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Today, because I’ve been a-bloggin’ for seven years, and because I love ya, I’m giving away one of these KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixers in this fabulously festive “Yellow Pepper” color, which I love. To enter, just shout out what you did over the weekend in the Comments section of this post. Did you mow the yard? Watch a Tom Hanks ...

May 6 Monday - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pwhomeandgarden/~3/RdXWd3kbhGY/

LifeNews.com

Obama Admin Gives Up Forcing Bible Publisher to Obey HHS Mandate

In a huge victory for pro-life advocates taking on the controversial HHS mandate, the Obama administration is giving up its effort to force a Bible publisher to obey it. The mandate has generated massive opposition from pro-life groups because it forces employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception under ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/obama-admin-gives-up-forcing-bible-publisher-to-obey-hhs-mandate/

LifeSiteNews.com

Disabled mom nearly forced to abort by Reno judge gives birth to ‘sublimely beautiful’ baby girl

by Kirsten Andersen Click "like" if you want to end abortion! RENO, NV, May 4, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) – The baby at the center of the forced-abortion court case in Reno, Nevada that captured national headlines last year has been born. Cierra Marie was born May 2 weighing 5 lbs., 7 oz. and measuring 17 ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/disabled-mom-nearly-forced-to-abort-by-reno-judge-gives-birth-to-sublimely

LifeSiteNews.com

Baby born alive was tossed into a bag and thrown on the roof of the abortion clinic

by Sarah Terzo May 6, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - A Gyn Diagnostics Center, an abortion clinic in Hialeah, Florida, has a slick and professional-looking website. The site features a picture of a thoughtful- and earnest-looking woman and tells prospective patients that: The professionals at A Gyn Diagnostics Center ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/baby-born-alive-was-tossed-into-a-bag-and-thrown-on-the-roof-of-the-abortio

A Holy Experience

So God Made a Mother: When the Giving Tree is Really The Giving Mother

So, sure, there was this talk of The Giving Tree – but there wasn’t one of us who didn’t know all along it was you, The Giving Mother. You who leaned over a stove and stirred and let spices fall like leaves and you ladled and we slurped and it would be remembered when we were old, the meatballs that ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/05/so-god-made-a-mother-when-the-giving-tree-is-really-the-giving-mother/

LifeNews.com

HuffPo Reporter: My Wife is Expecting Twins and I’m Not Happy

The author's twin brothers, at age one, in 1989. Hence the mullets. Cody on the left, Eric on the right.

Washington, DC (LiveActionNews) — A recent post on HuffPo has gone viral, being reposted mostly by people who can’t believe what they just read. A man, if you can call him that, writing under the pen name Albert Garland wants you to know: “My Wife Is Expecting Twins and I Am Not Happy About It.” This article is an excellent ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/huffpo-reporter-my-wife-is-expecting-twins-and-im-not-happy/

Comments for Acton Institute PowerBlog

Comment on The New Legalism: Missional, Radical, Narcissistic, and Shamed by RogerMcKinney

Have you heard Chuck Swindoll’s series on grace? It’s pretty amazing. We need more preaching like his.

May 6 Monday - http://blog.acton.org/archives/53944-the-new-legalism-missional-radical-narcissistic-and-shamed.html#comment-24546

Comments for Acton Institute PowerBlog

Comment on The New Legalism: Missional, Radical, Narcissistic, and Shamed by The New Legalism — Fr. John Peck

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May 6 Monday - http://blog.acton.org/archives/53944-the-new-legalism-missional-radical-narcissistic-and-shamed.html#comment-24550

Comments for Acton Institute PowerBlog

Comment on The New Legalism: Missional, Radical, Narcissistic, and Shamed by RogerMcKinney

I have never heard a preacher preach anything different. I don’t see how the “radicals” are radical if what you wrote is all they intend.

May 6 Monday - http://blog.acton.org/archives/53944-the-new-legalism-missional-radical-narcissistic-and-shamed.html#comment-24545

K-LOVE News

What the pizza delivery guy thinks

Here are some of the things your local pizza delivery person won't tell you. (Readers Digest) ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-things-your-pizza-guy-won%E2%80%99t-tell-you/?trkid=outbrain-all

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Still Hungry After All These Years

Happy Monday and Happy Anniversary! It’s been seven years since I started blogging, and I wanted to take the opportunity today to look back at some of my favorite dishes I’ve posted through the years. These don’t fit into any one category or any one theme; they’re just things I love and would eat 24-7 if given the opportunity. Throughout ...

May 6 Monday - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pwcooks/~3/Z-4PWj7QR54/

LifeNews.com

Kermit Gosnell Attorney Furious About Fox News Murder Trial Special

The defense attorney for abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell is furious about the Fox News special that aired Friday and Sunday nights exposing the gruesome abortions and infanticides that took place at his abortion clinic. Jack McMahon claims the special was designed to sway members of the jury, even though jurors have been instructed to not watch or read any media ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/kermit-gosnell-attorney-furious-about-fox-news-murder-trial-special/

Huffington Post

Justin Lee: 4 Ways Christians Are Getting The Gay Debate Wrong

Last week, ESPN anchor Chris Broussard came under fire for his comments about Jason Collins, the NBA player who made waves by publicly coming out as gay: Personally, I don't believe that you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle or an openly -- like premarital sex between heterosexuals. ... If you're openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-lee/4-ways-christians-are-getting-the-gay-debate-wrong_b_3219665.html

Praise Cleveland

For Mom With Love: Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day is when we take time out to celebrate all the great women in our lives, from moms, sisters, nanas and even those stand-ins ...

May 6 Monday - http://praisecleveland.com/playlist/for-mom-with-love-mothers-day-gift-guide/

LifeSiteNews.com

Obama admin. surrenders in HHS mandate case against Bible publisher

by The Editors WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At the government’s own request, a federal appellate court Friday dismissed the Obama administration’s appeal of an order that stopped the president from enforcing the HHS birth control mandate against a Bible publisher. The administration’s ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obama-admin.-surrenders-in-abortion-pill-mandate-case-against-bible-publish

LifeNews.com

Disabled Mom Who Almost Became Forced Abortion Victim Gives Birth

A disabled mother who almost became a victim of forced abortion has given birth to a beautiful baby girl. LifeNews broke the story last year of a mentally disabled woman, Elisa Bauer, who was close to becoming a victim of forced abortion after a Nevada county agency went to court to request that a judge okay the abortion. After a ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/disabled-mom-who-almost-became-forced-abortion-victim-gives-birth/

K-LOVE News

Relay team banned after religious celebration

The high school team was disqualified when the anchor gave a gesture giving thanks to God. (USA TODAY) ...

May 5 Sunday - http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/05/victorious-h-s-relay-team-banned-from-state-meet-after-religious-celebration/

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Seven Years

I’ve been blogging for seven years. I started blogging seven years ago. Seven years ago…I started blogging. In some ways, it feels like only yesterday. In other ways, it seems like forever ago. Over the next few days, I’ll be highlighting random things from the past seven years and doing fun things here and there across the site to celebrate. ...

May 6 Monday - http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/2013/05/seven-years-2/

Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Seven Years

I’ve been blogging for seven years. I started blogging seven years ago. Seven years ago…I started blogging. In some ways, it feels like only yesterday. In other ways, it seems like forever ago. Over the next few days, I’ll be highlighting random things from the past seven years and doing fun things here and there across the site to celebrate. ...

May 6 Monday - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thepioneerwoman/~3/TVpqxftFs7g/

K-LOVE News

Internet sales tax is coming to a vote

The senate is to take up the issue allowing states to charge sales tax for consumer purchases via the Internet. (CNN) ...

May 6 Monday - http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/05/news/internet-sales-tax/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

The Hal Lindsey Report

‘Israel Is Obama’s Fall-Back Plan For Syria’

Obama’s strategy of different tactics only has one aim – which is not peace in Syria. Video: Obama 'No US ... 5/6/2013 euronews 'Red Line Written In... 5/6/2013 Guardian Arm Rebels That Used... 5/5/2013 Foreign Policy ...

May 6 Monday - http://rt.com/op-edge/escobar-israel-syria-us-857/

LifeSiteNews.com

‘My wife is expecting twins and I am not happy about it’: Huffpo’s jawdropper

by Kristen Walker Hatten May 6, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) - A recent post on HuffPo has gone viral, being reposted mostly by people who can’t believe what they just read. A man, if you can call him that, writing under the pen name Albert Garland, wants you to know: “My Wife Is Expecting Twins and I Am Not ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/my-wife-is-expecting-twins-and-i-am-not-happy-about-it-huffpos-jawdropper

CatholicVote.org

Pope Francis Urges Bishops to Practice “Eucharistic Coherence”

John-Henry Westen of LifeSiteNews notes that Pope Francis has recently urged Argentinian bishops to follow the Aparecida Document as “guidelines we need for this time in history”. The document, among other things, says: “…We should commit ourselves to ‘eucharistic coherence’, that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive holy communion and at the same time act or speak ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.catholicvote.org/pope-francis-urges-bishops-to-practice-eucharistic-coherence/

Religion Dispatches

Traditional Mormon Sexual Purity Lesson Contributed to Captivity, Elizabeth Smart Tells University Audience

Eleven years ago, we asked why she didn't run, but inside we already knew.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/joannabrooks/7101/traditional_mormon_sexual_purity_lesson_contributed_to_captivity__elizabeth_smart_tells_university_audience/

