Dr. Guy Erwin

Signs and Wonders: ELCA Lutherans elect first openly gay bishop

Newsworthy |  No surprises here. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America elected its first openly gay bishop to a six-year term on Friday at an annual assembly in…

Dollars and Sense: Will the housing bubble burst again?

Dollars and Sense: Will the housing bubble burst again?

Money |  Not so quiet. Once again it was supposed to be a quiet week on the financial front, and once again it didn’t turn out that way. Monday, of course, was the…

A tornado moves toward homes in Moore, Okla., on May 20.

Signs and Wonders: Don’t blame global warming for tornadoes

Newsworthy |  Tornadoes and global warming. Tragedies such as the Moore, Okla., tornado cause people without a biblical understanding of the world (that God is sovereign…

“IT’S A FREE COUNTRY”: Schultz at the March meeting.
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Investing your values

Money |  In the aftermath of Starbucks’ shareholder meeting, Biblically Responsible Investing gets another look

Fred Phelps Jr., of Topeka, Kansas., with the Westboro Baptist Church holds a sign in front of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Signs and Wonders: Hacker gives Westboro a taste of its own protest

Newsworthy |  Hactivist hates Phelps. Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for seeking publicity in the wake of national tragedies, which it often says are punishments from…

Supporters of traditional marriage demonstrate Sunday in Paris against France's new gay marriage law.

Signs and Wonders: Are Europeans saying ‘enough is enough’?

Newsworthy |  It ain’t over till it’s over. Last month, the already unpopular French government approved same-sex marriage for the country. But the good people of…

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and Tumblr Chief Executive David Karp

Dollars and Sense: One roller coaster week

Money |  An unexpected week. This week—with its quiet beginning and volatile middle and end—was not the kind of week most of us expected. On Monday, stocks traded…

Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin

Signs and Wonders: Gay marriage advocates fight the battle to lose the war on immigration reform

Newsworthy |  Silly me. Earlier this week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., tried to tack on an amendment to the immigration bill that would allow…

John Stemberger, founder of OnMyHonor.Net, leads a press conference Wednesday in Grapevine, Texas.

A ‘sad day’ for Scouting

Boy Scouts |  The Boy Scouts of America pass a resolution to allow openly homosexual boys to participate in Scouting, forcing opponents to seek alternative programs for…

Tea Party Patriots co-founders Mark Meckler, right, and Jenny Beth Martin.

Signs and Wonders: Tea Party protests IRS in court

Newsworthy |  Sue the IRS. On Monday, a coalition of conservative groups announced it would file a class action lawsuit against the IRS for what the groups call “illegal…

Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute as they recite the pledge of allegiance during the “Save Our Scouts” prayer vigil and rally in Dallas.

Countdown to the Boy Scouts vote

Boy Scouts |  The group’s National Council will decide Thursday whether to allow openly gay boys to participate in the organization

Signs and Wonders: Prom queen gender confusion

Signs and Wonders: Prom queen gender confusion

Newsworthy |  Say what? Nearly 30 years ago, I taught 10th grade English, and a big decision for me was whether to teach Fitzgerald or Faulkner, since I would likely not be…

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