Monthly Archive for
January 1, 2007 to
January 31, 2007
January 1, 2007 to
January 31, 2007
Wednesday January 31, 2007
Headline Pastor Haggard news
...that never hit the headlines.Mike Jones, the male prostitute who revealed the "secret" side of Pastor Ted Haggard's life, visited Pastor Haggard's former church on Sunday. According to the few media accounts available, Jones said that several people came up...Hockey and basketball, the US and the USSR
The "Miracle on Ice" is Beliefnet's greatest sports miracle. There, in Lake Placid, a bunch of college kids and an unknown hockey coach beat the Soviet Union and the rest of the world and won gold in the Olympics.In hindsight,...Tuesday January 30, 2007
A Republican reaction
I just talked to a senior staffer with one of the Republicans on the committee. I asked why they thought their boss didn't go or any Republicans didn't go. They said, "Uh, I don't know, we didn't pay any attention...an email from a reader in New Orleans
"I guess I hoped, in the face of this much pain and suffering of Americans, the veil of partisan bickering would be sheared and we would see if there were true public servants in Washington. I found out the answer...More on the non-Rs and Katrina
Comments and emails about my last post about the lack of Republican representation on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee raise concerns about my fairness:Without more info I suspect you may be a little unfair on this one,...Katrina - with no Rs
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee toured New Orleans yesterday to survey the damage, examine progress, and try and make things better for the still suffering people of that city. Sen. Barack Obama was highly critical of the...Monday January 29, 2007
Why is Tony Perkins surprised?
Last week, Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council responsed to President Bush's State of the Union. Message: He wasn't happy. He was surprised that there wasn't any mention of the "faith, family, and freedom" issues - stem cells,...Sunday January 28, 2007
like a child...
...when was the last time you made a paper airplane? For me it had been years. Then, today, a thought - my littlest daughter, who is currently airplane obsessed, might like one. We live fairly near an airport and whenever...Friday January 26, 2007
more of the Dinesh D'Souza interview
Kuo: Do you think that conservatives have reached the point where we've forgotten that there are limits to government; where they believe that government and politics can offer salvation, when of course they can’t? D'Souza: I do think there may...Thursday January 25, 2007
How far President Bush has fallen
How bad has it gotten?Pat Robertson's news site - cbn.com - has discussion boards up for people to talk about various topics. I looked at it suspecting to find one group who supported the war and the president in aboslute...note on Cory...
...in my post about Cory I wanted to make one thing clear. He wasn't being given the answers to a standarized test - he (and the rest of his class) were given the answers to an ordinary academic midterm (actually...On comments...
...I have received a number of emails requesting that I either shut down the comments part of this blog or block some comments because they distract from the broader discussion. I've thought about it a lot and for now have...Wednesday January 24, 2007
Cory...
...it isn't his real name...and some of the details are changed to protect his identity - his choice of football and basketball teams for instance. Everything else is spot on.I need to write about him. He is a kid I...Tuesday January 23, 2007
Sports miracles
Ok, a simple question...my friend Patton and I are creating a list of the top 10 sports "miracles" of all time. As you might imagine there has been much debate. So, two things. First, what do you think the top...Monday January 22, 2007
Grace...less
Here are some more thoughts on that paragraph on love I quoted from Andrew Sullivan's "blogalogue" with Sam Harris.A decade ago noted evangelical author Phillip Yancey wrote a book called What's So Amazing About Grace. As the title suggests, it...Getting God...
Elsewhere on the Beliefnet site Andrew Sullivan and Sam Harris are having a 'blogalogue'. Honestly, I find Sam Harris' blog entries pretty long and tired - the typical screed against faith...oh, it is irrational; oh, it doesn't mesh with science;...Saturday January 20, 2007
Sen. Clinton
Today she made it official - Sen. Hillary Clinton has announced that she is forming a presidential exploratory committee and that "I'm in. And I'm in to win." It is among the least surprising political events in recent memory. It...Thursday January 18, 2007
To live like this...