LifeNews.com

Los Angeles Area’s Hoag Hospital Will Stop Doing Abortions

A hospital in the Los Angeles area will stop doing abortions. Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach did about 100 abortions annually but will cease doing after abortions after a review of the services the hospital offered. The Los Angeles Times has more: In a letter to affiliated physicians and staff, Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach announced that elective abortions will ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/los-angeles-areas-hoag-hospital-will-stop-doing-abortions/

LifeSiteNews.com

13-year-old rape victim forced to abort suing Irish gov’t after spiral of ‘depression and chaos’

by Hilary White DUBLIN, May 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A young woman, whose child was aborted without her consent in 1997 under Ireland’s existing limited provisions for abortion, has told newspapers that she will never be the same after the experience 16 years ago. The Irish Independent is reporting that ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/13-year-old-rape-victim-forced-to-abort-suing-irish-govt-after-spiral-of-de

LifeSiteNews.com

Gosnell attorney ‘fuming’ over Fox News special on abortionist: says ‘designed to sway’ the jury

by John Jalsevac A report from the courtroom this morning suggests that Kermit Gosnell's attorney, Jack McMahon, is furious about the Fox News special about his client, "See No Evil," that aired this past weekend. Reporter JD Mullane tweets from the courtroom: "Jack McMahon fuming over Fox News special 'See No ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/gosnell-attorney-fuming-over-fox-news-special-on-abortionist-says-designed

K-LOVE News

Tim Tebow is Forbes' Most Influencial Athlete

The devout Christian athlete beat out Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt and Gabby Douglas. (Los Angeles Times) ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-forbes-20130506,0,4524405.story

God's Politics Blog

Why I Made My Teenager Go to Church

Making an ultimatum about church attendance to a sleep-deprived teenager may be my own version of hell on earth. “We are leaving for church in 10 minutes,” I said, summoning my most authoritative voice before the lifeless lump under the covers. My seven-year old Annie Sky watched the tense exchange between me and my 14-year old daughter Maya, who made ...

May 6 Monday - http://sojo.net/blogs/2013/05/06/why-i-made-my-teenager-go-church

TheResurgence

Raising arrow children

Don’t reduce your children to being “adorable,” writes Doug Wilson, and miss out on the promise of formidable children, arrows in the hand of a warrior. There is no getting around it—little kids are cute. Some are cuter than others (depending, of course, on whether or not they are one’s own direct lineal descendants). The problem comes when we take ...

May 6 Monday - http://theresurgence.com/2013/05/06/raising-arrow-children

LifeSiteNews.com

Eight people Planned Parenthood hates the most

by Matthew Archbold May 6, 2013 (NCRegister.com) - Planned Parenthood is much in the news lately. And they can't be happy about it. The trial of House of Horrors abortionist Kermit Gosnell is putting killing babies in a bad light. And then Lila Rose and Live Action released a number of videos showing there's no ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/eight-people-planned-parenthood-hates-the-most

Desiring God Blog

Foreword to the New Edition of ‘A Hunger for God’

As we look out at the church today, there is so much that encourages us and fills us with gratitude. There is renewed zeal among God’s people for the spread of God’s glory across the earth. Like never before we hear brothers and sisters in different circles and different streams of contemporary Christianity talking about the gospel and mission, about ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/foreword-to-the-new-edition-of-a-hunger-for-god

Air 1 News: Your Life

The best states to retire

If you don't mind the cold, some of top states reside in the snow belt. (CNN) ...

May 6 Monday - http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/06/retirement/best-states/index.html?iid=HP_LN

LifeNews.com

Like Slavery, Planned Parenthood Now Targeting Black Women

In 1854, Abraham Lincoln confronted America’s first “pro-choice” Senator, Stephen Douglas, in a speech in Peoria, Illinois. “Choice” then was about slavery, not abortion. Douglas sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which addressed the sticky question of how to deal with the legality of slavery in new territories entering the union. The Kansas-Nebraska Act resolved this by “choice.” Residents would vote to ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/like-slavery-planned-parenthood-now-targeting-black-women/

LifeSiteNews.com

Top bioethicists defend killing babies after birth this week in leading medical journal

by Peter Saunders May 6, 2013 (PJSaunders) - In February 2012 two bioethicists provoked international outrage with an article advocating infanticide. Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics (JME), Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva argued in ‘After-birth abortion: why should the baby live ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/top-bioethicists-defend-infanticide-this-week-in-leading-medical-journal

Air 1 News: Your Life

Food allergies on the rise in children

About five percent of children have a food allergy and one in eight have will have a skin allergy. (CNN) ...

May 5 Sunday - http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/02/childhood-food-skin-allergies-on-the-rise/?hpt=hp_bn13

LifeSiteNews.com

First slavery, now abortion: blacks bear the blunt of America’s lost moral rudder

by Star Parker May 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In 1854, Abraham Lincoln confronted America's first "pro-choice" Senator Stephen Douglas, in a speech in Peoria, Illinois. "Choice" then was about slavery, not abortion. Douglas sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which addressed the sticky question ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/first-slavery-now-abortion-blacks-bear-the-blunt-of-americas-lost-moral-com

LifeNews.com

Meet the Press: Three Times More Coverage of Jason Collins Than Gosnell

NBC truly showed what its priorities are on Sunday’s Meet the Press. The outing of NBA player Jason Collins and the topic of same-sex marriage got a full 8 1/2 minutes while the murder trial of abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell received a whopping 2 1/2 minutes (video follows with transcript and commentary): DAVID GREGORY, HOST: I’ve just got about a ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/meet-the-press-three-times-more-coverage-of-jason-collins-than-gosnell/

RBC Ministries' YMIblogging - A Christian Youth Blog

ODJ: true love?

When I stopped by a nearby restaurant to pick up some food, a guy and a girl standing in the car park caught my attention. Their arms linked together, the guy craftily reached to place his hand between her legs. My heart sank, and I began to pray that they would know the beauty of glorifying God with their bodies ...

May 6 Monday - http://ymiblogging.org/2013/05/odj-true-love%e2%80%a9/

LifeSiteNews.com

Obama says he’s “comfortable” with Plan B “morning-after” pill for 15 year-olds

by Kirsten Andersen MEXICO CITY, May 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) – President Barack Obama told reporters at a Mexico City press conference Thursday that he is “very comfortable” with newer, more lax guidelines allowing the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B to be sold over-the-counter to girls as young as ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obama-says-hes-comfortable-with-plan-b-morning-after-pill-for-15-year-olds

LifeSiteNews.com

Delaware first state without surgical abortions since Roe after Planned Parenthood scandal

by John Jalsevac Dover, DE, May 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Planned Parenthood of Delaware has temporarily halted surgical abortion services in the wake of revelations about filthy conditions at their Wilmington facility. According to the pro-life organization Operation Rescue, this action makes Delaware the first ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/delaware-first-state-without-surgical-abortions-since-roe-operation-rescue

By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog

Dear church leaders, fix this, now.

When I read this article about Elizabeth Smart, I was, as always, impressed with her courage and wisdom. I was also disheartened to learn that she had heard the chewed gum analogy (and I’m willing to bet it was from a seminary or church teacher, or at least a Mormon school teacher). Generally I think ...

May 6 Monday - http://bycommonconsent.com/2013/05/06/dear-church-leaders-fix-this-now/

Huffington Post : Media

GOP Politician Claims LGBT Rights Oppress Catholics

It's not uncommon to hear members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) community argue that their rights -- for example their right to marry a member of the same sex -- are being undermined by conservatives. But in a trend that is becoming more and more common, Newt Gingrich used similar language Sunday to complain that the LGBT ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/newt-gingrich-lgbt-catholic-rights-adoption_n_3223704.html

LifeNews.com

Congresswoman Slams Media For Still Ignoring Gosnell Murder Trial

A leading pro-life member of Congress slammed the media yesterday for its continued poor coverage of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial. Some media outlets are ignoring the trial entirely while others are giving very little coverage to it. “I spoke with Shannon Bream yesterday on Fox News about the media blackout of the Gosnell murder trial,” Rep. Marsha Blackburn said ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/congresswoman-slams-media-for-still-ignoring-gosnell-murder-trial/

The Press Democrat

Pit bull shot during attack on Santa Rosa man

Man fleeing Santa Rosa police was wrestled to the ground by vicious dog whose bites cut him to the bone.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130505/articles/130509733

Kirk Cameron

Killing the Marriage of Your Dreams

Has your idea of marriage been wrecked by reality?

May 6 Monday - http://kirkcameron.com/2013/05/killing-the-marriage-of-your-dreams/

The Christian Post

Tebow Fans Plea to President Obama to Get Quarterback Job With Jacksonville Jaguars (VIDEO)

Tim Tebow fans have made a plea to President Barack Obama, asking the most powerful man in the world to help get the football quarterback signed as a Jacksonville Jaguars player.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/tebow-fans-plea-to-president-obama-to-get-quarterback-job-with-jacksonville-jaguars-video-95306/

Money Saving Mom

Chipotle: Buy One, Get One Free Burritos, Bowls, Salads or Orders of Tacos for Teachers (May 7, 2013)

If you’re a teacher, you can bring in your School ID to get Buy One, Get One Free Burritos, Bowls, Salads or orders of Tacos at Chipotle on May 7, 2013. This offer is valid from 4 p.m. until closing. Limit one offer per teacher. See more freebies for Teacher Appreciation week here. Thanks, Freebie Finding Mom! Make 2013 your ...

