Rachel Barkey has won. The race is over.
Rachel Barkey, who we talked about here and movingly spoke about her battle with cancer, passed away Thursday morning. We linked to it before, but if you haven’t seen it yet, go view her testimony she gave before a group of women. Keep Rachel’s family in your prayers. Posted in Christian Worldview, Christianity, Sickness, Testimonies Tagged: cancer, Christianity, Death is Not Dying, Rachel Barkey, suffering

Single-payer health care, Canada style: Is this something we want?
I posted earlier this year about how Canada’s health care system is being attacked in the courts by people who are finding it not only lacking but dangerous to their health. In light of the push by President Obama to nationalize this country’s health care system comes this story: A critically ill premature baby is moved to a U.S hospital to get the treatment she couldn

Don’t get trapped by safety
This won’t make some people happy, but the message is pretty clear. Life is not all about playing it safe. Thanks to Francis Chan for the challenge: Posted in Christian Worldview, Christianity Tagged: Christianity, Francis Chan, safety

O Canada: Our neighbors to the north
My mother-in-law has a creative touch. God made these flowers, but she has tended them well! Because today is Canada Day, I would like to express my appreciation for what I consider Canada’s best export — my mother-in-law, Dorothy Harmon. Her overall good will, charm and knowledge of what is “proper”

Don’t be a hater: Get to church
Ted Kluck and Kevin DeYoung, who teamed up to write “Two Guys Who Are Not Emergent” and the just-published “Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion,” recently wrote an article for the On Faith secti