Monthly Archives: June 2009

Really severe rhetoric

Posted on June 4, 2009 by bkingr

a friend of mine sent me this story wherein a British blogger points out that the bad guys have no fear of Barack Obama. School’s out! Suddenly it is playtime for all the naughtier elements in the more “reclusive” parts … Continue reading →

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oh, I'm much worse than that

Posted on June 3, 2009 by bkingr

I love this bit of self-deprecation and reliance on grace from Martin Luther as updated by Carl Trueman. This is some good stuff. …..it has been brought to my attention over the last years that I am the hapless lackey … Continue reading →

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Jim Manzi nails it

Posted on June 2, 2009 by bkingr

Jim Manzi perfectly captures the intense problems with Sonia Sotomayor’s identity politics approach to judging. Many bloggers have made the argument that Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s famous “wise Latina” comment has been taken out of context. If you read the whole … Continue reading →

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paperback version is out tomorrow

Posted on June 1, 2009 by bkingr

the paperback version of the book is out. No more excuses for not getting and reading one of the most important books explaining the ideological antecedents of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton. Get it tomorrow. Read … Continue reading →

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revitalizing a local church

Posted on June 1, 2009 by bkingr

JD Greear is posting a series on The Resurgence blog about revitalizing a local church. the introduction: I’ve been asked to speak on church revitalization at the Advance Conference this year. Six years ago when I was called as a … Continue reading →

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