Thoughts from ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’

This article from CNN, "Life is Bare Bones on the Lakota Reservation" reminded me of blog post that I started a couple of weeks ago after watching the HBO movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." I think it was a great film (and I love Netflix - have I said that before?), though I … Continue reading Thoughts from ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’

Health Care Reform

Justin Taylor offered some thoughts on the health care reform bill today on his blog. He summed up his thoughts in a sentence, "Glad to see that the Senate Finance Committee has agreed not to include end-of-life counseling provisions from the Senate's version of the health-care reform bill." He then goes on to quote from … Continue reading Health Care Reform

Thoughts on Marriage, from the Web

Here are a few thoughts on marriage gleaned from a few websites. First up is a thought provoking piece I stumbled upon on Scott McKnight's Jesus Creed blog. He reproduces part of an Christianity Today article by Mark Regnerus (read full article here) in which the author argues that the church should be encouraging people … Continue reading Thoughts on Marriage, from the Web

Family Worship Recap, week 5-6

I knew we would take two weeks to go through the story of Abraham - he is probably the second most important human being in the Bible. It was a really good two weeks on this story (we've been on the Patriarchs since Monday). We stuck to the Old Testament, covering Genesis 12-22 (I wish … Continue reading Family Worship Recap, week 5-6