...would be to truly live. From a reader:When my youngest child was almost 5, she was diagnosed with one of those nasty pediatric cancers. It took her childhood. She relapsed at 8 and somehow - against every odd that there...Wednesday January 17, 2007
Patton's iPhone problem (the continuing discussion with Patton Dodd)
I think I know why Patton was pushing me so hard to explore the greater significance of my initial glee over Apple's new iPhone. He's addicted to his own Blackberry/Treo/handheld thing. Patton, thank you for discussing the problem with us...A jarring quote
I was interviewing someone yesterday for an article I am doing for a different publication. The person is prominent and highly regarded and deep and thoughtful and all such things.... I may never forget this quote from them:"We have lost...Tuesday January 16, 2007
John McCain hearts James Dobson
In case you missed the back and forth between Dr. Dobson and Sen. McCain it went something like this - Dr. Dobson said on a radio show that he wouldn't ever support Sen. McCain for president. More details on what...Owning an iPhone, Walking with Jesus (Patton responds, pt 2)
Dear David,Consumer products like the iPhone carry loads of promises, both stated and unstated. They promise that:- you'll be thrilled by using them- you'll be cool by using them- you'll have the one device you need to meet all your...PIctures from the hospital - tough ones
My sabbath ended late this afternoon and we (my friend and I) returned to the cancer ward... something I never really guessed I'd do again. But we went and I handed out some water and some lollipops and every person...The death penalty...
I've received several emails and read several comments about the death penalty - the gist is that I am wrong by opposing the death penalty. Two points:First, that may well be correct. I may be wrong. Perhaps the death penalty...Monday January 15, 2007
Another great comment
From a reader...My favorite little French saint - St. Therese of Lisieux - said, "If I am willing to serenely bear the burden of being displeasing to myself, I will be a pleasant place of shelter for Jesus."Triumphalism never bears...An American monopoly on righteousness?
A reader's comment:David, are there any people like the one you describe walking the halls of the White House, in Islamic countries? Does Iran's leader or Syria's head of state, care about the consequences of their violent actions? Don't bother...President Bush and 60 Minutes
I watched 60 Minutes this evening and saw President Bush's interview. A few thoughts:- I watched him squirm during the discussion of Saddam Hussein's hanging video and how he didn't want to watch the actual hanging. If we can't watch...Saturday January 13, 2007
Dear Patton (pt. 2)
Thanks for your most challenging post. As I jokingly IM'd you later it made me want to hit you. Why? Because it so boldly confronted me with the the challenges of this blog and with life in general. One of...Thursday January 11, 2007
Bush stands up and says no happy endings
I tuned in a couple of minutes late to watch my president talk about Iraq.I saw him standing and wondered if I was watching an old news clip of an old speech. I wondered why he wasn't seated behind the...Wednesday January 10, 2007
David wants some of this
(Patton here.)Thanks for the kind words, David.Ok, fair reader, look at the top of this blog. It says, and has long said: "David Kuo," then "J-Walking." Such a title might lead one to believe that this blog, so cleverly named,...Walking with Patton too
My editor here is a guy named Patton Dodd. I'm blessed by that (though I hate throwing around cliched words like 'blessed'). He's a wonderful writer. His book, My Faith So Far: A story of conversion and confusion is a...Apple goosebumps
I love Apple. I love the iPod and iMac and iBook and macbook and macbook pro and all that stuff. I really, really love Apple. It started when I was a teenager and the man who was my unofficial grandfather...Bush on Iraq - "the nightmare scenario"?
The Washington Post and papers everywhere are atwitter about President Bush's Iraq speech tonight and that expected call for a "surge" of 20,000 new troops. According to the Post, it is the first time that the President is going against...I love your emails and I am sorry I am slow in responding...
