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
Tag Archives: Glenn Beck
TV anchors playing theologians on television
Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC just had a segment on what appears to be a long-running fued with Fox’s retiring Glenn Beck. It was a silly segment about him criticizing Beck for crying on the air, and Beck mocking O’Donnell for … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Glenn Beck, Lawrence O'Donnell, theology
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More than words: very funny political cartoons of 2010–Obama hope, BP pelican, tea party, Halloween economics, Al Gore dating, Democrats at Little Big Horn
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Posted in Cartoons, Democrats, Funny, Jim Jewell, Politics, Republican, Tea Party
Tagged Glenn Beck, Pat Robertson, Political cartoons, Political philosophy, politics
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Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck. Very funny.
Joe Carter at First Things passes along a hilarious cartoon remix titled Donald Duck Meets Gleen Beck. Get ready to laugh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfuwNU0jsk0
Posted in Funny, Jim Jewell, Politics
Tagged Funny, Glenn Beck, Political cartoons, politics
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Five interesting items for the last day of August
1. McCain on Obama, the surge and Afghanistan: Unless he understands the reason for success in Iraq, the president is unlikely to lead a successful strategy against the Taliban Though most Democrats still cannot bear to admit it, the war … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Environment, Jim Jewell, Leaders, Politics, Technology, War and Peace
Tagged Environment, Glenn Beck, politics
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Seven of the Most Interesting Stories on a Monday Morning: Climate Collapse, Moore on Beck, Jim Wallis Apologizes, and more
1. Crisis in the Environmental Community: The climate lobby has declined dramatically from its days of high confidence after the 2008 election and it is scrambling to determine the next steps: A year ago, these groups seemed to be at the … Continue reading
As Colson, Mohler and Others Release Video Series on Social Justice (Yes, Social Justice), It’s Time for Glenn Beck to Apologize to Christians
It really is past time for Glen Beck to apologize to Christians for his equating the church’s work in social justice with Nazism and Communism. He’s not just enraging liberals; he’s become an embarrassment to conservatives. And on this point … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian leaders, Glenn Beck, social justice
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