May 6 Monday - http://moneysavingmom.com/2013/05/chipotle-buy-one-get-one-free-burritos-bowls-salads-or-orders-of-tacos-for-teachers-may-7-2013.html

Deseret News

Bryce Harper: MLB slugger has high standards on and off the field

Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper is an MLB phenomenon. He has high standards for himself on the field, and as a ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579510/Bryce-Harper-MLB-slugger-has-high-standards-on-and-off-the-field.html

Deseret News

Bryce Harper: MLB Slugger has high standards on and off the field

Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper is an MLB phenomenon. He has high standards for himself on the field, and as a ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579510/Bryce-Harper-MLB-Slugger-has-high-standards-on-and-off-the-field.html

LifeNews.com

No Kermit Gosnell Murder Trial Jurors Saw Fox News Special

As jury deliberations continue this morning in the Kermit Gosnell murder trial, Judge Jefferey P. Minehart has called the jury into the courtroom to question them about the Fox News Special that ran over the weekend called “See No Evil.” According to sources inside the courtroom, Minehart intends to ask the jury if any of them saw the special. UPDATE: ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/no-kermit-gosnell-murder-trial-jurors-saw-fox-news-special/

LifeNews.com

Abortion Activists Can’t Admit Late-Term Abortion is Infanticide

Liberal pundit Kirsten Powers has yet another damning article on the abortion industry. She has relentlessly taken the media to task for its shoddy coverage of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial. Now she has a stinging indictment of groups like Planned Parenthood and NARAL, taking them to task for their laughable response to Gosnell’s late-term abortions and infanticides. Powers argues ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/abortion-activists-cant-admit-late-term-abortion-is-infanticide/

LifeNews.com

Gosnell Got “Snipping” Idea From Partial-Birth Abortion Inventor

Abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell has drawn national attention for his gruesome method of killing babies in an abortion-infanticide procedure that involves “snipping” their necks with medical scissors. The idea of jabbing scissors into the back of necks of babies shortly after their forced induced birth sounds like something out of a creep science fiction film. The reality is, as one ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/gosnell-got-snipping-idea-from-partial-birth-abortion-inventor/

Walking Redeemed

Keeping Your Home “Company-Ready” Without the Stress

As busy mothers we battle for balance. With so many things demanding our time, attention and energy it’s easy to crumble under the weight of responsibility. One of the first things many of us find ourselves letting slide is the condition of our homes. I want to offer hope and a little help. It is possible to maintain a reasonably ...

May 6 Monday - http://walkingredeemed.org/2013/05/keeping-your-home-company-ready-without-the-stress/

Toronto Star

Toronto Maple Leafs: Oshawa man kayoed by Bruins fan after Leafs win in Boston

A Toronto Maple Leafs fan got kayoed in Boston after Toronto’s 4-2 victory over the Bruins in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup playoffs series. Nice birthday present. Kyle Hay had just turned 23. Two days after Saturday’s incident, he’s still “a little sore in the back of my head,” he told the Toronto Star. A video has also been ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2013/05/06/toronto_maple_leafs_oshawa_man_kayoed_by_bruins_fan_after_leafs_win_in_boston.html

LifeSiteNews.com

Planned Parenthood of Delaware abortionist ogled, slapped, played peek-a-boo with patients

by Jill Stanek … And that’s not the worst of it. I didn’t have room in my title for the hymn abortionist Timothy Liveright sang to one patient during her abortion, “Jesus, Ohhhhh Jesus, take the sinners down the river, Ohhhh Jesus.” Seems to me that was meant as some sort of ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/planned-parenthood-of-delaware-abortionist-ogled-slapped-played-peek-a-boo

LifeNews.com

Allyson Schwartz Still Won’t Say if She Sent Women to Kermit Gosnell

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Allyson Schwartz still won’t say whether she sent any women from her abortion business, when she ran it, to the abortion clinic run by embattled abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell. Schwartz co-founded and served as the Executive Director of an abortion facility in Philadelphia for 13 years. The facility performed about 1,500 abortions in its final year of ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/allyson-schwartz-still-wont-say-if-she-sent-women-to-kermit-gosnell/

TheBlaze.com

Does Alleged Boston Terrorist Deserve to Be Buried on U.S. Soil?

Does the Alleged Boston Bomber Deserve to Be Buried on U.S. Soil? | Tamerlan Tsarnaev

WORCESTER, Mass. (TheBlaze/AP) — A funeral director trying to find a cemetery to take the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is going next to the city where Tsarnaev lived, but will run into another obstacle: It doesn’t want him. The debate has spawned an obvious question: Does the alleged terrorist deserve to be buried on U.S. soil? ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/06/does-alleged-boston-terrorist-deserve-to-be-buried-on-u-s-soil/

Donald Miller's Blog

New Research May Change Your Views on The Depravity of Man

Not long ago I saw a tweet from a Christian leader saying something like, “Watching the news feed. Lots of horrible things happening. Do we need more to prove the depravity of man?” I get where the guy is coming from. It would be easy to watch the news and believe people are evil. But there are three immediate problems ...

May 6 Monday - http://storylineblog.com/2013/05/06/new-research-may-change-your-views-on-the-depravity-of-man/

Kirk Cameron

Where Is Jesus?

Right now, Jesus really is away -- and that’s important.

May 5 Sunday - http://kirkcameron.com/2013/05/where-is-jesus/

LifeNews.com

13-Year-Old Rape Victim Regrets Abortion, Grieves for Baby

Abortion advocates assume women or teenagers who are victims of rape and become pregnant will want an abortion and they fight hard to make sure abortion is legal in such cases. But the truth is many rape victims who have abortions come to regret their decisions. The Independent newspaper in Ireland has a moving account of one young woman who ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/13-year-old-rape-victim-regrets-abortion-grieves-for-baby/

Now The End Begins

Obama’s Benghazi Coverup Fraud Unravelling By The Day

Benghazi is a coverup no longer The deputy of slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens has told congressional investigators that a team of Special Forces prepared to fly from Tripoli to Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks was forbidden from doing so by U.S. Special Operations Command South Africa. The account from Gregory Hicks is in stark contrast to assertions ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=13908

The Hal Lindsey Report

IDF On War Alert!

Israel’s two air force strikes on Syria in three days appear to be part of a tactical plan put together by the US, Israel, Turkey and Qatar. Syria Warns Israel O... 5/6/2013 ABC News Risk Of Wider Confli... 5/6/2013 Bloomberg Does Al Qaeda Have S... 5/6/2013 BBC News ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.debka.com/article/22955/IDF-on-war-alert-Iran-Syrian-Hizballah-war-of-attrition-threatened-US-set-to-act-on-Syria

Toronto Star

Toronto Star entertainment columnist Greg Quill, dies.

Greg Quill, an acclaimed Australian roots musician and longtime Toronto Star entertainment critic died in his Hamilton home Sunday afternoon. He was 66. “Any time we strayed off work topics, it was always about his wife and daughter, and her child, and how much he loved them,” said Star book editor Dianne Rinehart. “He was a big man with a ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/05/toronto_star_entertainment_columnist_greg_quill_dies.html

Arutz Sheva News

Syria: IAF 'Killed Dozens of Elite Troops'

Bombs hit Republican Guard bases, long-range missile storehouses, and chemical weapons research center.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167755

LifeSiteNews.com

I worked for 17 years at an abortion clinic like Dr. Gosnell’s ‘house of horrors’

by Deborah Edge May 6, 2013 (Fox) - I looked in the paper and saw a doctor’s office in need of a bilingual receptionist, someone who could schedule appointments for patients – it was perfect for me. I didn’t realize it was an abortion clinic. I was a Christian, but abortion was not at the top ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/i-worked-for-17-years-at-an-abortion-clinic-like-dr.-gosnells-house-of-horr

Desiring God Blog

The Snowstorm and the Suffering Servant

In a raging storm in a rural town on the coast of Japan, a man and his daughter huddled against a warehouse. They held one another, they felt the fury of the wind and the snow, and they fought for life. In early March of this year, a major snow storm hit northern Japan. In the rural town of Yubetsu ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-snowstorm-and-the-suffering-servant

My Country 95.5

Fort Caspar Museum Opens Fort Buildings for Summer Season

The fort buildings at Fort Caspar Museum are now open for the summer season. In May, the Museum is open daily from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm daily June through August.

May 6 Monday - http://mycountry955.com/fort-caspar-museum-opens-fort-buildings-for-summer-season/

Air 1 News: Your Life

Cicadas make a buzz after 17 years of slumber

The locust-like bugs are coming out of their holes and scientists say a full-scale outbreak may not be far behind. (Popular Mechanics) ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-cicada-swarm-15436989?click=pm_news

Arutz Sheva News

Rock Victim in Serious Condition

Aharon Zlatkin is receiving artificial respiration. He was injured when Arabs attacked at Jews Saturday night.

May 6 Monday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167771

Huffington Post

'My Book Is The Constitution'

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny defied leaders of the Catholic Church on Monday, stressing his commitment to a scheduled vote on abortion legislation. Catholic leaders in the Irish Republic had earlier threatened lawmakers who would vote in favor of the proposed bill with excommunication. Irish legislators are set to vote on a bill proposed by the prime minister's cabinet that ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/enda-kenny-catholic-church-abortion_n_3225864.html

LifeNews.com

Unintended Pregnancy Rates Rise Despite Increased Contraception Use

This weekend on NRO, both Jillian Kay Melchior and Robert VerBruggen have offered commentary about the FDA’s recent decision to allow females age 15 and up to purchase emergency contraception without a prescription. Melchoir argues that will reduce the incidence of abortion, while VerBruggen is a bit more skeptical, saying “we should not expect too much.” I would argue that, ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/unintended-pregnancy-rates-rise-despite-increased-contraception-use/

The Christian Post

Teens Decide to Fight Back Against Christian Bullies

Late last year, a public school teacher in northern Idaho told students to write an essay titled, "I Believe." But there was one caveat – the students were not allowed to write anything about God in their papers.

