Axelrod speaks obliquely about "discussions" to remove the Stupak-Pitts Amendment from health care legislation. (In other words: A trial balloon with plausible deniability....note how many "uhms" Axelrod utters.) … [Read more...] about David Axelrod Takes on Congressman Bart Stupak
Archives for November 2009
Obama Losing Independent Voters
Good WSJ article by Scott Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen on the trend of independent voters moving away from Obama, with some suggestions for what the President could do about it. … [Read more...] about Obama Losing Independent Voters
Sarah Palin and 2012 – I Was Wrong
I said she wasn't running for President, but clearly she is. The book tour is extremely well-timed, as her PAC needs to rake in $$ in 2010 and hit the ground running in 2011. Watch as she turns book interviews into observations on public policy and current events, replete with what sound like pre-tested sound bytes. Is it working? For now, maybe. Even negative op-eds sell books, and its amazing how strong some of the animosity is (Bob Scheiffer saying she "has no future in politics"; David Brooks saying "she is a joke"). Surely they go too far (folks like Scheiffer and Brooks spend their … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin and 2012 – I Was Wrong
The New Shape of World Christianity
In a must-read for missiologists, church planters, and Christians seeking a deep understanding of how the church intersects with history, not to mention where we are going, Mark Noll sums up and analyzes the magnitude of recent changes in world Christianity in The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith (IVP Academic, 2009). A few highlights (from p. 19): 1. There might be more Christians in China than all of "Christian Europe" (which, I'd add, has been sliding toward secularism and Islam for years). 2. There are more Anglicans any one of several African … [Read more...] about The New Shape of World Christianity
John Piper – Live Twitter Video Q&A
Approximately three hours of Q&A with John Piper, taking questions from Twitter. Here's the first hour: For more video, go here. … [Read more...] about John Piper – Live Twitter Video Q&A
Matt Chandler on Hebrews 11
A fantastic message given this week at the chapel of the Southern Baptist Seminary: HT: Denny Burk … [Read more...] about Matt Chandler on Hebrews 11