"The Bible" Bombshell |
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 I'm used to turning on the news and hearing about bullets or ballots or budgets.But the Bible? Pinch yourself, Ron - the Bible is one of the lead stories on newscast after newscast today. Well, actually "The Bible." The ten-part History Channel mini-series that has stunned everybody with its blockbuster ratings, especially among young viewers. There were epic moments from Noah's Ark to the parting of the Red Sea to David decking Goliath.  Comments (1) | |
| Lincoln's Last Wish |  |
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 Abraham Lincoln - the hero of my boyhood - died on Good Friday. I knew that because I was sort of a Lincoln encyclopedia when I was a kid.But until this month, I didn't know his final wish. Whispered to his wife just before that fatal shot at Ford's Theatre. What's so moving is how very much it has to do with Good Friday. Abe Lincoln grew up with a God-loving mother and a religious but demanding and distant father. His mom died when he was a boy. As Lincoln grew, he went from spiritual skeptic to a Bible-bashing unbeliever. | |
| Decision in Rome | |
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 Spring is time for cardinals. We have cardinals dining every morning at our backyard birdhouse.And the baseball Cardinals have gathered in Florida for spring training - with St. Louis fans counting down to Opening Day. And then there are the cardinals who have migrated to Rome. To elect a new pope. Knowing he will both symbolize and shape the largest religious institution in the world. The cardinals clearly feel the weight of their decision in Rome. Some have been speaking out, expressing what kind of man they think the Church needs. | |
| So Many Sinkholes | |
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 My first reaction: "No way." Then, "It's true...and it's awful." A man asleep in the middle of the night. Suddenly, a sinkhole opens up beneath the house and literally sucks the man, the bed, the room in with it.Now the home has been demolished, and the fate of nearby homes is uncertain. It seems the sinkhole is growing. The neighbors were given 30 minutes to grab what they could and evacuate. | |