May 6 Monday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/teens-decide-to-fight-back-against-christian-bullies-95367/

Creation Ministries International

The flat earth myth

We hope you enjoy this sneak preview from the soon-to-be-released Creation magazine. Subscribers will be delighted with the magazine's powerful content and brilliant graphics. You can subscribe \n here.

May 6 Monday - http://creation.com/article/6257/

WALB

Man charged in Cook Co. double homicide

Cook County man now charged with killing a Sparks mother and her 15-month-old baby.

May 6 Monday - http://www.walb.com/story/22169418/man-charged-in-cook-co-double-homicide

The Victoria Jackson Show

More Proof of Obama I.D. Fraud

“… investigators working on behalf of the ongoing investigation into the Constitutional eligibility of Barack Obama have found yet another lead in a growing mountain of evidence within the public records section of the British National Archives indicating the occurrence of at least four vital events registered to the name of Barack Obama, taking place in the British Protectorate of ...

May 6 Monday - http://victoriajackson.com/8692/more-proof-of-obama-i-d-fraud

What Christians Want To Know

Killing of the Canaanites: What Does This Say About God?

There is no denying that God, in the Old Testament, commanded the nation of Israel, His chosen people, to exterminate many nations of people. Atheists use this fact to condemn the character of God ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/killing-of-the-canaanites-what-does-this-say-about-god/

Huffington Post

WATCH: Worst IT Guy Ever

If you call your IT department with a computer problem, better pray you don't end up with the Amish guy. Odds are his hand-cranked wood drill won't be much help with your password trouble but just let him give it a try. Check out the clip above from the new Australian sketch series "The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting." ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/amish-it-guy-doesnt-know-what-a-computer-is_n_3224251.html

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

Joint statement of Southern Baptist concern on religious liberty and the United States military

Recent days have seen a flurry of media stories about various questions of religious liberty within the United States military. Many of these stories have prompted concern among Southern Baptists and other evangelical Christians as to whether our Christian servicemen and women, and the chaplains who serve them, are facing hostility from military leaders directed particularly toward evangelical Christianity. These ...

May 6 Monday - http://erlc.com/article/joint-statement-religious-liberty-military

Vicky Beeching

Re: Lord Carey and “Persecuted” Christians

In that case how do you explain how American Churches are persecuted by the liberal secular media and how come True Christians were persecuted on The Big Questions? softcomplementarians.wordpress ...

May 6 Monday - http://vickybeeching.com/blog/lord-carey-and-persecuted-christians/#comment-886561961

Canterbury Tales by Taylor Marshall

10 Reasons Why It's Hard to Become Catholic

Is it difficult to become Catholic? I don't often disclose personal thoughts on this blog, but I feel that this is something that might be helpful for folks on both sides of the Tiber: Ten Reasons why it's hard to become Catholic. I have spoken to somewhere between 50-100 Protestant ministers who have become Catholic or are contemplating entry into ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.taylormarshall.com/2013/05/10-reasons-why-its-hard-to-become.html

LifeSiteNews.com

Judge quizzes Gosnell jurors about whether they watched Fox News special on abortionist

by Cheryl Sullenger UPDATE: Reports from the court now indicate none of the jurors saw the Fox News special, so it appears that the issue will have no impact on the case. Philadelphia, PA, May 6, 2013 (OperationRescue.org) – As jury deliberations continue this morning in the Kermit Gosnell murder trial, Judge ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/judge-quizzes-gosnell-jurors-about-whether-they-watched-fox-news-special-on

22 Words

Compilation of Russian dashcam footage of people being kind

As we have seen many times, dashcam footage usually gets seen online only when it features something bad happening — car accidents or road rage, usually. But we’ve also seen examples of people being nice, too. Here is a video featuring only the good stuff that dashcams sometimes capture ...

May 6 Monday - http://twentytwowords.com/2013/05/06/compilation-of-russian-dashcam-footage-of-people-being-kind/

Air 1 News: Your Life

Toothbrush cleanliness

You'll probably be surprised on how clean your toothbrush is, even with strep going around the house. (NBC NEWS) ...

May 5 Sunday - http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/04/18039662-how-dirty-is-your-toothbrush-answer-not-as-much-as-you-think?lite=true

SGN Scoops Digital

Diamond Awards Round 2 Voting Is Open

We are excited about a record- breaking voting participation in this year’s Diamond Awards nominations. We are officially moving on the the second phase of the voting process. Please participate in this round by choosing up to three favorites per category. Round 2 voting ends June 25, 2013. Remember to share the link with friends, ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.sgnscoops.com/2013/05/06/diamond-awards-round-2-voting-is-open/

Toronto Star

TDSB diverting $100 million annually from programs for underprivileged students, report says

More than $100 million annually has been diverted from funding programs for underprivileged students in order for the Toronto District School Board to balance its books, a new report from Social Planning Toronto says. “The total amount (of funds diverted) is approaching $1 billion,” said John Campey, executive director of Social Planning Toronto, a non-profit community organization committed to improving ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/06/tdsb_diverting_100_million_annually_from_programs_for_underprivileged_students_report_says.html

Nadia Bolz-Weber

“Do you WANT to be made well?” Man, I Wish Jesus Wouldn’t Say Things Like That (a sermon)

2013-05-05 NBW Sermon <—-click here to listen along. 2Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. 3In these lay many invalids — blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nadiabolzweber/2013/05/do-you-want-to-be-made-well-man-i-wish-jesus-wouldnt-say-things-like-that-a-sermon/

CNA Daily News

Pope suggests daily Holy Spirit review

Vatican City, May 6, 2013 / 07:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis said people should ask themselves what the Holy Spirit did in them at the end of each day. “We should get into the habit of asking ourselves before the end of the day, what did the Holy Spirit do in me?” and “what witness did he give me?” ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-suggests-daily-holy-spirit-review/

Stuff Christians Like

When you see a typo in the worship music lyrics.

This is what goes through my head when I notice a typo in the worship music lyrics at church: “Oh no, oh no, oh no! Look away, look away. Finding a typo in a song at church is like staring at the sun. Once you see it, it can’t be unseen. Don’t look. Pretend that Hosanna is spelled with two ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2013/05/when-you-see-a-typo-in-the-worship-music-lyrics/

The Deacon's Bench

To life: Publix salutes moms—and the unborn

Below, a Mother’s Day ad from Publix supermarkets that carries not only a great message for mothers, but a great message for life. Read about it here. But watch it below.

May 6 Monday - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2013/05/to-life-publix-salutes-moms-and-the-unborn/

Toronto Star

Toronto Marathon: a doctor, a police officer and a trained paramedic rush to save man

Sunday was a day of death and revival at the Toronto Marathon. Around 10 a.m. a police officer, a doctor and a trained paramedic heard cries of “Help!” A 47-year-old Toronto police officer from 54 Division collapsed face first near the finish line of the half marathon. He wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. All three rushed over to ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/05/toronto_marathon_a_doctor_a_police_officer_and_a_trained_paramedic_rush_to_save_man.html

Charisma News Online

Obama Admin. Surrenders in Abortion-Pill Mandate Case

At the government’s own request, a federal appellate court Friday dismissed the Obama administration’s appeal of an order that stopped the president from enforcing his abortion-pill mandate against a Bible publisher. The administration’s retreat marks the first total appellate victory on a preliminary injunction in any abortion-pill mandate case. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Tyndale House Publishers say the administration ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.charismanews.com/us/39357-obama-admin-surrenders-in-abortion-pill-mandate-case

PastorMark.tv

I Am Rewarded: Sermon Recap

My team has compiled some social media highlights to recap this week’s sermon and make it easy for you to share through Twitter, Facebook, or Google+. Use the shortened link: http://jesus.to/133c05v For Christians, Jesus promises to reward a job well done. Rewards may be internal (such as a good conscience), external (such as a promotion), or eternal (heaven). Whatever your ...

May 6 Monday - http://pastormark.tv/2013/05/06/i-am-rewarded-sermon-recap

LifeSiteNews.com

PM foisting abortion on Ireland to be honored by ‘Catholic’ Boston College

by John-Henry Westen BOSTON, May 6, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - While Ireland’s Catholic bishops and the pro-life movement are fighting desperately to keep the Government from enacting legislation to permit abortion, Boston College, a Catholic institution in Massachusetts is honoring the head of the same Government ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pm-foisting-abortion-on-ireland-to-be-honored-by-catholic-boston-college

nakedpastor

please take love for granted

“Taking Love For Granted” by nakedpastor David Hayward Why are we told to not take God’s love for granted? Negatively, it’s usually used to control us. It’s used to make us afraid of not being able to get it or keep it. It’s used to dictate to us how to live our lives, how to feel, think and behave. Positively, ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nakedpastor/2013/05/please-take-love-for-granted/

Arutz Sheva News

Elkin Calls Out Google for Recognizing 'Palestine'

Deputy FM calls on Google to reconsider its decision to use the name "Palestine" instead of "Palestinian Territories".

May 5 Sunday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167749

Money Saving Mom

This Week’s Menu Plan {It’s my second week without gluten, coffee, or sugar!}

Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole I’ve survived a week without gluten and two full weeks without coffee or sugar! Surprisingly, I actually didn’t miss it all as much as I thought I would. And I’m sleeping better than I have in months — maybe years? I’m honestly having fun finding new recipes that are gluten-free and sweetened with honey… and I’m ...

