Archive for October 28th, 2005
I was thinking of my wife today
Friday, October 28th, 2005“Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens. …“My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. … “Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth [...]
Not his finest hour
Friday, October 28th, 2005This week has been brutal to President Bush. 1. Another hurricane. 2. More FEMA delays. 3. The 2,000th casualty in Iraq. 4. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers withdraws. 5. Senior aide indicted for 5 crimes, including perjury, obstruction of justice, and false reports. Here’s to hoping for a better week next week. posted by Jeremy [...]
Leadership, according to US News and World Report
Friday, October 28th, 2005“Leadership, as the public tells the pollsters, is in disappointingly short supply. So the 25 people profiled in the following pages are a heartening exception to the rule.†Article. My (quick) two-cents (I haven’t actually read the articles yet): Rick Warren is the only religious figure on the list. Is his inclusion more about book [...]
Bono’s Pentecostal roots
Friday, October 28th, 2005On the impact Pentecostalism had on him: There was also my friend Guggi. His parents were not just Protestant, they were some obscure cult of Protestant. In America, it would be Pentecostal. His father was like a creature from the Old Testament. He spoke constantly of the Scriptures and had the sense that the end [...]