, Formerly One-Company Towns, Thrive After the Company Has Gone?

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 27

Interesting People Ask Questions

The Gulf Between Classic Conservatives and the Neocon/Religious Right is Widening

Putting 'Christian Faith: The Basics' on Ice for Now

I'm still praying...

A Brief Reflection on the Rise of the Christian Left

Doomed To Be a Fine Character Actor

A: Ken Jennings

I'm Praying...

You Can't Use the Government to Bring in God's Kingdom

First Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: Ephesians 3:14-21

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 26

"We'd love to keep the peace, but..."

Perfect Political Success...

Perfect Movie Success...

Is Bush 'The First Rino'?

Why de Tocqueville Said 'Democracy in America' Worked

Matt Brown Offers Me Fashion Advice

We Have Peace

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 25

Ballew Reviews Criteria for Just War...

Al-Jarallah Fixes Blame for Current Conflict on Syria and Iran

"The observatory itself is wonderfully tacky..."

1984 Redux

If Christians Are Isolated from the World...

Historic Israel and the Modern State Bearing That Name Are Not the Same

Proportionality, the Suffering of the Innocents in Lebanon, and Israel's Need to Destroy Hezbollah

Lebanese War Presents Twin Challenges to Bush Administration

The Need for Friendships

Model 28500

RedBlueChristian.com Launches

What Prospective Event Might Warrant "Moon Landing" Treatment Today?

Elliptical Thoughts on Fear of the Crowd

Wow! What a Ride!

Churches and Politicking

Steve Taylor's 'Smug'

Keane's 'Atlantic'

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 24

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 23

Audio Adrenaline's 'Ocean Floor'

'Valerie' by the Zutons

Macca's 'No Other Baby' Video

'Honor Suicides' Prevent Turkish Integration Into EU

Big Pharaoh's Thoughts on Latest Appearance of Hezbollah Leader

Aiming for God's Aims for Our Lives

Does This Guy Violate Lawn Mowing Etiquette or What?

What's To Be Done When You're Not Into It?

Truth Laid Bear Aggregates Middle East Blog News of War

Are Germans Happy with Their Pessimism?

Maybe while they're looking for the Ninki-nanka...

Glenn's and Helen's Podcast Interview with John McCain

I Love This Commercial

Several Past Blog Series in Which You Might Be Interested

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Links to Whole Series

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 7

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 6

You're Wrong, Mr. Cowherd, Again!

Want a Case of the Blahs? Go to the Local 'Family Christian Store'

One Explanation of Why Mainline Denominations--Like My Own--Are Declining

Reflections on a Death

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 5

All Star Game on Tuesday

Turning Facts Upside Down

God's Grace Really is Sufficient!

I'm Like Richard Nixon?

More on 'Field of Dreams'...and the 'Table of Dreams'

Do You Know Any Helicopter Parents?

Phil's "Reflections after watching 'Field of Dreams'"

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 4

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 3

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 2

Interpreting Lincoln's Second Inaugural Sermon, Part 1

"Mr. Cohen, Do You Mind If I Ask You a Weird Question?"

Tuesday July 04, 2006

Speaking of Happiness...

Good Stuff on the Good Life

Some Fourth of July Reading

Happy Independence Day...July 2?

Is This Bloggish Nepotism? I Don't Care

Exploiting Our Opportunities...to Be Generous

Superman a Methodist? Nah, He's a Lutheran!

At Mid-Year, Who Are the Top Candidates for TIME's Person of 2006?

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 22

Are Women More Generous Than Men?

'Superman Returns' is Okay

"God is thankfully, beautifully, gracefully mindful of us"

It Just Takes One to Change the Life of a Kid

The Archbishop of Canterbury Reacts to the Episcopal Church/USA Position on Homosexuality

Time to Make Conquering Alzheimer's a National Priority

Am I Nuts or What?

Clarifying Again What I Was Trying to Say in "Jesus is Not a Republican"

More Than Simply Reese Witherspoon's Ancestor...A Lot More!

With God in the Here and Now

"Jesus is Not a Republican"

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 21

A Chance to Help with Mississippi Gulf Coast Rebuilding

Mark Roberts Writes More on This Week's PCUSA Decisions

Medical Bills Totally Paid By Christian Strangers?

