I’ve been wanting to do a positive Hurricane Katrina followup for weeks. I’m frustrated. I nearly could, but I can’t, just yet. So, I give. I’ll report the lack of a report. So, there was a big Christmas party scheduled in New Orleans this weekend. Sponsored by Hosanna Fellowship, the…
Nature, God, Blame, and Shame
Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Charles Krauthammer has written a great “big-picture” view of the blame-shifting realities of Katrina’s fallout: “Assigning Blame.” It’s not long and is worth reading. Here’s a graf Krauthammer put out there as a “throw-away” item, but it brilliantly sums up what I wish I had written: This kind…
Another Update on Katrina from the Assemblies of God
I received the following email late Friday evening: —–Original Message—– From: Office of the General Secretary [mailto:churches@ag.org] Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:45 PM Subject: A/G Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Update: 9/9/2005 VIDEO CLIP FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT General Superintendent Trask has made a video clip regarding his trip to the…
Assemblies of God Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Update
I just received this from the General Council of the A/G: –From: Office of the General Secretary [churches@ag.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:45 PMSubject: A/G Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Update The General Council of the Assemblies of God, together with the Convoy of Hope, continues to respond to the…
Katrina, courage, faith, and tribes
Bill Whittle at “Eject! Eject! Eject!” has posted a brilliant, if sometimes crudely worded (R-Rated), post about the nature of white hats and black hats, pink and grey, or sheep, wolves, and sheep-dogs: TRIBES. It is a passionate, reasoned response to the aftermath of Katrina, the erosion of moral levees, and…
Hurricane Katrina, relief, and the Assemblies of God
As I’ve watched the news feeds over the last several days, I noted that the A/G has been quick to respond, first with nearly a dozen Convoy of Hope trucks being sent down (over twenty more on the way), and an email plea from the General Superintendent, Thomas Trask, to…
On “Moral Levees”
UMC pastor, Donald Sensing, over at the One Hand Clapping blog, has posted his sermon manuscript on the failure of moral levees. It’s an excellent sermon in the wake of the Katrina disaster, regarding the fallen nature of man, and the need for the rule of God’s law in our…
God-bloggers reaction to Katrina
An interesting interview by Hugh Hewitt is available in transcript form, over at Radio Blogger. It’s worth the read, featuring commentary from his three guests, Biola University, Professor John Mark Reynolds; Louisville, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Albert Mohler; and Dr. Mark D. Roberts, theologian, author, pastor. There are…