May 6 Monday - http://moneysavingmom.com/2013/05/this-weeks-menu-plan-its-my-second-week-without-gluten-coffee-or-sugar.html

chatting at the sky

how my mom changed the world :: a mother’s day giveaway

She told me not to touch the Jell-O as it settled in the fridge. It needed time. But I was only a little bigger than 7 and I just wanted a peek. The cherry red shined under the light. Was it wet? Was it gel? One finger in, that’s all it took. One finger to discover if the magic had happened yet. ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.chattingatthesky.com/2013/05/06/how-my-mom-changed-the-world-a-mothers-day-giveaway/

Huffington Post

Catholic Church Holds Threat Of Excommunication Over Lawmakers' Abortion Vote

The Catholic Church has pointedly left the threat of excommunication hanging over Irish lawmakers who vote against the church's teachings on abortion in an upcoming parliamentary vote in the country. The coalition government introduced legislation on abortion on Friday, following a huge international outcry over the death of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian woman who died in an Irish hospital after ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/ireland-abortion-legislation-catholic-excommunication_n_3224433.html

K-LOVE News

YouTube may launch pay channels

Google, which owns YouTube, is reported to be on the verge of charging for as many of 50 channels. (Financial Times) ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c27c9856-b3fd-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2STEglLGk

Crisis Magazine

Cause for Mirth: The Return of Abbey Brewing to the United States

Beer is another one of those testimonies to how the Catholic Church built European civilization. It is true that brewing was widely practiced in the ancient world, but the process was very primitive, even as simple as soaking a loaf of bread in water. Modern brewing practices grew up within Benedictine monasteries, where beer provided good sustenance, sanitary drink, and ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/cause-for-mirth-the-return-of-abbey-brewing-to-the-united-states

No Greater Joy Mom

URGENT: this IS caring for the orphan!

This morning I opened my e-mail and read a plea which ripped my heart out! For the last few years we have followed the journey of the most amazing American missionary couple (and their two children) as they have loved and passionately served the children of China. Their faithfulness in the face of so many obstacles has inspired us beyond ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2013/05/urgent-this-is-caring-for-orphan.html

Times Free Press stories: Entertainment

Ooltewah believer visits Kentucky seeking evidence of Bigfoot

To some, Bigfoot is just a myth, the product of overactive imaginations and a plaything of hoaxers for decades.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/may/06/local-believer-visits-kentucky-seeking/

ROME REPORTS

Pope Francis: Ask ourselves daily, what did Holy Spirit do in me?

May 6, 2013. (Romereports.com) Monday morning's Mass at Casa Santa Marta was celebrated for employees of the St. Peter's Basilica complex, which are tasked with caring for the works at the Vatican, as well as actor Eduardo VerÃ¡stegui.

May 6 Monday - http://www.romereports.com/palio/pope-francis-ask-ourselves-daily-what-did-holy-spirit-do-in-me-english-9955.html

Comments for Christian Blog on Child Poverty

Comment on How Can We Be a Voice for Mothers? by Debbie

Absolutely beautiful! And I too are guilty! Guilty of living a life of comfort and worrying about the things that really don’t matter. We like to compare ourselves to those that have the gorgeous houses and the picture perfect landscaping. I, for one can get caught up in the “Must be nice, woe is me game” all too often and ...

May 6 Monday - http://blog.compassion.com/how-can-we-be-a-voice-for-mothers/#comment-43912

Compassion International

How Can We Be a Voice for Mothers?

The tears rolled from my cheeks. Heavy, thick sobs that could no longer be hidden as my body shook with each contraction. There wasn’t much space to breathe, nowhere to escape, and the emotion of the moment caught up with me. My midwife, whom I’ve trusted so many times, came over and whispered if it was the pain and asked ...

May 5 Sunday - http://blog.compassion.com/how-can-we-be-a-voice-for-mothers/

Now The End Begins

Syria Claims Israel Used Depleted Uranium In Air Strike Over Weekend

israel-used-depleted-uranium-in-strike-on-syria-weapons-areas

Israel used depleted uranium shells in the alleged strike in Syria on Sunday, a senior Syrian military source told Russia Today on Monday. "When the explosion happened it felt like an earthquake, then a giant golden mushroom of fire appeared. This tells us that Israel used depleted uranium shells," the source said. Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the production ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=13904

22 Words

Live a richer, happier life by emulating a good dog [7 pictures]

From Patrick Moberg (via This Isn’t Happiness) ...

May 6 Monday - http://twentytwowords.com/2013/05/06/live-a-richer-happier-life-by-emulating-a-good-dog-7-pictures/

The Christian Post

NFL Player Brendan Ayanbadejo on Homosexuality: Equality Trumps Religion

Equality is more important than religion, Brendan Ayanbadejo, an NFL linebacker and outspoken advocate of gay rights, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich argued that the push for so-called equality has infringed upon religious freedom.

May 6 Monday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/nfl-player-brendan-ayanbadejo-on-homosexuality-equality-trumps-religion-95303/

Toronto Star

48% of Ontarians want NDP to support Liberal budget and avoid election

About half of Ontarians want the NDP to support the minority Liberals’ budget, which would avert a snap June election, a new poll suggests. In the first public opinion survey since Finance Minister Charles Sousa introduced a spending plan on Thursday crafted to appease the New Democrats, 48 per cent said the NDP should back the Liberals with 36 per ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/05/06/48_of_ontarians_want_ndp_to_support_liberal_budget_and_avoid_election.html

The Christian Post

Key to Healthy Living Can Be Found In Church Pews

Dwight L. Moody, the renowned evangelist, once said, "Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man." A new study proves how right he was.

May 6 Monday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/key-to-healthy-living-can-be-found-in-church-pews-95312/

I Take Joy

Home: The Leadership Center for Life and Lots of Mother’s Day Giveaways

Our Home: Headquarters for life… books, talks, life, beauty, places to belong! Returning from several speaking engagements and talking to hundreds of mother’s has impassioned my heart and renewed my energy for the messages God has placed in our lives for many years. When women decide to take responsibility for the moral character, the intellectual prowess, the leadership skills, the ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.itakejoy.com/home-the-leadership-center-for-life-and-lots-of-mothers-day-giveaways/

Christianity Today Liveblog

Dallas Willard Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer

Dallas Willard has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, according to a tweet from the author's official Twitter account. Willard, who is a University of Southern California philosophy professor, is 77 years old. The Dr.s have informed Dallas that he has stage 4 cancer. Please join us in prayers for strength and healing. — Dallas Willard (@DallasAWillard) May 6, 2013 ...

May 6 Monday - http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2013/05/dallas_willard.html

WORLDMag.com

Obama administration retreats from bout with Bible publisher

The Obama administration has decided not to pursue its attempt to force Tyndale House Publishers to provide contraceptive and abortifacient drugs to its employees before the company’s legal challenge goes to court. In an unexpected development in the case on Friday, a federal court dismissed the government’s appeal of a November ruling that temporarily blocked enforcement of what has become ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/obama_administration_retreats_from_bout_with_bible_publisher

Arutz Sheva News

Russia, China, Unhappy about Attacks in Syria

IAF strikes threaten to destabilize Lebanon, says Russia. China: "We are opposed to the use of force." ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167766

LifeNews.com

Assisted Suicide Advocacy Raising Suicide Rates Nationwide

Suicide is in the air. Our culture–particularly exemplified by the media–is becoming increasingly pro suicide. Perhaps better stated, many are now pro some suicides. Indeed, if a suicidal person is sick, disabled, even mentally ill, many believe it is perfectly fine for a doctor to facilitate death through intentional overdose, and many families now support their loved one’s self-killing. In mental health journals, some writers distinguish between “rational” ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/assisted-suicide-advocacy-raising-suicide-rates-nationwide/

CitizenLink

Obama Administration Drops Appeal in Christian Publisher HHS Mandate Case

The Obama administration has surrendered its appeal against a Christian publishing company challenging a government mandate requiring that it offer potential abortion-inducing drugs in its employee health insurance plans. This marks the first complete victory in an order temporarily halting the mandate at the appeals court level. Tyndale House Publishers, which publishes Bibles and other Christian materials, filed a lawsuit ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.citizenlink.com/2013/05/06/obama-administration-drops-appeal-in-christian-publisher-hhs-mandate-case/

Huffington Post

Church Leaders Tackle The Stigma Of Mental Illness

By Bob Smietana USA Today NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) The Rev. Frank Page, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was getting ready to work in the yard in the fall of 2009 when the phone rang. His daughter was on the line. Daddy, I love you, she said. Tell Mama and the girls I love them, too. Then she was ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/church-leaders-tackle-the-stigma-of-mental-illness_n_3225420.html

Charisma News Online

Liberty Counsel Pledges Legal Defense for Soldiers Charged With Proselytizing

Liberty Counsel has pledged to defend pro bono any member of the armed services who is charged under the Pentagon’s new “proselytizing” policy. In a statement released last week, President Obama’s Pentagon said, “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense. ... Court-martials and nonjudicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis.” “Making it a crime to share ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.charismanews.com/us/39359-liberty-pledges-legal-defense-for-soldiers-charged-with-proselytizing

SingingNews.com

Ray Dean Reese Health Update

On August 17, 2011, Ray Reese of The Kingsmen Quartet announced that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. In October of 2011, Ray underwent surgery for the cancer and shortly thereafter began treatments.

