I attended my seventh National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, so it’s been fun to read journalists’ interpretation of the snake handling going on there.
Praying away Uganda's anti-gay bill
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Weekend stories worth reading
Happy Monday, everyone. If you’re catching up on stories from the weekend, consider three worth your time.
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Before the abortion doctor's killing
In your spare time this weekend, consider taking a few minutes to read Devin Friedman’s lengthy GQ piece that gives the background leading up to the shooting of abortion doctor George Tiller. Scott Roeder was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder for shooting Tiller. Tiller was an usher at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Kansas where he was handing out bulletins to people before he was shot on May 31, 2009. Friedman’s piece is very engaging and well written, and you feel like you get into the two men’s heads a little bit.
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Where's the motivation?
The lead story on The New York Times Web site this morning was a heartbreaking report about Haiti’s children in the aftermath of the earthquake. The lead story now, of course, is about Apple’s new iPad (insert joke here about the name). Lest we drown in our obsession with Apple products (I’m included in this crowd), let’s take a minute to read about Haiti’s children.
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Identity crisis in the midwest
Christians at Christian institutions love to pontificate over how Christian the Christian institution should remain. That appears to be the case over at Northwestern College in Minnesota where a debate over its identity persists.
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Transgender + Catholic = story
You don’t see 2,000-word stories in newspapers every day, so when you do, the editors probably deem it an important story.
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Tissue alert: God is in the details
Want to start your day with a real tearjerker (the good kind)? Take a few minutes to read this story by the Washington Post about a Maryland pastor whose family was stranded in Haiti after the earthquake. Yes, it’s five pages long, but hit the “print” button so you can read the whole thing lest I be accused of plagiarism for posting too much of it here.
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You know, 'secret Jesus codes'
ABC News has found “Secret ‘Jesus’ Bible Codes” in soldiers’ weapons. By codes, they mean Bible references.
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Making wheelchairs sexy
After I broke my leg when I was seven, I remember how painful it was to hobble up and down the steps at church. Before my leg healed, I remember asking my peers to hold one of my crutches so I could get down to a class. It felt quite dramatic, and I can’t imagine the lengths people have to go through if they are in a wheelchair. This is the issue that the Associated Press tackles in a recent story on how disabled worshipers struggle to find their place in the pews. The story is a good idea; the execution of it? Not so much.
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