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Eric Clapton

A musician that has crossed the generations, born on March 30th 1945.
A guitarist & singer that has not only had an expansive solo career, but was in groups like the Yardbirds, Cream & Blind Faith. Just recently Eric has been doing a couple of concerts with his old friend Steve [...]

Monetarism enters bankruptcy

By Henry C K Liu Jan 6, 2009 The invasive dominance of monetarism in macroeconomics has been total ever since central bankers, led by Alan Greenspan, who from 1987 to 2006 was chairman of the Board of Governors of US Federal Reserve - the head of the global central banking snake by virtue of dollar hegemony - embraced the counterfactual conclusion of Milton Friedman that monetarist measures by the central bank can perpetuate the boom phase of the business cycle indefinitely, banishing the bu

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori Speaks Out About Gaza Attacks…leaves out a word or two

Here is the PB's statement from December 29th: Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori Speaks Out About Gaza Attacks Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following concerning the current attacks on Gaza. Yesterday afternoon in New York, outside the Episcopal Church Center, a demonstration took place in front of the Israeli consulate. The demonstrators included orthodox Jews. All were calling for an immediate end to the attacks in Gaza. I join my voice to the

The A to Z of Books

There is a meme doing the rounds around the blogworld at the moment - a listing of one’s favourite films all the way through A to Z. After reading Shefaly’s interesting take on it, I was tempted to try my hand on it. I have only however started watching good movies in the last 5-6 years, so I very much doubted that I could say anything halfway decent on the subject. So, instead, I’ve decided to do a twist on it, in the form of an A to Z of my favourite books. I thought it would be a good idea t

Wake up, smell the coffee, Mutambara

By Tendai Dumbutshena THE media gave ample space to MDC leader Arthur Mutambara to articulate his views on the future of Zimbabwe as its people desperately seek a lasting solution in 2009. Unfortunately the space was wasted on a rambling diatribe against the West. Mutambara, Zimbabwe’s youngest political leader, has obviously come to the conclusion that bashing the West is the best way he can bolster his credentials as an anti-imperialist Pan-African progressive leader. His overweening ambit

January 6th One Year Bible Readings

You are invited to join us on the One Year Bible journey in 2009! We currently have over 8,441 people in 55 countries around the world signed up for our free weekly email filled with commentary, encouragement, and questions for reflection. To join us on the journey in 2009 click on this link for more details and to sign up! Genesis 13:5-15:21 ~ Matthew 5:27-48 ~ Psalm 6:1-10 ~ Proverbs 1:29-33 ~ Click here to read today's Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ ~ Listen to today's Scripture on Daily

Something Positive Happened to me Yesterday (3rd edition)

Something Positive Happened to me Yesterday (3rd edition) in DRAFT form last night, I will not create another today. I hope that your day has been as productive as mine. Follow me on: , , , , , , , About the Author If you are in the market to purchase a home or even refinance an existing loan and you want a loan officer that will walk with you every step of the way, then contact Danny or Rich of the Thornton Team at Home America Mortgage today. We can have you pre-approval in as little a

Attacked and maligned - stating the truth in charity

UPDATED: Addendum at the bottom.The post on girl altar boys have generated some heated response, including from friends of said girl altar boy. The sister of the girl altar boy posted a comment on this blog and then posted the following on her blog entitled 'PREDATORIAL VICTIM: Altar girls' which compels me to respond. I hope to have done so in charity.Dear Joey,I read your comments with interest. And I've also answered the questions you kindly posted on my blog. But let's be fair. Let's look at

Anath Goes to Christmas Eve Mass

I know this is a bit after the fact, but for various reasons I was not on the internet much over the holidays, mostly because my grandmother does not have internet, and that’s where I was. By going to my Grandmother’s house over the Christmas Holiday, I was obligated to attend Mass on Christmas Eve. She is deeply religious and my mother will do anything to ensure that I do not break her illusion of god-fearing grandchildren. I have reason to believe she fears that my irreligous state will re

By John Piper, Desiring God Part 2: Signs and Wonders and “the Signs of the Apostle” In the previous section I argued that when the early Christians prayed for signs and wonders (Acts 4:30) they were not “evil and adulterous;” nor were they abandoning the centrality of the preaching of the cross. Signs and wonders witnessed to the word of grace (Acts 14:3); they did not replace it. They did not save; they helped open people to the gospel which is the power of God unto salvation. Another objectio

The Establishment Clause and Crusading Atheists

Timothy Birdnow Having worked on Saturday this weekend, I had Monday off, so headed down to the fabled Ozark Hilton for a day of labor (what started as just a simple, no foundation porch is turning into a new room) and solitude. Coming home, I caught a segment of the Laura Ingraham show; Laura was on with atheist gadfly Michael Newdow, who, as you may remember, challenged “under God“ in the Pledge of Allegiance on the basis of the Establishment Clause. Now he wants an injunction to stop “so he

