Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

The Economist is convinced by the recent IPCC report on climate change that global warming is a) a reality, and b) the world must do something about it. That something, this article concludes, is to both adapt to the climate change and try to reverse it.

Think what you will, but our Chief of Staff’s personal beliefs regarding “immorality” (of any stripe) arguably reflect the beliefs of a majority of Americans.

I wish I had thought of that line. Peggy Noonan, while opining about the media’s obessing on the presidential race, says this:

2:20 If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit to them as though you lived in the world? …

As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, everyone is putting on their wise-retrospective beanies and pontificating about the significance of the twin-towers attack. Now it’s my turn, but first read this: Guardian WatchBlog Five years ago, I cared for little outside my own circle of friends and family. Caring was for fools and patriotism mostly nostalgic [...]

Sometimes it takes a whack with a two-by-four alongside the head before I wake up. Several people have told me I have to read this article in Christianity Today, so maybe I really should. In the meantime, here is how Michael Kruse responded to a commenter to his post about the C-T article: Kruse Kronicle: [...]

My first post to the Orlop was on August 14, 2005. I managed to fill the year with over 350 posts, ranging from the inane to the almost profound. I plan to change course a bit and concentrate more on what I see as a war for our minds and hearts between competing worldviews. Here’s [...]