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Archive for February, 2007

Lent Solos at Memorial
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Cantor Muth gave me the privilege of soloing again at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston this evening.
This was the first service I had participated in where LSB was in the pew racks. We did the Service of Prayer and Preaching (LSB 260). I sang the verses to the Old Testament Canticle, alternating with the congregation [...]

Sinner’s Prayer
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Just over a year ago survivors of the initial blast of the Sago Mine disaster, as part of their preparation and resignation for death, recited a “sinner’s prayer.” Last week the topic came up in one of my discussions, where I was asked for my opinion but didn’t get the chance to respond. Wikipedia has [...]

Sunlight Foundation Shows the Money
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

HT: Club for Growth
The Sunlight Foundation has an interactive map that shows where federal pork money is being spent. You can look places up by zip code, city, etc.
I was amazed when I typed in 43215 (downtown Columbus) and saw the concentration of federal money inside and south of the 270 loop. Zoom out [...]

Donald Luskin highlights the following “coincidence”:

Bloomberg reports that the cost of medical care increased 0.8% in January, the biggest monthly jump since August 1991. Physicians’s services also jumped 1.2 percent.
The Wall Street Journal reports that as more government subsidy of health care is being considered, the government is already contributing 45% of the nation’s health [...]

Virgin Mary Custody Battle
Monday, February 26th, 2007

Anna Nicole? Al Gore? Epic (not) Church? Forced Euthanasia in California? Those kind of things make me want to have a news-fast for Lent.
This is a little more interesting:
KTRK, the ABC affiliate in Houston, reports (with picture!) that the Virgin Mary on Ash Wednesday appeared on a pizza pan in a Houston school. Our [...]