An auditorially pleasing "Review of BBQ in these southern United States." Take note, Yankees. (HT Wayne)
Take Chris Brauns' "Forgiveness Quiz" and be eligible to win one of 4 books for FREE.
Check out the site On the Issues, a nice one-stop shop for political comparisons. (HT Kelly)
Read about Sarah Palin's acceptance speech on the McCain & Palin official website.
Buy your McCain/Palin yardsign & bumper sticker.
Read Brother Hank's ponderings about the calling to motherhood vs. the calling to be VP. Are they mutually exclusive?
Read Al Mohler's praise (in May 2008) of Sarah Palin and her family's decision where their 5th child was concerned. (HT Chris Brauns)
Join the Facebook group "I've Got a Crush on Sarah Palin." If you're not already on Facebook, you'll have to sign up prior to.
Read why Adam Groza thinks Palin was a great pick.
Watch a video clip of Geraldine Ferraro on FoxNews Friday where she suggests Sarah Palin has a great chance to win some of Hillary's supporters.
Read Geraldine Ferraro's article about the 3 types of Hillary Clinton supporters, which gives insight into why she thinks McCain/Palin has a good chance to win over some of Hillary's supporters.
Read Giuliani's contention that Obama should have picked Hillary.
Read about Sarah Palin's teenage daughter's pregnancy and upcoming marriage. (HT Michelle K)
View RealClearPolitics.com's presidential poll numbers as of September 1, a statistical dead heat. (HT Denny Burk)
Watch Alan Colmes tap dance after first allegedly insinuating that Palin was to blame for her baby's Down's Syndrome. He also wrote: "I apologize that my post was not more clear on that point. That is my fault, and I’ll take responsibility for not being more clear on that point."
Read about John Roberts of CNN and his potential speculation of Palin's ability to mother AND VP. Interesting response from Dana Bash: "I guess -- my guess is that, perhaps, the line inside the McCain campaign would be, if it were a man being picked who also had a baby, but -- you know, four months ago with Down's Syndrome, would you ask the same question?"
Read Doug Wilson's thoughts on Palin and the current political situation, including Obama, "the most radical pro-death candidate to ever reach the national stage."
Take Christianity Today's The Church & Politics Quiz.
Read 15 noteworthy facts about Mister (Fred) Rogers.
Read Michael Svigel's thoughts on an Evangelical Theology of Cussing: Kakalogology, that is.
Read Douglas Hofstadter's "A Person Paper on Purity in Language, a satirical article that argues well for gender inclusive language by showing the absurdity of our present system using skin color. (This might be the pick of the litter this week.)
Read the case Mark Driscoll makes for The Studying Christian.
Read Johnny Mac's 5 Reasons Gambling Is Wrong. I bet some will disagree with him.
Read Johnny Mac's thoughts on Christians playing the lottery.
Read one man's thoughts on the PCA & Deaconesses (i.e., female deacons).
Read Grace To You's answer to the question, "Does God answer the prayers of unbelievers?"
Read about the LPGA's new "English Only" requirement. (HT Jim Kang)
Read about a Theological Vision for Families by Andrew Nichols on the IX Marks Site.
Part 1 - Why Families Matter to God
Part 2 - How Families Minister to the Church and the World
Part 3 - Raising Boys vs. Raising Girls
Read Why Do We Sing the Pslams by Timothy Hammons.
Read Why We Sing Songs other than the Psalms by Timothy Hammons.
Read Brent Thomas' contention that No One Is Content.
Learn why it's so hard to swat a fly.
Read Elisabeth Elliot's thoughts on The Essence of Femininity: A Personal Perspective.
Read Rosa Brooks' piece lamenting the end of "Go outside and play." (HT Tim Challies)
Read Dorothy Patterson's thoughts on The High Calling of Wife and Mother in Biblical Perspective.
Read a conversation where celebrities ponder When is a big family too big? (HT Brother Hank)
Read Douglas Moo's thoughts on 1 Timothy 2:11-15 to answer the question, "What Does It Mean Not to Teach or Have Authority Over Men?"
Read Jay the Bennett's historical investigation to address the issue of assurance of salvation.
Read 39 Lessons, 20 Tips and 10 "Don'ts" For Parenting from Matt & Elizabeth Schmucker.
Read a transcript of Donald Miller's prayer at the DNC.
I've heard of funerals in a church building, but this is the first I've read of a wedding in a funeral home.
Read about the AKC's recommendation for the Obamas should they move to the White House ... a poodle.
Read about Shanghai police trying to shame jaywalkers by posting video of their transgression.
Read about the woman who went down the baggage chute when she misunderstood airport instructions.
Read about the cat that survived being walled in for 7 weeks.
Read about the kibosh being put on the priest's plans for the nuns beauty pageant.
Read about the Baptist minister convicted of identity theft, with the victims being his own parishioners.
Read about the lady who gave birth on her front lawn by herself.
Read about the ex-cop sentenced after pulling a woman over to give her his phone number.
Read about the Ohio woman's stolen wallet found after 44 years.
Read about the 3-fold use of the law by Calvin & Spoul on Steve Camp's site.
Read about the hit & run drunk driver found because a car door was left at the scene.
Read about the death of economics as an academic subject.
Read about the gas pump malfunction that sold premium unleaded at 38 cents per gallon.
Read about media bias in reporting Olympics results.
Read about the ex-cook sentenced for inserting hairs into the steak of a disgruntled customer. Note to self: "Never send the food back."
Read about Beijing giving 100,000 condoms to athletes to be used after their competitions. Apparently, there is a great deal of illicit woo-hoo that happens after the games are done.
Find out what things are truly worth their weight in gold.
Read about the Harley rider who found a $3,000 lost engagement ring on the road. He wouldn't accept the reward and the potential bride said ...
Read about the study showing "The Plight of Mixed-Race Children" (sic).
Read Phil Johnson's great "Question for our Arminian Readers."
Comment of the Week:
"The rankings smell funny. I'm probably the only one 'clean' on the list. Have the others submitted a urine sample? I say they're all juiced!" (Reepicheep)Listen to yesterday's sermon at Providence Church on Philippians 4:10-13 "Content in/through Christ."
"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."
-Thomas H. Huxley
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