Posts Tagged ‘Rod Martin’
The Dark Shadow of Abortion and Lindsay Clancy
Judge William Sullivan, the Superior Court judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case, declared a mistrial on September 4 after the jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
After seven days of deliberation, the jury couldn’t agree whether the Massachusetts mom was criminally responsible for strangling her three kids. Apparently one juror felt Clancy was guilty of the crime and wouldn’t budge from his position. The others were prepared to acquit.
The mistrial stunned the nation–particularly families. How could a mom methodically strangle each of her three children and get away with it?
The high-profile trial took place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, home of the Pilgrims–who would have most certainly convicted Mrs. Clancy.
I believe the dark cloud of abortion hovers over this mistrial and the world.
Here’s why.
I Agree with Bill O’Reilly. But Here’s What’s Missing
My three favorite national commentators on American and world affairs are probably Victor Davis Hanson, Rod Martin, and Bill O’Reilly. I read and watch all three of them weekly.
They share wisdom from a Judeo-Christian perspective with slightly different strengths:
- VDH – intellectual historian with a mainline church background.
- Rod Martin – Futurist and positive entrepreneur who is Southern Baptist.
- Bill O’Reilly – a practicing Catholic who supports traditional values and fact-based reporting.
According to the list above, I guess I’m ecumenical in gathering my weekly news roundup.
A column by Bill O’Reilly caught my eye this week. But something was missing from it.
Easter Awakening
Today in my morning devotions (YWAM Prayer Diary) I started what theologians call the “History Books.” There are 12 that begin with Joshua and end with Esther.
Eugene Peterson (The Message) says in his preface that, “history is attentive to the conditions in which people encounter and experience God ” and that history is important because “the only reason for paying attention to people and events is to stay alert to God.”
This past Easter weekend I hope we were all attentive to people and events–which were amazing.
Let’s call it an Easter awakening.