Ask the Average American What They Think About the World Cup Elimination...

Feingold's Presidential Prospects in Light of His Two Divorces

Roberts Begins Discussion of PCUSA Vote on Ordination of Practicing Homosexuals

Egyptian Blogger to Be Released Tomorrow

This Blog Title Leaves No Doubt About the Writer's Position

Pray for the Families of Menchaca and Tucker

Kid Brother Makes Debut in Film

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 20

Post Looks at Impact of Internet on Journalism

Living By Faith, Not By Sight

German Ambivalence About Nationalism

"Bloomberg Stokes Speculation About Presidential Run"

If TR Were Alive Today, He'd Be Blogging

Why There's Been No Posting Today

Flippo the Clown--Bob Marvin--Has Died

A Note on the 'Christian Faith: The Basics' Series

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 19

Happy Flag Day!

Warren, Wiesel, and Other Religious Leaders Issue Call for US Renunciation of Torture

Jordanian Blogger Disappointed with Anti-Zarqawi Demonstration

How Unraveling the Human Genome Makes God Plausible...Scientist

Amman Sit-in to Protest Pro-Zarqawi Deputies' Statements

Meanwhile, the Chinese Government...

The Prospects of Democracy...and the Only Long-Term Guarantee of Success for Any Democracy

How You Can Help Imprisoned Egyptian Blogger

How Faith Triumphs Over Fear

Doesn't It Strike You as Weird...

Massive Tribute to 9/11 Firefighters Unveiled

Rick Warren's Reflections on Life and Faith in Face of His Wife's Cancer

"It's the missing that counts"

Participate in John's Poll

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 18

So Gruesome You Can't Help But Look

Get Your Kicks on Route 666

Two-Day Posting Layoff Here

More on Dave Clark Five's Mike Smith

A Digitized Dream

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 17

The Holy Spirit: God's Presence in the Present

Has Anybody Seen the New X-Men Flick?

Another Haiku

Want or Need?

"I feel like a flag. I feel like I've represented the country."

Brief Thoughts on Haditha

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 16

Steve Goodier Talks About 'The Best Gift Ever'

Nobody Should Be Shocked

"Today it hit me; I am really in prison"

Would It Matter If Mary Magdalene Was Married to Jesus?

I Love This Picture...

I Had the Exact Same Thought

Jesus Married to Mary Magdalene?

Mark Roberts Writes of the God Who Finds Us in Times of Trouble

JFK Birthday Falls on Memorial Day

The Deeper Lie of 'Arbeit Macht Frei'

The Savior Who Prays for Us

Listening to the DaVinci Code

Memories, Hope, and Something Else: A Wedding Message

Does This Herald the Making of Low-Budget, Character-Driven Films by Hollywood?

So, What's Memorial Day About Again?

How the Decline of Religion Led to Simon Cowell

Anti-Semitism Among Poland's Roman Catholics Beclouds Benedict's Visit

Apparently This is News to Some People: Roman Catholics Are Christians

A Mini-Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 17:6-19

The Pope Goes to Poland...

Roberts Writes About Newsweek's Cover Piece on Mary Magdalene

Perseverance

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 15

Latest on the Chinese Government's Threat to Peace and Security

What It Would Take to Feed the World's Hungry

Shaffer Produces Concert to Help Dave Clark Five's Mike Smith

Did Jesus Christ Exist? (Column Edition)

Did Jesus Christ Exist?

An Abortion Excusrsus

An Incredible Array of DaVinci Code Resources...

"These voters weren't born again yesterday."

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 13

GodBlogCon is Set for August 3-5, 2006

The Deep Descent to Coarseness

It's Obvious...

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 12

The Command That Keeps Us Close to Christ

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 11

Links to First Ten Installments of 'Christian Faith: The Basics'

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 10

What's in a Girl's Name?

Who is the 'Values Voter'?

Did You Ever Have an Especially Favorite Article of Clothing?

Pitching a New Reality Show

Reaction of Houston Crowd Says Worlds About Perceptions of Bonds

The McCartney Breakup

"People of the Lie' (A Re-Run)

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 9

Whether You Like the Contents or Not...