May 6 Monday - http://www.singingnews.com/Southern-Gospel-News/11691846/

Good Morning Girls

Luke 15- Jesus still searches for lost “sheep” {Plus GMG Mentor Leaders Program}

(Click here if you can not see the video) I LOVE that Jesus is in the search and rescue business. I love that He came to seek and to save the lost. He came for me, and He came for you. In the first 7 verses of Luke 15, we see Jesus doing many things. We see how He values ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.goodmorninggirls.org/2013/05/luke-15-jesus-searches-lost-sheep-gmg-mentor-leaders-program/

Whispers in the Loggia

Border Crossed – After 17 Month Wait, Pope Taps Dallas' Seitz for El Paso

Resolving the US' longest-standing vacancy after 17 long months, at Roman Noon this Monday Pope Francis named Bishop Mark Seitz, 59, an auxiliary of Dallas since 2010, as bishop of El Paso – in terms of diocesan population, the new pontiff's most significant Stateside choice to date. At the helm of the 700,000-member fold along West Texas' border with Mexico, ...

May 6 Monday - http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/05/border-crossed-after-17-month-wait-pope.html

Moore to the Point

Do You Want to Be a Burden to Your Children?

I want to live long enough to be a burden to my children. I heard a Christian thinker I respect say that years ago, and it embedded in my mind, shocking as it is to our sensitivities. After all, isn’t this the shocking reverse of the received wisdom we hear, and say, all the time? Isn’t it selfish to want ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.russellmoore.com/2013/05/06/do-you-want-to-be-a-burden-to-your-children/

Arutz Sheva News

Syria: We'll 'Choose the Moment' to Hit Back

Syrian official says Damascus will respond to Israeli attacks against targets on its territory.

May 6 Monday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167768

Ed Stetzer

Breaking: Statement of Concern on Religious Liberty and the U.S. Military Released by SBC Leaders

Over the past two weeks, several stories have surfaced regarding the appearance of religious persecution within the United States Armed Forces. For the most part these have been false alarms, and I have addressed them here and here. While these individual incidents were often inaccurately reported, there is a pervasive sense of increased scrutiny remain for many Christian members of ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.edstetzer.com/2013/05/breaking-sbc-officials-release.html

Rachel Held Evans

A Letter to LGBT Student Groups (and Allies) at Christian Colleges

I don’t know much about what it’s like to be you, but I figure it can’t be easy. Many of you face discrimination and double standards. Others are forced to operate “underground.” It must be painful to watch when faculty members who support you face investigations and threats, or when your presence seems to divide the community you love. I ...

May 6 Monday - http://rachelheldevans.com/blog/letter-to-lgbt-student-groups-christian-college

The Victoria Jackson Show

Boycott Monsanto

Dr. Ted Broer writes, “By now, nearly everyone interested in healthy living is aware of the recent research providing viable proof that Monsantos GMO round up ready corn causes cancer tumors and an increase risk of premature death in laboratory experiments. News of the research is spreading like wildfire across the ‘net, and support for Proposition 37 — which seeks ...

May 6 Monday - http://victoriajackson.com/8689/boycott-monsanto

Jesusfreakhideout.com Music Reviews

Album Review - John Elefante, "On My Way To The Sun" (May 7, 2013)

May 5 Sunday - http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/OnMyWayToTheSun.asp

Hacking Christianity :: Rev. Jeremy Smith

And so it begins again: #UMC Clergy Trial

You may have heard of Rev. Dr. Thomas Ogletree. He’s kind of a Methodist statesman. He was the dean of Yale Divinity School and Drew Divinity School. He’s written tons of books and articles. He wrote the section in our Book of Discipline on the Quadrilateral. In short, he’s taught and lived Christian Ethics for his entire life and few ...

May 6 Monday - http://hackingchristianity.net/2013/05/and-so-it-begins-again-umc-clergy-trial.html

Endtime Ministries

Vatican invites Buddhists to help build culture of life

The Vatican’s top official for interreligious dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, sent a message to all Buddhists urging a joint commitment to “unmask the threats to human life.” Read more: Vatican invites Buddhists to help build culture of life :: Catholic News Agency (CNA). The post appeared first on Endtime Ministries | End Of The Age | Irvin Baxter.

May 6 Monday - http://www.endtime.com/prophecy-news/vatican-invites-buddhists-to-help-build-culture-of-life/

The Daily Bible Verse

Psalm 135:15-18 – The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by human hands. They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear, nor is there breath in their mouths. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them. – Psalm 135:15-18 (NIV) Today’s commentary by Dave ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.theDailyBibleVerse.org/bible-verse-the-idols-of-the-nations-are-silver-and-gold-made-by-human-hands

Cold Case Christianity

The Verse the Culture Misquotes Most Regularly in an Effort to Quiet Christians

As a Christian, I’m often at odds with the culture around me. As our society embraces a growing number of unbiblical behaviors and attitudes, I find myself becoming more and more vocal in my opposition. I’m not alone; many other conservative Christians are also taking a stand for what the Bible teaches, particularly when it comes to moral behavior. Maybe ...

May 6 Monday - http://coldcasechristianity.com/2013/the-verse-the-culture-misquotes-most-regularly-in-an-effort-to-quiet-christians/

Girlfriends in God

How to Avoid Jealousy

Today’s Truth A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones (Proverbs 14:30, NIV). Friend to Friend We all know what it is like to be green with envy. We all struggle with jealousy at some point in life. Let’s be honest. How often do we look at another person and covet what we perceive ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.girlfriendsingod.com/2013/how-to-avoid-jealousy/

the Pangea Blog

“What will you do after seminary?” – A Female Grad on Becoming a Pastor

I will graduate on May 11, mere days from now. God willing, I will soon possess a diploma that says M.A. in Theological Studies. I took the scenic, part-time, pay-as-you-go route through seminary, so this has been a four-year project. Which is why so many are recently asking: “What will you do after seminary?” In [...] ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/thepangeablog/2013/05/06/what-will-you-do-after-seminary-a-female-grad-on-becoming-a-pastor/

WORLDMag.com

Take the plunge and get married

At the end of days, our grandparents and great-grandparents will rise up and ask us, “How did things get so complicated?” For centuries, men and women have met and sparked and—almost inevitably—married, as though the pattern were programmed from the beginning of time—which, in fact, it was. But for the last half-century, “developed” cultures have been drifting away from their ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/take_the_plunge_and_get_married

Trevin Wax

The Low-Grade Fever in the Southern Baptist Convention

Sometimes, it feels like the Southern Baptist Convention has a low-grade fever. We hover around 99 or 100 degrees, worried the fever could spike at any time. In my interactions with churches across North America, I don’t sense widespread division. But people do seem to be concerned, not about “bad guys” ruining the SBC, but about the presence of people ...

May 6 Monday - http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2013/05/06/the-low-grade-fever-in-the-southern-baptist-convention/

simple mom

You matter by Tsh

As you start this week, may you find bravery to do the hard things on your list. May you recognize the clarion call in your life, and the humble realization that to do what you’re called to do well, it means rolling up your sleeves and getting your arm into it. May you not be discouraged when this hard work ...

May 5 Sunday - http://simplemom.net/you-matter/

First Things

From the May Issue: Lena Dunhams Inviolable Self

In an episode from the first season of HBOs series Girls, Hannah Horvath-played by the shows creator and chief writer, Lena Dunham-is having sex with her occasional lover Adam when Adam does something odd. The description I am about to give will strike some as exceedingly graphic, but in fact I will exclude the more disturbing details. In a kind ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.firstthings.com/article/2013/04/lena-dunhamrs-inviolable-self

Challies Dot Com

When We Hate What We Love

Paul Miller got paid to stay off the Internet. For a whole year he drew a salary to remain offline and to record the experience of living disconnected. For a whole year he abandoned email and Twitter, blogs and Google Maps, Skype and Facebook, and all the other digital destinations that have become so much a part of our lives. ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.challies.com/christian-living/when-we-hate-what-we-love

Money Saving Mom

Free Redbox movie rental (tonight only)

Tonight only (May 6, 2013), you can use coupon code 7743RRRB to get a free one-night DVD rental from Redbox. This code should work at the kiosk and online. Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom! Make 2013 your most disciplined, productive year ever! Get 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life today! Free Redbox movie rental (tonight only) is a post from: ...

May 6 Monday - http://moneysavingmom.com/2013/05/free-redbox-movie-rental-tonight-only.html

Money Saving Mom

Target: Merona sandals for just $7 each

Just a reminder! You can get Merona sandals at Target for just $7 per pair this week at Target. Here’s how: Buy 1 pair of Merona sandals — on sale for $12 Use $5/1 Merona coupon $7 after coupon Don’t forget to download your coupons for free fruit and vegetables, too! Make 2013 your most disciplined, productive year ever! Get ...

