To give us a break from the daily grind… Some creatively painted pregnant bellies, from

David Bereit and Shawn Carney of here! I particularly like (and have begun using) their suggestion of pitching a 2-part pledge: 1 for a gift the night of the banquet and 1 for an ongoing monthly gift. Another of their suggestions is to make sure banquets are not drawn out and end on time. I’ve […]

I have a new poll question up: In the wake of revelations of SC Gov. Mark Sanford and NV Sen. John Ensign’s affairs, a Gallup poll last month becomes more interesting. Of several potential moral wrongs listed, Americans ranked adultery as worst of all – 92%. Which TWO of the following do you consider the […]

… I roll my eyes at people who have kids to shore up fading relationships, because they just happen to need a hobby, because they want someone to carry their name, or just because they never stopped to ask if that’s what they really want to do. If anything, bringing a child into the world […]

Imagine if a pro-lifer were to pull a gun on a pro-abort outside an abortion mill. Yet I can only find ONE mainstream news story on the opposite sort of incident that happened at a Phoenix, AZ, Planned Parenthood 5 days ago. And note no suspect name was provided, no mug shot…. Were the situation […]

Moderator Bethany has entered the above photo of her 3 Chick-Fil-A fans in Chick-Fil-A’s “Show us the cow” contest and has requested here. Grand prize is $1k savings bond, digital camera, 52 kids meals, a school party nuggets tray, Chick-Fil-A t-shirt, a “plush cow” AND a Pez candy dispenser, wow! Go, Bethany!

There were no cartoons specifically on our issue this week, but there were several on other subjects I thought were particularly witty, astute, or funny. It was hard to pick a favorite, but these 2 topped my list… by Ted Rall of GoComics.com… See more contenders on page 2…

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ~