Take The Bet Tim!

former Oregonian and New York Times columnist, Nicholas D. Kristof, has a bit of a beef with Tim LaHay and Jerry Jenkins. He asks this question about the Left Behind series: Does Christianity justify bigotry?

Finding Faith Outside the Church

Steve Duin is a columnist for the (Portland) Oregonian and is one of the best writers I know. His column on Tuesday focused on "my people" - i.e. Christians who believe the "church has been hijacked by issues" that Christ doesn't talk about a whole lot - if ever! You should definitely check out his column,
For the faithful, fighting back isn't an option

Without Makeup

Left Behind? Maybe Not!

I've never quite figured out Hank Hanegraaff. Hanegraaff is president and chairman of the board of Christian Research Institute International, an organization founded by Walter Martin (author of Kingom of the Cults). He hosts a daily radio program called "Bible Answer Man" and has garnered some criticism for not only criticizing groups such as the LDS Church and Jehovah's Witnesses but also some evangelical organizations, such as the Vineyard Fellowship.

Well, guess what? Now he wants to take on the greatest (and by greatest I mean biggest selling) Christian book series EVER! That's right, Hanegraaff is set to tackle the faulty "exegitical eschatology" (which by the way, has nothing to do with the study of edible French snails) of Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkin's "Left Behind" series. As this article in WorldNetDaily details, the "first book in the new series, "The Last Disciple," by Hank Hanegraaff and award-winning fiction author Sigmund Brouwer, asks the question, "What if the prophecies of Revelation have already been fulfilled?'"

While I probably don't agree with Hanegraaff on lots of things, this is a subject that I have long thought many Christians might be misinformed on - including me. It will be interesting to see how this new series stirs the pot!

Nattering Nabobs

Well, it looks like my last minute fears were unfounded. Maybe I was a victim of the faulty exit polling.

I stayed up until 12:30 (PT) watching election returns. I flipped between CNN and NBC. I like Tim Russert and think he has a lot of good insight. And CNN had the cleanest, clearest coverage. I liked how they used the NASDAQ monitors. And Jeff Greenfield and that Carlos guy (who I've never seen before) had some good stuff. (Larry King on the other hand, came across as borderline senile!) I tuned into America's favorite slanted news network - Fox - a few times too. They were definitely the most agressive in projecting winners, but Brit Hume drove me nuts! He came across as being painfully bored and seemed to interrupt every one of his "color commentators." Sheesh! Anyway, it was a cool election night and satisfied my addiction for another four years.