May 6 Monday - http://moneysavingmom.com/2013/05/target-merona-sandals-for-just-7-each.html

Comments for Musicademy

Comment on 5 things that happen when the songs are too high by Pat Hammell Kashtock

Great article. Listing the effects of keying songs too high helps to make the concept more tangible. One thing. People may confuse keys with range. The key only matters relative to a given melody’s range. We lower the majority of songs if they were performed by a tenor which puts them into a range unkind to non-singers. The deal is, ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.musicademy.com/2013/05/what-happens-when-the-songs-are-too-high/#comment-11580

ROME REPORTS

New Swiss Guard recruits sworn in at the Vatican

May 6, 2013. (Romereports.com) (-VIDEO ONLY-) These are the 35 new Swiss Guard recruits, who swore before the Guard's flag to defend the Pope.Through this simple ceremony, and after several months of training, the new recruits take their place in the world's smallest army. Only 110 soldiers are tasked with defending the 108 acres of Vatican territory, but above all, ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.romereports.com/palio/new-swiss-guard-recruits-sworn-in-at-the-vatican-english-9959.html

First Things

Capitalism and Conservatism

We are not suffering from significant threats to economic freedom and capitalism. Instead, our political challenges mostly flow from the triumph of capitalism. And American conservatism is in trouble because it cant acknowledge much less respond to this fact. These are two admittedly sweeping claims, and Robert Miller thinks Im mistaken about both. Im quite sure Im right about the ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/05/capitalism-and-conservatism

LifeNews.com

Not Just Kermit Gosnell, Infanticide in America Happens Often

Americans are bi-polar when it comes to abortion. On the one hand, 74% of the states in America have laws defending the unborn, at some stage of gestation, against acts of violence. These states declare it an act of homicide if the child is killed. Twenty-one of these states consider a nonfatal attack on the unborn a criminal offense. Fully ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/not-just-kermit-gosnell-infanticide-in-america-happens-often/

Arutz Sheva News

New Women's Group Counters Provocative 'Women of the Wall'

"Leave the Western Wall alone," a new group, Women For the Wall, tells provocative Women of the Wall.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167753

The Aquila Report

An Open Letter To All Those Who Call Me An Intolerant Bigot

So am I an intolerant bigot? I guess that depends on what you mean by “bigot”. Do I think certain things are objectively right and wrong? Yes. Jesus defines what is right and wrong, and my opinion must line up with his. Does that mean I hate those who do wrong things? No, absolutely not. In fact, I actively “tolerate” ...

May 5 Sunday - http://theaquilareport.com/an-open-letter-to-all-those-who-call-me-an-intolerant-bigot/

Women of Grace

Pope: There Can be No Dialogue With the Devil

During Mass on Saturday morning in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis reminded the faithful of the struggle between the love of Christ and the hatred of the prince of this world, saying that “there can be no dialogue with the prince of this world!” Vatican Radio is reporting that the pope encouraged Catholics to use meekness ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=21194

Simple Homeschool

Take home lessons from a Waldorf preschool

The following is a guest post written by Kara Anderson. For three years I had been wondering about joining a particular local weekly homeschool co-op. And, then, last winter, I got my sign — they were offering a Waldorf preschool class, taught by a trained Waldorf teacher. We try to be Waldorfy, I thought, as I recalled all the failed ...

May 6 Monday - http://simplehomeschool.net/waldorf-preschool/

TheBlaze.com

Have You Seen the Controversial ‘This Is Islamic Apartheid’ Ads?

This Is Islamic Apartheid Ads Set to Run in NYC, DC

Currently, a series of ads labeling Israel an “apartheid state” (featured below) are running in New York City subway stations. To provide a counterbalance and tell Americans “the truth about sharia law,” The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) is planning to launch its own series of New York metro and D.C. diorama ads featuring facts about Islamic apartheid. A screenshot ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/06/have-you-seen-the-controversial-this-is-islamic-apartheid-ads/

The Christian Post

What Was Obama's Costa Rica Visit for?

President Barack Obama spent about 24 hours in Costa Rica this weekend, leaving many wondering about the purpose of his visit, which concluded without any commitment, agreement or joint-declaration.

May 6 Monday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/what-was-obamas-costa-rica-visit-for-95313/

The Press Democrat

Fire burns Cloverdale mobile home

Fire burned a Cloverdale mobile home early Monday, reported emergency fire officials.

May 6 Monday - http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130506/articles/130509726

ROME REPORTS

Pope Francis prays before the Patroness of Rome

May 6, 2013. (Romereports.com) For the second time, Pope Francis visited the Basilica of St. Mary Major. His first visit came the next day after his election as Pope. This time around, he visited the Salus Populi Romani, patroness of Rome, during the month the Catholic Church dedicates to the Virgin Mary and to pray the rosary before Marian shrines.. ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.romereports.com/palio/pope-francis-prays-before-the-patroness-of-rome-english-9954.html

KWTX

Body Found In Rural Area Is That Of Missing Local Woman

A body found Saturday in a rural area has been identified as that of a local woman who had been missing since last week.

May 6 Monday - http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Body-Found-Saturday-Is-That-Of-Missing-Local-Woman-206261271.html

NYT > Religion and Belief

Extremists Pursue Mainstream in Pakistan Election

With a name change, a banned group is fielding candidates across Pakistan, and though few are expected to win Parliament seats, experts note flexing of political muscle.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/world/asia/extremists-pursue-mainstream-in-pakistan-election.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

K-LOVE News

Food scarce in Egypt

“We see there is no food and we don’t know what to do.” (NBC NEWS) ...

May 5 Sunday - http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/05/18001075-there-is-no-food-post-revolutionary-economic-turmoil-dashes-hopes-in-egypt?lite=true

K-LOVE News

Gov. Christie 'saves' school kids from spider

Animal activists say Christie probably acted without thinking. (ABC News-AP) ...

May 6 Monday - http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nj-governor-saves-children-spider-19115738

Endtime Ministries

What does the Stripping of Rights of Parents to Home Schooling mean?

Recently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said that home schooling is not a parent’s right. It is a statement some are saying should frighten American parents. Read more: What does the Stripping of Rights of Parents to Home Schooling mean? | Global Research. The post appeared first on Endtime Ministries | End Of The Age | Irvin Baxter.

May 6 Monday - http://www.endtime.com/prophecy-news/what-does-the-stripping-of-rights-of-parents-to-home-schooling-mean/

The Gospel Coalition Blog

Restoration: The Promise of the Resurrection

"Dad, are we going tonight?" asked the young girl in the row in front of me, her voice full of anticipation. "No, once we land we are going to find our hotel and eat dinner, then we'll go to Disney first thing tomorrow morning," the father replied. The little girl then turned to her brother, and the two talked with ...

May 5 Sunday - http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/05/06/restoration-the-promise-of-the-resurrection/

Toronto Star

AIDS: The truth about Patient Zero

PHILADELPHIA—The 1987 New York Post headline — THE MAN WHO GAVE US AIDS — was arguably one of the most influential of all time. “Patient Zero” — a promiscuous gay Canadian flight attendant — had spread AIDS from coast to coast. The story sparked sensational media coverage, drove a book onto the bestseller lists, pushed the “gay disease” onto mainstream ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/05/06/aids_the_truth_about_patient_zero.html

22 Words

Photographs of the food musicians request in their contracts [12 pictures]

If you’ve ever wondered what foods famous musicians want to have backstage before a show, photographer Henry Hargreaves is here for you. He recently looked through the contracts of numerous big-name acts with an eye out for strange culinary requests. The most famous odd addendum to a contract is probably Van Halen’s who requested a bowl of M&M’s with the ...

May 6 Monday - http://twentytwowords.com/2013/05/06/photographs-of-the-food-musicians-request-in-their-contracts-12-pictures/

Today's Devotion

Devotion - May 6, 2013

“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:25-26 Well Prepared Jesus knew he was going to complete his earthly ministry. This work would include his suffering, death ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.wels.net/spiritual-help/daily-devotion/2013-05/devotion-may-6-2013

ROME REPORTS

Pope prays for abused children, calling for the protection of the 'most vulnerable'

May 6, 2013 (Romereports.com) After celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square, the Pope led the Regina Coeli prayer, as thousands of pilgrims braved Sunday's rainy weather. That Sunday marked the National Day of Children Victims of Violence. Given the date, the Pope took the opportunity to pray for all the children who have been abused.

May 6 Monday - http://www.romereports.com/palio/pope-prays-for-abused-children-calling-for-the-protection-of-the-most-vulnerable-english-9962.html

WORLDMag.com

Who’s sweating the Gosnell trial?

As suspense builds in the 1994 film Quiz Show about a shady television game called Twenty-One , there is a brief encounter at an elevator between young and tenacious Harvard-trained congressional lawyer Dick Goodman and the aloof and imperious president of NBC Robert Kintner: Goodman: Twenty-One is rigged and I can prove it. … I have Enright [studio producer] cold ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/who_s_sweating_the_gosnell_trial

Huffington Post

WATCH: US Army Veteran Explains How Meditation Cured His PTSD

US Army veteran Stephen Lee went from a war in Afghanistan to a big university campus where he had nothing in common with his classmates in addition plus two new babies in his home that he didn't have when he left. Lee explained to HuffPost Live host Ricky Camilleri how he would watch himself get angry and balling up his ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/meditation-cured-ptsd_n_3223035.html

Charisma News Online

Pentagon Defends Unconstitutional Policy Against Soldiers Sharing Faith

Pentagon personnel responded to Breitbart News' report about court-martialing service members who share their faith in the military, which the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday, and the Air Force on Thursday separately confirmed a second time. Now the Pentagon claims the opposite. But these new statements instead only compound the problem, as the Pentagon's new definitions for terms squarely contradict what ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/39356-pentagon-defends-unconstitutional-policy-against-soldiers-sharing-faith

The Deacon's Bench

Watch this: the remarkable billboard that contains a hidden message for abused children

Details: In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time. The secret behind the ad’s wizardry is ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2013/05/watch-this-the-remarkable-billboard-that-contains-a-hidden-message-for-abused-children/

Endtime Ministries

Assad “to declare war” on Israel following fresh airstrikes

Following evidence of chemical warfare and an increasinly reticent US position, Israel has in recent days taken widely reported steps to neutralise threats emanating from within civil war-torn Syria. Read more: Assad “to declare war” on Israel following fresh airstrikes – The Commentator. The post appeared first on Endtime Ministries | End Of The Age | Irvin Baxter.

