In which I indulge in idolatry

At the Fourth and Forest church of Christ in Joplin, Mo., you wouldn’t find so much as a cross on the wall, not a tapestry, not a statue, though we spoke a great deal about the cross. We sang songs about it, to, but you’d find no graven images of same, nor did the young …

Praying for the President at the RNC

The Rev. Russell J. Levenson Jr. of Houston recited the following prayer at the Republican National Convention earlier this week: Almighty God, Father of the whole human family, we thank you and ask your blessing as we gather for this uniquely American moment. We thank Governor Scott and the good people of Florida who have …

You can — if you want — pray for the political conventions.

The Republican National Convention was supposed to start today in Tampa, but events were canceled because of Hurricane Isaac, which is, as of this writing, threatening Louisiana and Mississippi. The Democratic National Convention starts Sept. 6 in Charlotte, N.C. Here’s a self-proclaimed bipartisan website that is “building a non-partisan, non-political house of prayer for the …

Joe Frazier is ill: Muhammad Ali is praying for him

You can read more here. UPDATE: RIP, Smokin’ Joe.