...but I will. Please keep them coming!...Tuesday January 9, 2007
Kuo eating crow (search for new music con't)
I've started my search new music and it is sure fun. I can't remember the last time I really set out to find and listen to new music. But thanks to all of your suggestions I have started. And I...Absolute Surrender
Last night Kim was searching for a new book and came across an old one she'd read called Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray some quotes:"...learn to know and trust your God now, Say: 'My God, I am willing that Thou...Sorry bout that posting drought
Well, I posted about all those newspapers I was reading yesterday morning and set about to read and write and then the day blew up for a variety of reasons...there is always tomorrow's news!...Monday January 8, 2007
the more I blog...
...and figure out what that means I come to certain conclusions. Here is mine for today - I think I am one of the few (only?) bloggers whose subscriptions to actual, stain-your-hands, paper newspapers and magazines is increasing. I like...Ok, I'm a bit behind on reading my Christmas cards
...but I read this card from a friend yesterday and was struck that it is as true now as some weeks ago. (It is just that some weeks ago thinking about these things was part of the "Christmas spirit," and...Friday January 5, 2007
Jesus would have used pandora.com
Holy cow (except I don't think cows are holy), I just checked out pandora.com and it is incredible. Of course I started with "Where the streets have no name" - clearly one of the great songs ever recorded - and...My search for new music...continued
Finally, some great new music for me to enjoy......The execution
I finally watched Saddam Hussein's execution. I didn't want to. I wanted it to go away and to not think about the "Butcher of Baghdad" ever again. After all, this was a man who put people into shredding machines and...Thursday January 4, 2007
Back and forth on Mitt
Excerpts from the following comments perfectly highlight Mitt Romney's problems. On one side the spiritual concern:Jesus is not related to Satan by celestial family-hood. God does not live on a planet near a star called Kolob. The Church did not...Here's a challenge...
someone posted:What do you consider to be the ten best blog entries of 2006?I must admit I am still a blogging newbie (as opposed to a blogging newfie) and only started digging into the blog world the second half of...Ok, ok, I'm buying Dylan..and I admit...
Ok, in posts and emails I've received more than a few suggestions to buy:"Dylan—buy ‘Blood on the Tracks.’ Even if you don’t love it at first—and you prob won’t—give it 10 or 12 listens. It’s a masterpiece. “Shelter from the...More on "He said what!?!?! part one"
Here is a bit of what N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, New Testament scholar (named by Christianity Today as one of the top five theologians in the world) has to say about the passage in Luke I wrote about yesterday....Wednesday January 3, 2007
Mitt
Gov. Mitt Romney has filed papers to explore a White House run. I don't think he will get there. And yes, it is because he is a Mormon. There is a simple reality at play here. Most evangelical Christians believe...I need new music in my life
I think I'm in a musical rut. Nothing against listening to U2 over and over - I could always start a cover band. But I need some new stuff even if it is old stuff. I don't think I can...Defending Dr. Robertson...sort of
I'm going to defend Pat Robertson - sort of. Mocking him is such an easy thing to do. The basics - he is predicting a mass terrorist attack later this year. More specifically, he is saying that God told him...He said What?!?! Part one
In this new year I am trying to listen to Jesus' words all over again. I'm trying to hear what he said as opposed to what it might be easy to believe. Context, of course, is hugely important. And so...Tuesday January 2, 2007
My dad was a sperm cell
Last month The Washington Post published a remarkable essay by a young woman entitled, "My Father Was an Anonymous Sperm Donor". I've been thinking about it ever since. These paragraphs are particularly striking:I was angry at the idea that where...The Cowher watch
This isn't about Jesus, isn't about politics, isn't even about bass fishing...but at points in my life this was probably just as important as any of them...sort of. The Pittsburgh Steelers. Ahhhh. Yes, we missed the playoffs. But really, who...Monday January 1, 2007
Questions for the new year
Last New Year's eve (2005), Kim and I took out some index cards and wrote questions at the top of them. They were questions about the last year and about the year to come. Every so often this last year... Monthly Archive for
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