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The Detroit Lions agreed to terms with Kansas City Defensive Coordinator Gunther Cunningham to take the same role. Cunningham served as the Chiefs DC from 1992-2000 when he took over as head coach. He was replaced by Dick Vermeil and later returned to his role as DC under Vermeil. I like Gunther. I like his [...]

Regardless of who you voted for, or how you feel about him now, the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States is cause for reflection. 150 years ago, African-Americans could be owned as property.96 years ago, the President of the United States ordered that white and African-American federal employees [...]

A response to Patton Dodd’s Text Messages blog about “Scripture Shock“: This sort of thing has happened to me on many occasions. One might say that if it hasn’t, you’re not paying attention. But it is a matter of perspective as to what shocks you as you read. As a very young conservative, I was [...]

John Dunham over at Quibbling has written a nice reflection on the theology of Wall-E. I highly recommend the read as well as the movie. It was thoughtful, cute, and to a degree, silent. The character of Wall-E is not unlike having a completely non-threatening King Kong—love struck and hardly able to communicate verbally. The [...]

For the next four weeks, I’ll be taking Roundtables on a journey through Tony Jones’ latest book, The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier. I’ve been wanting to do this since reading Tony’s book in July. Here’s a preview: Week One: Pay phones and church Week Two: The West is beautifulWeek Three: So a [...]