Should You Get the new 'Napoleon Dynamite' DVD?

Power and Weakness

How Christians Might Think About the Immigration Issue

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 8

Join Petition Drive to Secure Freedom of Alaa Ahmed Seif al-Islam

The Last 'West Wing'

The Connection That Brings Life

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 7

Armstrong Presents List of 'DaVinci Code' Resources

Church Leaders Who Talk More Than We Act

Was Jesus Married?

NSA Collection of Telephone Data in the Post-Gutenberg-Dependent World

Instead of a Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 15:1-8

Sherman, Set the Wayback Machine for January 21, 2005...

And now this from the biosphere...

Okay, So What About Swearing Oaths?

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Egyptian Blogger Posts from Jail

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 6

Speaking of Egyptian Oppression...

Censorship is a Bad Idea...Everywhere

A Brit Looks at America's Culture of Giving

I Still Like Simple Single-Author Blogs

"Our job consists of guidance, not control"

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 5

Corporate Confession of Our Sin is Good for the Soul...

These Apple Ads...

Links to First Four Installments of 'Christian Faith: The Basics'

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 4

Egyptian Blogger Arrested...

"A Day of Joyful Grief"

Kos Appears Right for the Wrong Reason

Comforted and Called by the Good Shepherd

Is It Time to Encourage Americans to Have More Children?

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 3

Our Brief Sojourn to the Big Apple

Happy Cinco de Mayo

The problem with satire...

This isn't a good thing

Moussaoui Punishment Seems Appropriate

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 2

How the World Gets Free from the Evil Gunslinger

Christian Faith: The Basics, Part 1

SmartChristian.com...

How Christians Might Think About the Immigration Issue, Links to the Entire Series

FAQs About 'The DaVinci Code'

Spinelessness in the Face of Islamofascism Rewarded

'60-Minutes' Piece Proves Again That DaVinci Code 'Fact' is Cowpie

The Five Novels That Best Capture the Artistic Temperament

Partisanship Carried Way, Way Too Far

Schlesinger, Lincoln, and Preventive War

Fearless Predictions and Waffling Ruminations on 2008

"There are some decisions we make in life that become life-changing. Marriage. Divorce. Hair styles."

So, Let Me Try to Understand...

Is It Strange That Tony Snow is Taking a Pay Cut?

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Is It Possible for Us to Go Back to the Future?

Two Interesting Perspectives from the Middle East on the Egyptian Bombings

Hamas Gets Shrewd

O'Connor and Romer Involved in Worthy Effort to Strengthen Democracy...in America

The Sermon That Wasn't

Rumsfeld and the Generals

That'll Shut 'Em Up

NCH May Not Hold the Mayo

Beauty, Not Morality as Motive for Abstinence...

A Proposal That Would Bring About Bi-Partisan Tax Reform in a Heartbeat

How About 'Gloomful'?

Meckler Reviews Book Explaining Importance of Ohio in US HIstory

A New Direction Begun with a Provocative Quote

Matt Brown Asks a Good Question...

A Few Final Thoughts: How Christians Might Think About the Immigration Issue: Part 4

First Pass at This Saturday's Bible Lesson: John 20:19-31

"I feel the need to add that Mark is an Ohio State grad who writes like he went to a real college. Go figure."

"Oh, and Mr. President, when are you thugs going to release Hao Wu?"

How Christians Might Think About the Immigration Issue: Part 3

I Wouldn't Want to Meet These Guys in a Dark Alley...

Raid Highlights Mexico's Treatment of Migrant Workers

Meet Monroe

How Christians Might Think About the Immigration Issue: Part 2

Archbishop of Canterbury Challenges Conspiracy Kooks

Flat Stanley Goes to Philadelphia...

Not a Crisis of Faith...

Easter: It's Your Move!

Jan on the Scandalous Gospel

''If more people forgave, maybe there'd be less violence in the streets."

Chinese Blogger Hao Wu Still Imprisoned

Agree or Disagree...

Don't You Think the Queen Could Afford a Slightly Larger Gesture of Goodwill?

