Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Beaten to the punch again

As I'm preaching through both Proverbs and 1 Corinthians, sexual sin and how to encourage Godly sexuality has been much on my mind. In her essay "Let's Have More Teen Pregnancy," posted on Beliefnet, Frederica Mathewes-Green makes many of the common-sense arguments for early marriage which have been rattling around in my head.

There are too many choice bits to warrant quoting here what would turn out to be the essay's bulk. Just click and read.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Politically, curmudgeonly

My Political Views
I am a right social moderate
Right: 5.05, Libertarian: 0.8

Political Spectrum Quiz

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Relieved and concerned

As a semi-regular bicycle commuter, I'm relieved that a new bike safety law, which went into effect today, makes it illegal to throw an object at a cyclist from a passing car. At the same time, I'm a tad concerned to learn that until now, attempted assault or manslaughter was perfectly legal so long as the intended victim was a cyclist.