Author Archives: Rick

The politics of salvation (or) "You are not merely wrong but evil"

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Rick

A post about overheated rhetoric against “conservatives”. Link to a new post at Gay Patriot about “Why Do Some on Left Demonize Dissent”? A comment to that post by the author of the exceptional essay “Hayekian ignorance as cognitive affront” … Continue reading →

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Not feeling the warm liberal fuzziness (or) "Bleep you and die Senator Lieberman!"

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Rick

This may cross a line. There is a man I love and respect – whom I regard as a better man/husband/father/minister than I am – whose social-political views are often very different from mine. We are “friends” on Facebook. He … Continue reading →

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President Obama's great(est) speech in Oslo

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Rick

Listening to significant portions of his Nobel Peace Prize speech on  NPR – last night? this morning? – I thought: Wow. Give the man credit for saying what needed to be said when it mattered. Was it perfect? Of course … Continue reading →

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Corporal punishment as "intrinsically sinful" (or) How ancient church uses Web 2.0 brilliantly

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Rick

NPR and Ancient Faith Radio are what I listen to 90% of the time. Ancient Faith Radio is brilliant. Funny how the “ancient church” – the Orthodox church(es) – perhaps best exemplify how to use Web 2.0 and modern media. … Continue reading →

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Unwashed angels in the passenger seat of my car (or) The challenge of strangers who ask for help

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Rick

During the last few weeks I have emptied my wallet 3 times for strangers who ask for help. Last month getting ready for a Church of the Nations planning meeting in the chapel. Raining hard outside. Bible Study Fellowship is … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethnicity and race, Healthcare, Ministry, Personal, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Why I removed a 2 year old post from this site (or) Pressured into censoring myself

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Rick

Well well well. Two years ago – read that again – I attended a youth rally in Baton Rouge sponsored by our local Baptist association. During that youth rally someone came on stage and promoted a Christian rally/youth event which … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Law and Justice, Louisiana, Personal, Religion | 2 Comments

An Obama cabinet that does not reflect America (or) How can they fix what they do not know?

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Rick

Yeah yeah – should be posting more about theology and the Christian life. But this sure got my attention. How often do we hear that our leaders should reflect the American population? Why do we need an Hispanic Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Charles Krauthammer – yes healthcare reform but not *this* way

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Rick

I have before addressed the contemptible lie that conservatives (and Republicans – the two overlap but are not always the same) are against healthcare reform because they support the “status quo”. Conservatives do support healthcare reform. We like the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Healthcare, Media, Politics | 2 Comments

"Avatar" and other movies that make you throw up(?)

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Rick

I have my reasons for not liking James Cameron. But the concept of and trailers for the new “Avatar” movie did get my interest. However came across an early anonymous review (caveat lector – how reliable is this?) which included … Continue reading →

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Society for Biblical Literature meeting – day 3

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Rick

Been strange but good this year. Enjoyed the time with my friend Chris Brady and chance to meet some of his friends and colleagues and fellow bibliobloggers. Lunch at Bacco’s was excellent and only $15. Dinner at Ralph and Kacoo’s … Continue reading →

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