Roberts' Holy Week Reflections Most Worth Reading

What Do Mahatma Gandhi, Napoleon Bonaparte, Albert Einstein, and C.S. Lewis Have in Common?

Were You There?

Maundy Thursday: How to Be a Servant Even When We Don't Want to Be

Santos Wins: The Explanation...and What's Next?

40-Days to Servanthood: The Whole Series

The Bataan Death March

How You Can 'Prove' Christ Rose from the Dead for Yourself

By the Way: What is a Gospel?

More on the Gospel of Judas

The Choice: Jesus or the Crowds?

Does Society Regard Sodomy of Boys As No Big Deal?

Check This Out

Five Years Later

If Hillary Pinched Bill's Speech, Did Bill Pinch Ike's

Anti-Semitism Tragically Still Lives

What About the 'Gospel of Judas'?: A First, Brief Consideration

Two Haiku, Plus Two (Jacob Talks to God)

Haiku 50

Haiku 2

A Haiku

No One Should Get Off Scot-Free for Committing a Crime

Gnarls Barkley Destined To Be a Trivia Answer

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Out on DVD Today

'The Da Vinci Opportunity'

What To Do on the Way From God to God

Why Has Asian Art Become Such a Hot Commodity?

Fire in the Heart in Practical, Christian Terms

Fire in the Heart

"Would it have been better for Eugene O'Neill had he never been born?"

A Christian Perspective on the Immigration Debate from Jollyblogger

Spring Haiku

Checkout Haiku

Two Curious Assertions in Current Immigration Policy Debate

I Think That This is Encouraging

Jill Carroll Released

In Spite of Persecution, Iranian Blogging Community Grows

The Britney Birthing Sculpture: Four Questions

Does Rioting Create Jobs?

Some Wrong Reasons to Serve God

Second Chances and America's Favorite Indoor Sport (Column Version)

Second Chances and America's Favorite Indoor Sport

NYTimes Has Great Q-and-A on Avian Flu

Falter Ego Continues to Courageously Share His Journey of Recovery

Is This Meant to Make Me Sympathetic?

So, Who Was George Mason?

Keep Dancing, Cinderella!

The Second Most Powerful Person in the World

Meanwhile Back in the Ukraine...

The Ukrainians Were Brave with Their Orange Revolution...

40-Days to Servanthood...So Far

"Frankly, the Christian leader I seek is the one that does not appear to want the job."

"The decision of whether or not to stop the genocide in Darfur may be one of the defining moral questions of our time"

Why Does Richard Cohen Cry More These Days? Why Do I Cry Less?

Maybe Giuliani Can Win the 2008 GOP Nod for President After All

1. Standardized Tests are...

Genocide Continues in Darfur

About That Eighth Commandment

Richard Lawrence Cohen: Not Your Average Blogger

Chinese Blogger and Filmmaker Being Held by Authorities

Afghan Man Faces Possible Death Sentence for Converting to Christianity

Thank You, Buckeyes!

My Brackets Are Already Toast

If We're Hidden, How Can We Be Witnesses for Christ?

Female Reveals Why Women Go to Rest Rooms in Teams

Bloggers Join Campaign to Free Jill Carroll

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Second Hopeful Sign from Iranian Government

Two Other Takes on Servanthood

Wallace and 'Retiring'

Serving God by Serving the World's 'Nobodies'

The Modern Church and the WWJD Question

"If you'd like to hear this post in Swahili, press 4."

What is Beauty?

More on Yesterday's 'National Get Over It Day'

Today is 'National Get Over It Day'!

Should Abusers Be Confronted?

How Much Wallowing is Cathartic?

A Collection of Past Posts from 'Better Living'

Reading Tea Leaves at Althouse

More on the Chieftains

Serving in the Wilderness

On Reading 'Team of Rivals': The Dangers of Sanctimony

My Battle with Cliff Clavin Disease

A Treat: Listen to Lewis

Bolsinger: Of Repentance, Ash Wednesday, and Lent

So, We Look Like Dorks: An Ash Wednesday Message

What Are Ash Wednesday and Lent About?