May 6 Monday - http://www.endtime.com/prophecy-news/assad-to-declare-war-on-israel-following-fresh-airstrikes/

The Rebelution

Have You Met Clayton McDonald?

Have you ever met Clayton McDonald? If you had, you’d remember him. His personality and life mission are hard to forget. Have you ever met him? Probably not in person. You see, Clayton went to be with Jesus almost exactly four years ago. But don’t worry! You can still meet him, because Clayton McDonald will continue to change lives as ...

May 6 Monday - http://therebelution.com/blog/2013/05/have-you-met-clayton-mcdonald/

The Christian Post

Morning-After Pill to Be Sold to 15-Year-Olds

And "the pill" has produced other significant consequences. Seen as "one of the cornerstones of the sexual revolution," it led to a marked increase in the number of women who were sexually active before marriage. By the mid-1970s, the majority of newly married American couples were not virgins. Today America leads the industrialized world in teenage pregnancy; three out of ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/morning-after-pill-to-be-sold-to-15-year-olds-95343/

TheBlaze.com

Artist’s New Painting Uses Jesus to Target the Christian Right: Christ’s Teachings ‘Seem to Go Against the Republican Line’

Michael DAntuonos New Painting Uses Jesus to Target Conservative Christians Views | The Conservative Christ

Artist Michael D’Antuono is certainly no stranger to controversy. His latest painting, “The Conservative Christ,” will likely frustrate conservative Christians, particularly because of how it depicts their views on issues like guns and poverty. TheBlaze spoke with D’Antuono today about his newest work to learn more about its meaning and what motivated him to create it. In the painting, Jesus ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/06/artists-new-painting-targets-conservative-christians-views-christs-teachings-seem-to-go-against-the-republican-line/

The Christian Post

Are Military Leaders and the MSM Embracing an Anti-Christian Extremist?

Over at Breitbart.com, a post discussing potential Pentagon regulations prohibiting proselytization has gone viral, at last count with more than 1.2 million Facebook shares and 8,000 comments. While I'm not aware of any immediate or pending change in Pentagon policies regarding religious liberty, I am extremely troubled that it is apparently consulting with an anti-Christian extremist, Mikey Weinstein.

May 6 Monday - http://www.christianpost.com/news/are-military-leaders-and-the-msm-embracing-an-anti-christian-extremist-95314/

Deseret News

Book review: 'Covenant Motherhood' is poignant, profound

BYU faculty member Stephanie Dibb Sorensen seamlessly integrates poignant motherhood moments and profound spiritual lessons ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579433/Book-review-Covenant-Motherhood-is-poignant-profound.html

Toronto Star

Leafs fever surges as playoffs return to Toronto tonight

Maple Leafs, Leafs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, NHL playoffs 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs fans, take heart: the players know you’ve been pining. Hurting. Wishing and waiting for this day to come, and it’s here – the playoffs are back in town. The Leafs will face off against their Original Six rivals, the Boston Bruins, today and Wednesday at the ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/06/leaf_fever_surges_as_playoffs_return_to_toronto_tonight.html

Episcopal Life Online

Video & Feature – Iona: A Celtic Pilgrimage

[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. [Episcopal News Service] The ancient Celts described Iona as a “thin place,” where the veil between heaven and earth is lifted, and where one might glimpse the divine. For centuries pilgrims have traveled to this small island off the West coast of Scotland, leaving behind their chaotic lives to ...

May 6 Monday - http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/05/06/video-feature-iona-a-celtic-pilgrimage/

Charisma News

Gosnell's 'House of Horrors' Not Aberration

Abortion proponents are saying that Dr. Kermit Gosnell is an aberration and that his “house of horrors” is not common among abortion clinics. A Philadelphia jury began deliberating on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of the 72-year-old Gosnell. The jury is set to keep weighing murder charges in the deaths of five people—a patient and four ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.charismanews.com/us/39352-gosnells-house-of-horrors-not-aberration

Money Saving Mom

Easy Honey-Sweetened Energy Bars

I saw this recipe for Easy Energy Bars and immediately knew I wanted to try it. I subbed a few things to use what I had on hand and also to make the recipe sugar-free. I was really happy with the final recipe — it’s so easily adaptable, too. My husband even agreed with me that these bars were pretty ...

May 6 Monday - http://moneysavingmom.com/2013/05/easy-honey-sweetened-energy-bars.html

Jesus Creed

Evangelicals are a Minority

John Blake, CNN’s Belief Blog editor, wrote a piece this weekend on evangelical’s minority status. Is evangelicalism a minority? Is it being treated intolerantly? Is it being persecuted? (CNN) - When Peter Sprigg speaks publicly about his opposition to homosexuality, something odd often happens. During his speeches, people raise their hands to challenge his assertions that ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2013/05/06/evangelicals-are-a-minority/

LifeTeen.com

The Crying Chair

The chair had a problem though. While I could sit in it, drink coffee, talk on the phone, and do homework unaffected, I was the only one. For everyone else, it was the “crying chair.” Girls that had been frolicking through the hallway singing N’Sync (which was our One Direction) would see that my door was open and, upon entering ...

May 6 Monday - http://lifeteen.com/the-crying-chair/

K-LOVE News

Ind. volunteers pack meals for hungry children

150 volunteers packed 40,000 meals for hungry children in Guatemala. (WXIN TV) ...

May 6 Monday - http://fox59.com/2013/05/05/volunteers-pack-meals-for-hungry-children/#axzz2SUEqy6sX

Huffington Post

Greg Carey: Biblical Scholarship: What's It Good For?

The story circulates around seminaries and religion departments. I hope I'm telling it correctly. In Yale's regular seminar for religion faculty and grad students, a highly accomplished biblical scholar set forth his proposal for identifying Paul's opponents in 2 Corinthians. The presentation involved multiple levels of detail and argument. Like most scholarly proposals, its conclusions were far from obvious. During ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-carey/biblical-scholarship-what-is-it-good-for_b_3215981.html

ToddRhoades.com

Honest church postcards…

What would really HONEST church marketing look like for most churches? Echohub gives us some examples. Somehow, I don’t think Outreach Marketing will be selling many of these: Here are some more! What would your church’s (honest) postcards say? The post appeared first on ToddRhoades.com.

May 6 Monday - http://toddrhoades.com/honest-church-postcards/

Arutz Sheva News

Two Syrian Rockets Hit Israeli Side of the Golan

Two rockets fired from Syrian territory exploded on the Golan Heights on Monday, without causing casualties or damage ...

May 6 Monday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167779

FlaglerLive

A Mondex Woman, 27, Is Attacked by 5 Pit Bulls as She Protects Her 6-Year-Old

Brandy Bookamer, 27, was attacked Sunday evening (May 5) by what were reported to be five pit bulls as she and her six-year old daughter walked near their home on Holly Lane in Daytona North, also known as the Mondex.

May 6 Monday - http://flaglerlive.com/53949/hays-bookamer-pit-bull-attack/

A Place Called Simplicity

Ruby's Miracle Continues - Memorial Box Monday

It's the first Monday in May, which means that it is Memorial Box Monday. Our Memorial Box is a wooden box that is displayed in a prominent place in our home. It is filled with tangible little items or trinkets, each a symbol representing a story of a way we saw God's handiwork in our lives. Some items in our ...

May 6 Monday - http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/2013/05/rubys-miracle-continues-memorial-box.html

IgnitumToday

A Case Against Abstinence

Fulton Sheen, Three To Get Married, Chastity

I don’t really like abstinence. Wait. What? I certainly think restraint is valuable–I resist the kind of trips where you go to Target for two things and come out with ten. I try not to eat meat on Fridays. I teach NFP. In some cases, however, particularly the case of sexuality, abstinence seems to miss the point. Abstinence says no. ...

May 5 Sunday - http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2013/05/06/a-case-against-abstinence/

Leading and Loving It

Our Job … and God’s Job

posted by Lori Wilhite This weekend I had the opportunity to hear my amazing friend Lysa TerKeurst, author of Made to Crave and Unglued, speak at Women of Faith here in Vegas.(By the way, Women of Faith was Ah-Maz-Ing.) This quote, among the many brilliant things Lysa said, really stuck out to me: “Our job is obedience; God’s job is ...

May 5 Sunday - http://leadingandlovingit.com/leadership/our-job-and-gods-job/

Baptist Press (BPNews)

Moore, Ezell 'concerned' about religious freedom in military

Two Southern Baptist leaders have issued a statement voicing concern about religious freedom within the U.S. military but also cautioning Christians to refrain from jumping to conclusions about recent incidents in the military that have been perceived by some as threats to religious liberty.

May 6 Monday - http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=40245&ref=BPNews-RSSFeed0506

Caffeinated Thoughts

President Obama: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny

President Obama at Ohio State University

Real Clear Politics has the video and transcript of comment that President Obama made to graduates of Ohio State University yesterday during his commencement address there (full transcript of his speech here). Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems. Some ...

May 6 Monday - http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2013/05/president-obama-reject-voices-that-warn-about-government-tyranny/

Arutz Sheva News

Danon: We're Determined to Build in Judea and Samaria

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon visited the site of the attack in which Evyatar Borovsky was murdered and met his grieving family.

May 5 Sunday - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/167754

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