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A Washington state ministry writes about his move from the Vineyard into the Orthodox church (both he and his church) in 1993.

Cal Thomas, a columnist and conservative evangelical Christian writes:

Too many conservative Evangelicals have put too much faith in the power of government to transform culture. The futility inherent in such misplaced faith can be demonstrated by asking these activists a simple question: Does the secular left, when it holds power, persuade conservatives to live by their standards? Of course they do not. Why, then, would conservative Evangelicals expect people who do not share their worldview and view of God to accept their beliefs when they control government?

Too many conservative Evangelicals mistake political power for influence. Politicians who struggle with imposing a moral code on themselves are unlikely to succeed in their attempts to impose it on others. What is the answer, then, for conservative Evangelicals who are rightly concerned about the corrosion of culture, the indifference to the value of human life and the living arrangements of same- and opposite-sex couples?

Basically the best list of cliches out there, which going forward, you'll want to get your head around.

(Missing from this list but referred to once is my pet peeve, the misuse of 'literally'; i.e. I'm literally starving! She literally can't make a decison! He literally has his head up his rectum). Please make a note of it.

"Frustrated by the failure to overturn Roe v. Wade, a growing number of antiabortion pastors, conservative academics and activists are setting aside efforts to outlaw abortion and instead are focusing on building social programs and developing other assistance for pregnant women to reduce the number of abortions.

Some of the activists are actually working with abortion rights advocates to push for legislation in Congress that would provide pregnant women with health care, child care and money for education — services that could encourage them to continue their pregnancies. "

What is it like to begin the process of being a Benedictine oblate (a lay associate of the monastic life)? Excellent post here.

Some mothers choose what their children will eat. Others choose which children will eat and which will die.

Those mothers forced to make the grim life-or-death choices are the impoverished women Patricia Wolff, executive director of Meds & Food for Kids, encounters during her frequent trips to Haiti.

The Life photo archive – published and unpublished – is now available. I cannot think of words to describe how wonderful this is.