The Anti-Manichaeist

I am going to fast from blogging for Lent so I can spend more time with my grandfather who has had a heart attack and may not be with us for too much longer.
 blessings,
dlw
ps, there is a blog called the Kruse Kronicle that has an interesting post on Theology and Economics that I’d like to encourage […]

And, according to a World Bank study, the cause isn’t the scarcity of food, but rather poor early nursing problems. 
Nutritionists at the bank say programs should emphasize changing how mothers behave, for example, encouraging them to breast-feed exclusively for the first six months of life and seek quick treatment for their children’s illnesses, rather than […]

I realized recently that I was getting too caught up with this whole President Bush thing and that I needed to let it go and not think that it’s my job to disrepute him in the minds of others. 
I am glad to point to two different threads that show people who come from red state […]

One Spirit. One Will. Zero Poverty.
One Spirit. It’s a movement.
I am a big fan of Bread for the World and would urge others to get on board with the movement. 
dlw

TPM Muckraker has proof on video that our president George W Bush was briefed on the possibility that Hurricane Katrina could breach the levees of New Orleans, the day before it hit. 
This goes against his statement made on Sept 1st that he didn’t think anyone anticipated the breach happening. 
It may just be politics to Bush, […]

My friend Matt at A Pilgrim’s digression does a good job probing what is revealed about President George W Bush in his recent interviews with ABC News’s Elizabeth Vargas.  He rightfully condemns the US for relying too much on our ideologies than an openness to learning about the facts of our situation and characterizes Bush as particularly relying […]

Kudos to the Brad Blog, GK begins, “The man was lost and then he was found and now he’s more lost than ever — and he’s taking us into the darkness with him. It’s time to remove him.”…and ends, “The U.S. Constitution provides a simple ultimate way to hold him to account for war crimes […]

Jamie Arpin-Ricci tells the story of St Patrick and presents the Gospel message based on themes from his life. 
It’s a beautiful story of how Christianity helped a young spoiled wealthy man cope with the suffering and trauma of being held in captivity and how it changed his life, as well as the course of civilization. 
dlw