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Here are this weeks notable links from around the internet: * Global warming and the dinosaurs. Yep, they're related. * Stories of #churchtoo. They are powerful and are starting to change Evangelical church culture. * What is this wolf-like creature that was shot in Montana? Authorities are trying to figure it out. * RFK's son doesn't believe that Sirhan Sirhan killed RFK. * The bride and the officiant were both in labor! * Gardening as a prison activity - and more. * The mos

I grew up in Southern Baptist churches. I could sing The Doxology and Just As I Am (all 6 verses) by the time I was ten. I went to church 2-3 times a week until I was a teenager. Between church and a Christian school, I had memorized hundreds of Bible verses. I grew up in the midst of the Conservative Resurgence in the late 70s and 80s, but I think that I was in churches that were already pretty conservative. I've always "known" that men were in authority over women, particul

Time for the weekly round-up of cool stuff I found on the internet this week! * Scientists were initially skeptical of the "Big Bang" theory (not the TV show) because it sounded too religious. * There's another Ebola outbreak in Africa, so here's a story about Kent Brantly, the first American to get Ebola and be treated in the US. * Cuban LGBTQ Pride parade. * You've always wanted to read a story about hippos pooping, haven't you? * A man threatened to call ICE because people

"You do realize that it's hard to keep up with what day you're on," said my husband. "You mean, if it's a migraine day or a clean day?" I asked. 5 minutes later. "Oh, so your Diet Coke was in this box." My husband. "Yes." Me. "And you just left the box here on the floor." My husband. "Oh, no! I'm going to take it garage!" Me, realizing that it's a clean day and that I left an empty Amazon box in the middle of the hallway floor. What you have to understand about me is that I h

Another school shooting happened on Friday. Another ten people dead. And, with this weekend’s migraine, I’m too tired to even be angry. But not too tired to care. This has to stop. Somehow, our society has to find a solution to this horrifying problem. Right now, we’re just flailing in the dark. Gun control seems like a reasonable place to start, but the NRA makes sure that we get nowhere fast with that. Dealing with mental illness also would also be a rational jumping off pl

Here are some cool things I've found this week around the internet. * Here is an interesting series of short videos introducing how human evolution may have worked. It's done from the perspective of a Christian. Very highly recommended! * What kind of diet did the Knights Templar follow to stay in fighting shape? * Have you ever seen a merperson? Between 1610 and 1784, there were several sightings by Europeans. Check it out. * This missionary couple in South Korea works for r

Back on April 23, I reviewed the book, Still Evangelical?, a collection of essays by various evangelical leaders about why they remain evangelicals despite problems within this branch of Christianity. Which brings up the question, am I still an evangelical? After all, I spend a fair bit of time critiquing evangelicalism. I'm an ardent egalitarian when many in evangelicalism are complementarian. I'm a feminist. I support the full inclusion of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters in

I finally don't have a migraine or a bad headache today after about a week of dealing with migraine and/or intermittent headache. So, I walked a mile, took a shower, ate breakfast, and have been reading internet stuff. But I have this underlying anxiety that I need to get up out of my chair and do all the things!! My to-do list is a mile long and would take about a week to do if I was completely healthy and had no migraines. Which is totally fine. That's how my to-do list is

Here are some great links that I found this week on the internet: * What's it like to grow up expecting the Rapture every moment? This man can tell you. * Only in Florida . . . * Umm, relieving your bowels on the rival team's football field? * Three black girls were racially harassed in a NASA competition. People are gross. * More racism. Two Native American young men were questioned by campus police on a campus tour after a parent complained at CSU. * The tests that they gav

The issue of women in Evangelicalism, specifically, the Southern Baptist Convention, is making waves in the mainstream press as well as the religious press. Dr. Paige Patterson, whose ill-advised remarks about a woman in a domestic violence situation blew up the interwebs, is back in the news with his defiant insistence that he has never condoned abuse, has counseled women to separate from abusive spouses, but has never counseled divorce. At The Wartburg Watch, Wade Burleson