An Episcopal church in Houston is being sued by its neighbors over the service it provides the city’s homeless – namely 400 meals a day. A Methodist church in Phoenix faces a similar challenge from the city government. As the powerful hymn sums up very well: There is no meekness in the powers...

As a general rule, I don’t have very strong feelings on the issue of climate change. I think its somewhat arrogant of us to think that this planet, which has existed for millions of years without humans, is so weak that it can be destroyed by us. I try not to actively harm the environment but I...

…before you see the movie Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. This is a fantastic (and fantastical) novel by Susanna Clarke that, handled rightly, will make a wonderful film(s).  The novel is something like Jane Austen writing the Harry Potter series – lots of magic and Britishness. The copious...

Megan McArdle has written an article about Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey. I grew up surrounded by disciples of Ramsey (and similar teachers such as Larry Burkett), so it was interesting to read McArdle’s impression after attending a half-day seminar by Ramsey, and trying out his principles...

In August of 2009 I set out to explore the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. Click the image below to view travel logs and photos from the adventure.

Apparently Lady Gaga used to be talented. Nota bene: If “Lady Gaga” means nothing to you, you are too old to understand this post. Just move along.

I recently attended the Indiana Fall GOP Dinner which featured Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN) as the keynote speaker. While I have heard Mitch speak countless times before, this particular speech was different than most. At one point he said, “Now I want to close with just a few thoughts that fall outside...

This morning I read a New York Times article about the closing of so many VFW posts as the core membership ages and I began to think about all of the veterans of the twentieth century wars who are no longer with us. This video is one of the most genuinely moving tributes I have seen this year.

Today is Veterans Day, formerly called Armistice Day, in commemoration of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I. Because we also have Memorial Day, which primarily honors the dead, many unofficially observe Veteran’s Day as a day to honor living veterans. About 4.7 million American men and...

Despite recent electoral success by same-sex marriage opponents in Maine, the graph below shows that its legislative acceptance is merely a matter of time. (Hat tip to Andrew Sullivan)