Category Archives: in the news

19.Oct.05

World Magazine, the AAP and SIDS

We got the latest World Magazine today and I was reading it in the car on our way to midweek communion service and something just really grated my nerves.

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27.Sep.05

Schools and Families

The story about a girl being kicked out of a Christian school in California for her mother being a lesbian has been making waves around the Christian blogosphere. Most of those I read said something along the lines of, “That … Continue reading →

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26.Sep.05

Cool Speech

The student body at Dartmouth elected Noah Riner to be their President last spring. Many of them now regret that after hearing his convocation speech on character to the freshman class last week. Did I mention Riner is an evangelical? … Continue reading →

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15.Sep.05

Wuerffel and DSM

Wow. I didn’t know that Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 national champion and Heisman Trophy winner from Florida, was a Christian. It turns out that he retired from the NFL and took a development director position with Desire Street Ministries. An … Continue reading →

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02.Sep.05

A head’s up

If you are looking for a place to contribute to hurricane relief, consider the deacon’s fund at John Knox PCA in Ruston. Members of the church have taken in a number of families, some extended family and others strangers. The … Continue reading →

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01.Sep.05

Really Bothering Me

Why are people saying Katrina is the judgement of God on wicked New Orleans and the casinos on the Gulf Coast? What about the obviously NOT wicked people who have lost everything? I know Desire Street Ministries lost everything, and … Continue reading →

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26.Aug.05

Vaccines, Fetal Tissues and Other Considerations

We are not anti-vaccination. Kate was fully vaccinated ’til her first birthday, and though I do think it is the parents’ right to choose whether to vaccinate or not, we want our children protected both from diseases and from spreading … Continue reading →

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