Yesterday, I read an article in USAToday stating that the recent wedding of Chelsea Clinton, a Methodist, and Marc Mezvinsky, a Conservative Jew, reflects the growing rate of inter-faith marriages in the US. Congrats to the happy couple — Chelsea Clinton looks to be positively glowing…and what a gorgeous gown! According to the article: Two […]
My Response to Anne Rice Leaving Christianity
Yesterday, author Anne Rice caused quite a stir when she publicly announced on her Facebook page that she has decided to “quit” Christianity. For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian. I’m out. I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being “Christian” or to […]
Sending Christian Kids to Secular Schools
I recently joined an online Christian mommies group and came across a discussion debating the merits of sending your kids to a secular/public school vs a private Christian school or homeschooling. Having attending public schools all my life (well, technically the university I attended is a private institution but it does not have a religious […]
The Manhattan Declaration
The following was taken from the blog of Randy Alcorn of Eternal Perspective Ministries. After reading his thoughts, I proceeded to thoroughly read The Manhattan Declaration and signed my support of its stance on Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty. I encourage all fellow Christians, as well as my non-Christian readers, to take a look and […]
Selfishness in Reproduction
I woke up this morning to find a beautifully-written post by my friend Nodakademic that talks about her decision to wait to have kids. What I found particularly interesting was that she, along with others who choose to wait until they are at a more stable place in their lives — and in the meantime, […]
The Right to Live
My baby is now 1½ weeks away from being considered “viable” by the medical community. Once she hits that magical 24-weeks mark, she has a 50% chance of longtime survival outside my womb. And if anything were to happen to the pregnancy after this mark, a hospital will try its best to keep her alive. […]
A Priceless Moment Caught on Video
Baby Jonathan was born deaf. At the age of 8 months, he received a cochlear implant. Watch the implant be activated for the first time… I totally bawled my eyes out watching this video! Via haha.nu. ETA: Some of the comments on the YouTube video page can be upsetting/offensive to theists. I personally praise God […]
If We Had All the Answers, We Wouldn’t Need Faith
I read this story on WithoutWax.tv and I had to share… * * * * * Emotional Whiplash Whiplash is a word I’ve used more than once when describing the emotions I often go through as a pastor. Yesterday was a difficult day. I apologize in advance for the length of this post, but I […]
Unconditional Love — Is “The Giving Tree” a Depressing Book?
When I was little, I asked my mother what love is. “Love is something you give away. But unlike other things, the more you give the more you receive in return. If you give one, you get two. If you give two, you get four, and so on. But you shouldn’t give love just for […]
Should Christians Support the Health Care Reform Bill? (And a Question for My International Readers)
A Christian website I visit frequently recently opened a debate about the newly-signed health care reform bill. I will not get into the specifics here, but one recurrent theme caught my eye: the number of Christians who are vehemently opposed to the bill on the basis that they will need to contribute more in taxes […]