The Top 5 (July 20)

* “Republicans Need Better Abortion Messaging To Beat Democrats’ Money And Marketing” (Joseph Arlinghaus, Federalist) From the article — While we pro-life people have mostly lobbied our friends in legislatures, Democrats have marketed their pro-abortion ideas. Democrats are great at marketing. Us? Not so much. And marketing thrives on big budgets. Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street…

Speaking of Heroes…

“We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.” (President Ronald Reagan) “A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.” (English proverb) “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he…

Oh Monday, Monday

An engaging and memorable Monday began with an early morning coffee at Panera for plans, devotions and journal, and a bit of correspondence using our Colorado cards. Then Claire and I joined Mark and Keith for prayers and our pro-life witness outside the Planned Parenthood abortion business. I was able to speak to several of…

The Top 5 (Well, Maybe a Bit More This Week) (July 13)

This week has had so many “impact events” resulting in some remarkably insightful reporting (and equipping commentary) that I just couldn’t stop at five this week. Indeed, here for this week is a Top 10. Note that it includes 4 articles from Suzanne Bowdey, the Senior Writer for Family Research Council’s news outlet, The Washington Stand….

18-Year Old Country Singer Scores Big with a New Pro-Life Anthem

 A song with a tender pro-life message has reached the top 5 on iTunes’ chart for country music less than three weeks after its release by 18-year old beauty Rachel Holt.  Check out “I Was Gonna Be” below and then read Oliva Pero’s story about the song, songwriter, and singer right here at the Daily Signal….

Another Very Embarrassing Problems for Darwinians

In continuing this month’s series of posts dealing with evolution, intelligent design, and divine creation, here is a slightly edited note from a Vital Signs Blog post from way back in July of 2008. However, the post’s content is as relevant as ever and even the article I mention at the conclusion is still online….

Up, Up and Away…Forever

(This post originally appeared in June of 2012.) It was a little before six yesterday morning and I was on my way to Panera’s for my regular Tuesday morning routine – prayerfully planning out the week, clearing up correspondence and enjoying an always stimulating conversation with John Malek – when I saw a lonely but…

Swinging with the July “When Swing Was King”

We had an especially delightful start to our July “When Swing Was King” schedule as Harold and Mary Dee Berry dropped into our first show of the month which was at Legacy Arbors in the Havelock area of north Lincoln. The Berrys then joined us for a late breakfast/early lunch at The Engine House just…

The Top 5 (July 6)

* “Were the Founders Deist? Here’s One Sure-Fire Piece of Evidence Against That Idea” (Tyler O’Neil, Daily Signal) From the article — Although some of America’s Founding Fathers were deists, rather than Christians, the United States owes a debt of gratitude to a Judeo-Christian moral framework that goes beyond mere deism—and the proof is in the Declaration…

But be doers of the word,
and not hearers only.