Archive for August, 2007



Several days ago a TV station in Colorado Springs ran an email and story about former New Life Church leader Ted Haggard begging for money. Haggard resigned the mega church he founded in 2006 after he admitted seeing a male prostitute for three years.
Today, his former church was voting on whether to accept a new [...]

This adventurous little guy tumbled out of the nest a bit early this summer. Fortunately he found a planter, which was a good place as any to hide from predators. While waiting for flight feathers to grow so he could launch properly into the world, mom kept him well fed and guarded.

Ted Haggard, former minister of New Life Church in Colorado, former President of The National Association of Evangelicals who resigned after admitting he’d been seeing a male prostitute for three years, is back in the news. 
In 2006 Haggard was given a severance package, overseers, and he and his family moved to Arizona, after declaring himself cured of homosexuality three weeks after [...]

It’s been quite the almost a week for people involved one way or another around the Montebello Summit.
Once two videos of peaceful protesters confronting masked men was released on YouTube, news releases send out, and outstanding work by Canadian Press writer Joan Bryden occurred Tuesday and Wednesday; ordinary people were asking questions.
CUPE, Yaya Canada and KaterKate had photos up with [...]

I mentioned before I have a fascination with Southern Baptists. They fight. They take their fighting seriously and heaven help anyone who steps into it. 
The SBCOupost, which joined up a few good Southern Baptist bloggers and had high hopes of being a civil place of disagreement has had two leadership endorsements pulled.
It’s a group blog, men only, [...]

The Quebec Police are holding a news conference this afternoon to address the accusations their officers attempted to incite violence at the Montebello Summit.
The news conference update is below.
By now many Canadians have seen the YouTube video and the CUPE pictures.
About 50 seconds in, after being asked to put down the rock, the undercover officer shoves David Coles. There [...]

Larry (who works in a rehab centre for teens) gave his charges the assignment of writing their life story in 28 words.
So they get the assignment. Due on Wednesday at 5:30. We gather in the group room and they all have their “28 Word Life Stories” in their hands. They’re smiling, but questioning: “Why does [...]

The Prairie Wrangler was a terrific blog, Olaf is closing down and moving on with his life.
Finding a Conservative blog of his quality and grace is going to be a bit of a challenge. All the best Olaf.
And LT at The Heresy has a tribute to Signposts. Phil and Dan are also shutting down after over [...]



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