Today, the morning started with a call home…as it does most mornings. While I’m so thankful for this wonderful experience being in Palestine/Israel; I must confess that I miss home. I miss my wife, sons, and extended family members the most. There’s nothing in particular that I miss as it is the rhythm of...
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FROM WIKILEAKS SITE: 5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff. Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success...
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I was on the Marc Steiner show on WEAA 88.9FM (Baltimore) Monday evening talking about the prospect of Maryland expanding its gaming options to include casinos. As predicted by many of us who were decrying slots in Maryland; state lawmakers are now teasing the idea of casinos in an effort to deal with the...
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Perhaps you’ve caught this new show on CBS that takes corporate CEO’s and has them go “undercover” in their own companies to hear the perspective of workers and learn about the business “from below.” In Undercover Boss, the corporate execs take on a new name, perhaps adjust their appearance, and pose as a potential...
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According to MSNBC political analyst, Keith Olbermann, he is. In fact, according to Olbermann, Wright should turn in his clergy collar and and give his Bible to someone who has read it because “he is no longer by the stretch of anybody’s imagination a Man of God.” Pretty harsh words. The offense came while...
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Photo Credit: Nerve.com Some of you remember my announcement not long ago that this month’s Sunday School at my church would be different than the norm. This month we’ve focused our energy on the issue of the Middle East and particularly Palestine/Israel. Before beginning this, I wasn’t sure how it would all turn out....
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The New York Post has published this cartoon today that that has caused quite a stir in many circles. The editor of The Post released a statement saying that it’s just a parody of recent events and a broad swipe at Washington’s attempt to revive the economy. Al Sharpton, among others, are wondering if...
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Assume its poetic justice. Assume its sweet revenge. Just don’t assume that young people are always the problem, because that would be far from the truth. In the February 3rd Edition of the Sun, an article titled, Teacher in assault pointed to as Instigator, showed that the infamous cell phone video fight between a...
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Today, I preached a sermon entitled, “Hanging on to Christmas” with a scriptural focus of Matthew 2:16-19. This passage describes Herod’s murderous response to the birth of Jesus. For fear that the Christ Child would push him from his perch as client ruler of Judea, Herod ordered infanticide in Bethlehem and the surrounding area...
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In a city that seems all too eager to embrace simplistic explanations of crime and violence with the “good” people and “bad” people properly assigned, City Paper has joined almost every other major publication/news broadcast in Baltimore in featuring the tragic story of Zach Sowers. A young husband who was robbed and beaten into...
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