The Rooftop Blog- Ernie Payton: The Music Will Never Die May 1, 2017You didn’t have to spend much time with Debbie’s Dad, Lt. Col Ernest Payton (The Salvation Army), to know that his life revolved around music. Whether it was following, along with Joan, the riffs of a Big Band song on … Continue reading →
- Eulogy for my mother September 18, 2016Harriet Louise (Speer) Jewell (January 26, 1927-September 11, 2016) We celebrate through tears the crescendo of a long goodbye We gather here to celebrate our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend; and for the crescendo of a long goodbye. We’ve … Continue reading →
- Can 4 weeks change the trajectory of a life? October 12, 2015It’s great to discover an opportunity to make what may be a lasting difference in the life of a person who really needs to catch a break. We’ve found one, and we’d like to share it with you. Through an … Continue reading →
- Abraham Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address: 150 years ago March 4, 2015March 4, 1865 Fellow-Countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to … Continue reading →
- Resurrection and Grief February 4, 2015My friend and colleague, Chuck, is with his family this week, gathered to bring ease–as best they can—as granddaughter Olivia slips from this life. A Trisomy18 baby, Olivia was born to live in this world briefly, a month-long, difficult prelude … Continue reading →
- Protecting Marriage: Ironic promotional language for a session at the forthcoming NRB Convention January 30, 2015The headline of a promotional email for a session at the National Religious Broadcasters convention reads: “Protecting Marriage: How to Get the Media Message Right for This Generation.” So how can we explain Protecting Marriage to this generation? (By which … Continue reading →
- On Veterans Day: Memorabilia from My Father, the WWII Veteran November 11, 2014My father was a World War II veteran. Veterans of these battlefields of the last century are now bowed men in their eighties and nineties speaking hesitantly about their colleagues and their service a lifetime ago in the killing fields … Continue reading →
- Brett Walls’ Magnificent Journey against Locked In Syndrome and United Health Care Paralysis October 28, 2014CHICAGO — Two blocks east of Chicago’s posh Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue, in the shadow of the spectacular John Hancock skyscraper, sits the world’s leading hospital and research enterprise in physical medicine and rehabilitation, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. … Continue reading →
- A Milestone Birthday for Debbie Jewell: Celebrating a Life Well Started September 3, 2014When you reach milestones that begin with crooked numbers, it is common to reflect on years gone by and their results. Today we’re celebrating the milestone birthday of a remarkable woman whose 50 years have been time well-spent. Debra Elizabeth … Continue reading →
- Autopsy Abuse Gets Personal August 13, 2014When race car driver Kevin Ward Jr. was run over and killed by NASCAR star Tony Stewart on a track in upstate NY Saturday, we saw self-destructive machismo at its worst. Many think Steward didn’t try very hard to stay clear … Continue reading →
- Ernie Payton: The Music Will Never Die May 1, 2017
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Evangelical resurgence key part of 2010 midterm wildfire
Interesting, wasn’t it, that during the run-up to the midterm election we saw Tea Partiers bellowing from behind their placards rather than Jerry Falwell raging from the pulpit. We heard Sarah Palin’s warnings rather than D. James Kennedy’s jeremiads, or … Continue reading
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What is the role of followers of Christ in the public arena?
As we close in on an important election day it is a good time to ask this question: What is the role of individual followers of Christ in the public arena? By this I do not mean solutions presented by … Continue reading
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Weekend Blogpost: Pro-life Cover of TIME, Is Debt “W’s” Fault, Christians Wielding the Political Sword, and more
1. The First Nine Months of Your Life: Mere Comments points to the cover and cover story in the Oct. 4 Time magazine, that could suggest that the editors are acknowledge what many of us see as self evident: life … Continue reading
10 Stories to Chew on This Weekend: Fewer young Democrats, miner and mistress in hot water, some Christians undermining faith in mosque debate, and more
1. Beyond the Obama Swoon: Fewer young voters see themselves as Democrats. Though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties: far fewer 18- to 29-year-olds … Continue reading
‘God gap’ impedes U.S. foreign policy, task force says
Fascinating and important statement by a task force of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs headed by R. Scott Appleby of the University of Notre Dame and Richard Cizik of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good. According to … Continue reading
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The Ten Commandments Folly
Given the history and religious composition of the nation, it is a travesty that tax dollars have to be spent to combat opposition to the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings and on public grounds. We hear so … Continue reading
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A Long Hard Road for School Vouchers
With Iraq and terrorism sucking so much air out of political discussion this year, the issue of school vouchers has almost disappeared, at least in the presidential race, with the main educational arguments about whether Kerry flip-flopped on Every Child … Continue reading
Who Cleans Up After a Disaster?
We were involved in hurricane relief in Florida last week. Flying to Ft. Lauderdale just as Hurricane Jeanne churned north toward Orlando, we found people weary after four 2004 hurricanes, emerging from their shuttered homes with the hope that the … Continue reading
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