The same night House Dems were sneaking through PelosiCare, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was in Iowa asking, even demanding, that President Obama get his priorities straight. His mantra was the old adage, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Citing the shockingly high unemployment rate, he...

I predict the emerging church will not last another 10 years, if that, and it may be in its death-throes already. It will be replaced by another heresy more exciting and more contemporary. That’s the nature of lies–they always breed new lies to keep pace with the times. Rob Bell, Brian McLaren,...

In her Saturday column, Cynthia Tucker laments the lack of government regulations on the private sector. American business and consumers can’t possibly handle such a dangerous thing as an unregulated market, she suggests. Don’t worry, though, she concludes, my government shall supply all...

Bipartisanship! cried Democrats when Republican Senator Olympia Snowe cast her vote for Obamacare. At least symbolically, Democrats had achieved their goal of Republican support. But, details of the bill aside, I have to question if this vote was really bi-partisan. More to the point, I  have to question...

“For what?” and “Why? ” were common questions when it was announced that  Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Some peaceniks rejoiced, but most of the world scratched its collective head in amazement. The astonishment was compounded when it became common knowledge that the...

I have been intending to write something on the problems with social justice as it’s often addressed, but I’ve needed something to coalesce my thoughts. This excellent post from the pastor of the Well, a community of house churches in Southern California, did just that. In his post, he...

What if every cop in Detroit was armed only with a pop gun? I image things would get pretty messy, pretty fast. The truth is, bad guys don’t care if you’re wearing blue, have a badge on your shirt, and have flashing lights on your car. No offense intended, but mall cops have those. Really,...