Two Things to Give Up for Lent: The View from Her

A Song About Grace for This Ash Wednesday

More on Don Knotts and Barney Fife

Ash Wednesday Ruminations on Grace

Does Our Praying Do Any Good?

"You may have thought the terrible situation in Darfur couldn't get worse, but it has."

"How To Write Good"

You're Invited to Participate in 40-Days to Servanthood

Your Right to Be Wrong

The Appeal of Don Knotts' Comedy Persona: The Last Gets to Be First

Darren McGavin Dies

Christians Not Acting Like Christians

Smart Sex

Called to Clarity

Clarification on Yesterday's Post

Why the Iraqi Muslims and the Alabama Christians React Differently to Having Holy Places Destroyed

Let's Hear It for Adversity! (Column Version)

Let's Hear It for Adversity!

The Buckeyes' Miracle Season Continues!

"Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down"

A Bit About Ash Wednesday and Lent

A Little Bit of This and That

Calls for Change in Port Decision Likely to Be Heeded

Avian Flu Update #4: Experts Perplexed

For Presidents' Day

Called to a Community of Serving

Questions...Earnest and Otherwise (Getting to Know Jesus One Chapter at a Time, Part 22)

FYI: I'm Not This Mark Daniels, Either

Buckeyes' Loss in Wisconsin Can't Tarnish Remarkable Season

A Cheney Resignation? I Don't Think So...But the Historical Connection is Interesting

Avian Flu Update #3: Migrating Birds Bring Disease Deep into Europe

Luncthime Thank-Yous

Valentine's Day Thoughts (Column Version)

Some Valentine's Day Thoughts

Two Items of Interest

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom!

Possible New Bird Flu Deaths in Iraq?

Praying the Alabama Church Arsonist Gets Caught

Question About Cheney's Quail-Hunting Accident

Avian Flu Update #2

Touched, Cleansed, and Sent

Avian Flu Update #1: We Must Be Prepared

Anti-Science Christians Major in Minors

Cooked Up Cartoonageddon

'Groovy as a Cucumber'

For Your Presidents' Day Reading Pleasure: Some Presidential Posts

Lincoln Links

Abraham Lincoln Really Was Great

Earth at Warmest Levels in 1200 Years?

Random Stuff from Our Acts Study, Part 2

I Am Psyched!

Greatest Hits of 2005: December Posts

Two Perspectives on the Danish Cartoon Controversy

What Does It Mean to Pray in Jesus' Name?

King Funeral's Political Turn

Second Pass at This Week's Bible Lesson: Mark 1:40-45

Friends of 'Better Living': Please Pray for This Upcoming Emphasis at Friendship Church

Thoughts on the Evangelical Climate Initiative

Cohen Wonders What Would Happen If Dostoevsky Had Google

What's Happened to My Prayer Life

An Interesting Look at the Politics of Domestic Surveillance

"We tell our Christian brothers that any stone thrown against a house or a car was an insult to Muslims."

Called Beyond Ourselves

The Strange Peace of Christ (Rerun)

Democracies Should Stand Unafraid

Cartoons in Poor Taste; Don't Warrant the Reaction, Though

More Good from Scars

Bono Delivers One of the Best Sermons I've Ever Read

Greatest Hits of 2005: November Posts

Something You Should Know About John Boehner

Another Look at SOTU

Break a Leg, Lores!

How Much Profit is Too Much?

Lunchtime Thoughts on Last Night's State of the Union Message

Mozart, Einstein, and the Essential Order of the Universe

Coretta Scott King

Alito Not a Judicial Cartoon

Will U2 Incorporate Hip Hop Into Its Sound?

"He wanted to be successful without being famous"

Poignant

SOTU: How to Fix It

Kurt Vonnegut: Secular Humanist and Believer in Intelligent Design

Can Anybody Please Explain...

Alito Confirmation a Tribute to Gang of 14's Compromise on Judicial Filibusters

Image-Making and the Crap Shoot of Democracy

Thank God for Your Scars

It's My Kid Brother's Birthday

A Moment of Self-Indulgence: Go, Buckeyes!

Naomi Wolf Sees Jesus

Called Out to Messy Transformation

Is There a Satan?