Evangelicals and the Reformed

Evangelicals and the Reformed Michael F. Bird on the soft underbelly of those who call ourselves Reformed: There is a group of the "reformed" out there who have basically decided to go and sit in their room, lock the door, and do nothing but than rant and moan about how everybody in the evangelical hallway is a theologically defficient turnip and only those in the room with them are among the doctrinally righteous elect. This group is typified by several traits: (1) They are more excited ab

Egyptian Complicity Exposes Deep Fear of Iran

By Antoun IssaThe death toll in the Gaza massacre has surpassed 500. Israel has rejected an EU cease-fire and is showing no sign of halting its operations, despite growing global opposition. But for the Arab world, the strongest repercussions to this conflict will be felt in Egypt.The Egyptian leadership has taken a hiding from the Arab street for its inaction over Israel's assault on the Palestinians. Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran have removed all gloves by publicly accusing Egypt's leadersh

Madoff, and How He Can Benefit American Culture

From the Financial Times: Large Wall Street firms privately harboured suspicions about Bernard Madoff’s investment business, in some cases steering clients away from dealing with him, but were reluctant to share their concerns with regulators, according to US bankers. Banks were sceptical that Mr Madoff could deliver the consistently high returns that he reported, and they were also put off by a lack of transparency at his investment firm. For these reasons, big Wall Street firms are notab

Evangelism

Evangelism is the speaking and showing of the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ to people who do not yet know Him. Evangelism is the natural overflow of a life lived in joy as a worshiper of God. Sadly, evangelism is often portrayed as something that Christians must do as a duty, rather than something that they get to do as a delight. Personally, I see evangelism as a wonderful opportunity to give the gift of God to people. I spent the first nineteen years of my life not know

Questions for Next GOP Chief

Questionnaire for Candidates for Chairman of the Republican National Committee Prepared and distributed to candidates for RNC chairman November 25, 2008, by Morton C. Blackwell, Virginia Republican National Committeeman. The answers are just as provided by Saul Anuzis of Michigan, Ken Blackwell of Ohio, Katon Dawson of South Carolina, Mike Duncan of Kentucky, John “Chip” Saltsman of Tennessee, and Michael Steele of Maryland. PARTY MATTERS 1.Democrats beat Republicans badly on the ground

Historic Week & Month - to Breakthrough or Disaster - Numerous Posts, Updates, Monday thru EOW

please, today, contact your senators and representatives about their constitutional duty - all we need is one of each.Orly Taitz finds it very odd that Chief Justice John Roberts has not dealt with Lightfoot v. Bowen (SCOTUS docket page) but would expect him to act... by now... today....Are investigators getting out, and getting to, and pulling free, the purported foreign birth registration of Barack Obama, as described by PlainsRadio.com? Does the narrative of August, 1961 in the life of Stanl

Why is the Old Testament shut out of church?

John Reed Miller Lecture Series: Part OneI don’t want to begin this lecture by spiritualizing a text but…the Old Testament is good bit like Jephthah the Gileadite in Judges 11:1-3. His brothers so much as booted him out of their father’s household because of his illegitimate birth. That’s the way it is with the Old Testament in much of the contemporary church. The church seems to feel that it’s okay if the Old Testaments stays in the land of Tob with Jephthah, but let’s not even give it the

There’s No Pain-Free Cure for Recession

As recession fears cause the nation to embrace greater state control of the economy and unimaginable federal deficits, one searches in vain for debate worthy of the moment. Where there should be an historic clash of ideas, there is only blind resignation and an amorphous queasiness that we are simply sweeping the slouching beast under the rug. With faith in the free markets now taking a back seat to fear and expediency, nearly the entire political spectrum agrees that the federal government

Buying home becomes affordable

The wish of millions of middle-class Indians to own a home remained just a pipe-dream as soaring prices and builders’ keenness to focus on exclusive gated communities shut them out of the market. It could change because bank loans become cheaper. More middle-class Indians can hope to get a step on the housing ladder in 2009. Various builders cut prices to move unsold stock and build cheaper homes. The past few years have seen houses become just another financial asset, as punters and wealthy

Views on the News - 1/3/2009

The standard liberal-progressive-socialist litany is that socialism, in the New Deal and subsequent years would have succeeded, if only the government had spent more money for a longer time. Many liberals lament that the New Deal didn’t go far enough in socializing the economy. In addition to blind religious faith in the secular religion of socialism, liberal-progressives are beset by ignorance. For three generations, students have been taught a completely false version of the Depression’s caus

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