Archive for November 9th, 2006
Start Something
Thursday, November 9th, 2006“There comes a moment when you’ve talked a matter through and it’s time to make a decision. Either you do it or you don’t. At the conclusion of our conversation, we determined we had everything in place to make a reasonable attempt. Only one thing eluded us: The guts to move forward.” Article. I first [...]
A New Faith-Based Agenda
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Of Newsweek’s five articles on the evangelical political identity-crisis, my favorite is Michael Gerson’s “A New Social Gospel.” A former speechwriter for President Bush, Gerson understands intimately both the dynamics of right-wing evangelicalism and the shortcomings of the current faith based initiative. Plus he offers a proactive, positive agenda (what we might be for) as [...]
Taking over MSM
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Though it doesn’t happen often, I’ve posted IM transcripts here and I’ve seen them posted from time to time throughout the blogosphere. But now mainstream media stallwart Sports Illustrated has jumped into the fray with a new interview style column by Mike Silver called “Rollin’ With.” His debut this week features an IM exchange with [...]