George W. Bush, the Reader. Of course.
Africa needs God, says atheist. “Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa’s biggest problem – the crushing passivity of the people’s mindset.” Again, natch.
Conservative Snobs Are Wrong About Sarah Palin: One British journalist says Sarah Palin has a lot in common with Margaret Thatcher after all.
We knew that Tasha Tudor died in 2008. But did you know that the following notables also received their obituaries this year: Phyllis Whitney, Pauline Baynes, Ivan Southall? If you know who those people were, you might enjoy this list of “children’s book creators we said goodbye to in 2008” at Collecting Children’s Books.
Randy Alcorn: “Here’s a New Year’s resolution to consider: Every time you see or experiencing something beautiful and wonderful in this world, from a loved one’s smile to a wonderful meal and laughter to a snowfall or waterfall, wildflowers or animals, music or art, resolve to thank God that this fallen world is but a hint of what awaits us on the New Earth, the place He’s preparing for us.”
Banned in France, being made into a trilogy of movies directed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, Tintin is on the verge of becoming a phenomenon. Or maybe it’s just a halfway decent comic book.
Jen linked to this interview with Peter Kreeft. I love Peter Kreeft’s writing. I haven’t read the interview yet, but I will make time later.
Ok, is that what your hoping or what you belive, or both…”Someone will write and publish a book proving conclusively that Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ. (Maybe somebody already has?)” Becuase if you belive this, and I think you may, its very hard then to take ANYTHING that you have written seriously if your worldview is this narrow and derranged. Enjoy the next four years.
No, John, I don’t believe that Obama is the AntiChrist. Neither do I believe that he is some new Messiah as some seem to believe. The predictions were mostly a joke although I do think that one or two of them have a good chance of coming true.