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  • Breaking: Rep. John Murtha dies

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 2:55 PM


    . . . of complications from gallbladder surgery. R.I.P.
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  • The Fruit of Affliction

    BY: Diane Singer | POSTED AT: 12:45 PM

    In his book The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd, pastor John Piper reflects on one lesson Christians in the West sorely need to learn from William Cowper’s difficult life: The fruit of William Cowper’s affliction is... Read More
  • Super Bowl roundup

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 9:36 AM

    Due to adverse weather conditions (translation: HOLY COW that was a lot of snow!!!), PFM headquarters is closed, so posting will be light today. But we'll have a few things up -- like this video of the Tim Tebow Super Bowl commercial, for those of you who missed it: And... Read More
    Categories: Arts & Media,  Humor,  Life Issues,  Sports
  • Daily roundup

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 5:14 PM

    "Lancaster Pushes Prayer, 'Christian Community'" "The gospel of Jesus happens" "'Resist the evil; seize the good'" "In 'vegetative state' patients, brain scanners show some alert minds" "'Black children are an endangered species' billboard campaign" "Appetite for sex grows at Winter Olympics" "Clarence... Read More
  • More Super Bowl stuff

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 4:23 PM

    Here's some more news on the Tebow front. And on a lighter note, during the big game, you can use the comment section on this post to nominate your picks for this year's funniest Super Bowl commercials. We'll gather the top nominations and have a poll next week to decide the best of the funny ones!... Read More
  • If you were planning to attend the Super Bowl live . . .

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 2:53 PM

    . . . you might want to rethink that.

    (Occasional sexual references. Free registration may be required.)
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    Categories: Humor,  Sports
  • Questioning the Narrative

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 12:47 PM

    This excellent political analysis by Jeff Bergner touches only briefly on matters of faith. Still, I think it's a good read for Christians. Bergner challenges his readers to rethink the conventional "Narrative" of American history and politics, and that inspires us to think about where our rights, freedoms,... Read More
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know (and a Few Things You Didn't)

    BY: Anne Morse | POSTED AT: 10:31 AM

    Chuck will be talking about this on BreakPoint, but I wanted to alert readers now to an amusing new book by our former BreakPoint colleague Eric Metaxas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About God (But Were Afraid to Ask): The Jesus Edition, the third in a series of books intended to help those... Read More
  • Commercial FAIL

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 9:05 AM

    In Vanity Fair, Andrea Buchanan tries to come up with an idea for a pro-choice Super Bowl commercial to present the "opposite message" to Tim Tebow's pro-life one. First of all, if you're trying to come up with the "opposite" of a young person being allowed to live and speak up for his own right to life,... Read More
  • Daily roundup

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 5:30 PM

    "I sought but I didn't find. Now what?" "2010 Sweatshop Hall of Shame" "Smut TV: Hollywood Doubles Down on Their Crusade to Sexualize Your Children" (sexual themes) "Teen TV Time Tied to Adult Depression"... Read More
  • Open secret

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 2:45 PM

    In my experience, gay marriage advocates don't like to trumpet the fact that many of them have a very different idea of marriage. Interesting, then, to see this getting publicized in the New York Times. A study to be released next month is offering a rare glimpse inside gay relationships and reveals... Read More
  • What about the 'F' Word?

    BY: Anne Morse | POSTED AT: 1:54 PM

    A sad sign of our times, isn't it, that Rahm Emmanuel is not being asked to apologize for using the "F" word in a presumably mixed crowd, but only the "R" word.... Read More
  • Red flag

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 11:56 AM

    Jenny Sanford writes in her new book that her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Gov. Mark Sanford, didn't want to include a vow of fidelity in their wedding ceremony. (Article contains sexual themes/language.) This sparked an interesting discussion on La Shawn Barber's Facebook page, with some commenters (though... Read More
  • Public man, private faith

    BY: Gina Dalfonzo | POSTED AT: 9:37 AM

    On the morning of the National Prayer Breakfast, which President Obama is attending, the Washington Post offers a glimpse into the president's spiritual life. It's interesting, as far as it goes, but not very informative. One wishes the reporter had dug a little deeper, beyond the stock phrases like... Read More

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