Library of Congress gathering sermons on Obama’s historic inauguration
January 3, 2009
Library of Congress American Folklife Center blurb (HT: Bruce Tomaso, Dallas News)
Uncle Jay explains the headlines of 2008
January 2, 2009
(HT: Gospel Soundcheck)
‘Ten for the History Books from 2008′
January 1, 2009
Things that happened for the first time in 2008
January 1, 2009
A list by FellowElder at Pure Church
‘My Top YouTube Videos of 2008′
January 1, 2009
“GOP victory still goes through God”
December 2, 2008
An article by Rod Dreher on the USA Today opinion page:
“McCain lost because the economy is collapsing on the watch of an unpopular Republican president, and he had no idea what to say about it. McCain lost because his party is incompetent. McCain lost because his choice of Sarah the Unready cast doubt about his judgment. And McCain lost because Barack Obama ran a great campaign.
Where is Jesus in any of that?”
Video: ‘How Obama Got Elected’
November 24, 2008
This is getting a lot of attention. From this site, HowObamaGotElected.com (HT: Patrick Chan):
Questioning Obama’s faith
November 18, 2008
‘Crunchy Conservative’ Rod Dreher picks up where Joe Carter left off, commenting on a 2004 interview with Cathleen Falsani in which the president-elect said the following:
FALSANI: Who’s Jesus to you?
OBAMA: Right. Jesus is an historical figure for me, and he’s also a bridge between God and man, in the Christian faith, and one that I think is powerful precisely because he serves as that means of us reaching something higher. And he’s also a wonderful teacher. I think it’s important for all of us, of whatever faith, to have teachers in the flesh and also teachers in history.
Writes Dreher:
“Unless Obama was being incredibly and uncharacteristically inarticulate, this is heterodox.”
Read Carter’s original post: “The Faith of Obama.”
Read Dreher’s post: “Is Barack Obama a Christian?“
Weekend Walkabout: Nov. 15, 2008
November 15, 2008
26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):
- Announcing Ligonier Academy
- Beautiful Earring Found in Jerusalem
- Church Marketing Podcast
- Desiring God Pastors Conference (2009)
- ETERNITY, EVOLUTION, AND EMERGENCE
- Female Christian Bloggers
- Gospel and Culture Project
- Have no Fear
- In Remembrance of Veterans
- Jessica Simpson’s gospel background
- Keeping a Promise In Spite Of Himself
- Let’s Go Christmas Shopping!
- Matisyahu on Music, Religion, and Charity
- Nollywood: The Nigerian film industry
- One Week After The Election …
- Picture of the year - bulls*#t or prophetic?
- A QUANTUM OF SOLACE– A QUOTIENT OF PAIN
- Reminded of the Power and Priority of the Word
- SC priest: Voted for Obama? No Eucharist for you!
- Ted Haggard Speaks on Scandal for First Time
- Ur 2.0: Get Farther Out of Ur
- Visit the Sick, A New Book from Brian Croft
- When the World Slanders, and Christians Follow
- X-Mas in Goa video (OK, not a Christian blog … but some great percussion)
- Young Adults Make Bad Jurors?
- Zealous Police Officer (again, not a Christian blog … but a decent joke)
[FYI: A sure way to get cited here is to write a post beginning with the letter X or Z. Those are especially hard to find. - HC]
Election 2008 by county
November 14, 2008
Source: Newsmax.com
Audio: “Was it God’s will for Obama to win the election?”
November 11, 2008
A message by Michael Patton:
Part 1
Part 2
Some mid-week humor
November 11, 2008
From Scrappleface, BREAKING NEWS: “At White House, Obama Links Laura to George W. Bush“.
… and this from The Sacred Sandwich:
Weekend Walkabout: Nov. 8, 2008
November 8, 2008
26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):
- Amway Evangelism
- Billy Clubs, Firehoses, and Attack Dogs for the New Civil Rights Movement
- C’mon Obama Voter, You Have To Admit This is Pretty Funny
- Dominican Republic - Ordinary Superheroes
- Errr…
- Fear Not!
- “Gross Food Related Youth Group Games” (Stuff Christians Like)
- “How Not to Raise a Pagan”
- I’m Saved! But From What? - Part 3
- James White - Debates in London
- King David’s Water Tunnel in Jerusalem
- Law and Gospel: Galatians - The practice of Christian liberty
- Missing your calling
- Nate Huss recognizes National Adoption Month with new song, video
- Obama and the Bishops
- Passion For The City
- Quote of the day
- Real Life Photoshop
- Still having a dream
- Two songs
- Urban Exile: Re-discovering Justice?
- Voting for our imaginations
- What Churches Can Learn from Election Marketing
- X-ray Crab (OK, not from a Christian blog, but it does start with an ‘X’!)
- You’re a Hyper-Calvinist
- ‘Zack and Miri’ Advertising Leaves Out the P-Word
“What preachers can learn from Obama”
November 7, 2008
Five tips posted at Read Better, Preach Better, based on the president-elect’s victory speech in Chicago (HT: BHT):
“3. He was understated… and it worked
With such a momentous occasion, I would expect someone else to be swept away with emotion. Yet Obama was calm and steady. It would have been easy to ride that wave of undulating excitement and emotion. Instead, Obama chose to speak with reserve and poise. The effect of this, for me, was to think that this guy is in control, and is serious about the challenge ahead.”
Social media a boon for Obama
November 7, 2008
Rhett Smith discusses the Obama campaign’s use of sites like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter:
“Obama dominated the social media world…which is where the young voters live. It’s a world they inhabit, trust, socialize, converse, and confer with one another.”