The Munchies and Me

Seipp Says Conservatives Shouldn't Defend Bad Ethics, Even When Perpetrated by Conservatives

It's a Cheap Shot...

You Say It's Your Birthday...

Bolsinger's Series Worth Reading

May the Unrest Continue

"Do toddlers - by definition - suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder?"

The End of the Spear

Silly Me!

Mothers and Daughters

More on Google's Cave-in to Chinese Government

Google Joins Microsoft in Cave-in to Chinese Government

You're Wrong, Mr. Cowherd! (Column Version)

You're Wrong, Mr. Cowherd!

Called Apart

I Feel Crummy Today...

Speculation on Ohio's Upcoming GOP Primary Race for Governor...

Charlie at 'Another Think'...

"Du Bist Deutschland" Once More a Hot Topic

Guess Who Said This...

Do You Have Enough Faith to Not Believe in God?

Greatest Hits of 2005: September Posts

Two Thumbs-Up for 'The Last Holiday'

Jeff on Physician-Assisted Suicide

"Just as the protests are becoming more and more common, so is the use of overwhelming force to put them down."

My Family Won't Be Able to Stand My Company

A Real Gem from Tim Thompson

Why Rice's Expressed Disinterest in Running for President Really is Disinterest in Running for President

Two First Impressions of 'Team of Rivals'

King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail

China, Inc. Keeps Rolling

I've Mentioned This Before, But...

As Republicans in House Elect New Leader, a Call for Reform!

What Do You Do When Christ Calls You By Name?

Three Things That Creflo Dollar and Advocates of 'Prosperity Gospel' Get Wrong

Questions We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Discuss

Reflections on Fifth Day of Alito Hearings

Of Demographic Strait Jackets, Prejudices, and Sloppy Thinking

Robertson Apologizes for Sharon Remarks

Greatest Hits of 2005: August Posts

Tears and Vying for High Office

Third (and Mini) Pass at This Weekend's Bible Lesson: John 1:43-51

Interesting Post on 'Out of Egypt'

A Different Take on 'The Book of Daniel'

The First Time I've Seen the Phrase 'Toll Booth Accident'

Welcome Back, Mr. Asghar

'The Day I Died' Sure to Be a Great Read

Mummified Granny and the Denial of Death [Column Version]

Mummified Granny and the Denial of Death

Meckler Produces Interesting Profile of Frank Lausche

Monochrome Blues?

Guilt Deflection Moment

To Understand the Bible, Quit Trying to Tell It What to Say

Tell Me...

What Do We Want the Energy For?

Greatest Hits of 2005: July Posts

Color This Hart Pink

The Call to Discipleship: It Begins with Jesus

Shame: Microsoft Acquiesces to Chinese Regime's Demand and Shuts Down Dissident Blogger

Watch Out for Arrogance! (Getting to Know Jesus One Chapter at a Time, Part 21)

Random Stuff from Our Genesis Study: Links to All 24 Parts

Random Stuff from Our Genesis Study, Part 24

"I thanked God for this country."

Happy Epiphany!

Cleaning Up After Pat Robertson...Again

Federal Money Shouldn't Be Used to Rebuild New Orleans on Same Site

Barry and I Were Right

Sharon's Illness Threatens New Party's Ability to Bring Peace to Middle East

List of Abramoff's Personal Contributions

More Thoughts on Abramoff and the Culture of Corruption

Abramoff: Bribes' Biggest Victims?

Tuesday January 03, 2006

Greatest Hits of 2005: June Posts

Tuesday January 03, 2006

Re-Runs for Kerry and Gore in 2008?

More on Christian Political Activism

"Do religious ideas undermine democratic discourse?"

Greatest Hits of 2005: May Posts

Just So You Know...

One Political Junkie's Early 2006 Predictions

Random Stuff from Our Genesis Study, Part 23

Just When You Think You've Got The Whole Time and Space Thing Figured Out...

Bird Flu May Be Spreading...

What Causes Whales to Become Beached?

Greatest Hits of 2005: April Posts

The Path We Can Choose in 2006

It Isn't a Sign of the End of the World

Greatest Hits of 2005: February and March Posts