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From Reuters…

First lady Laura Bush would defeat U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if the two were to face each other in the 2008 presidential contest, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday.

Cheney made the prediction after his wife, Lynne Cheney, suggested the matchup in an interview on CNN’s “Larry King Live.

Back in April, Lynne Cheney also went on record stating that the next Bush president should be a woman. Cheney said some people think former presidential wife Sen. Hillary Clinton should run for president, but she’s looking to first lady Laura Bush.

I do believe that Laura Bush would easily beat Hillary Clinton in a presidential race, however I don’t believe that Mrs. Bush would ever run for president. I am only basing that on my gut instinct…my woman’s intuition. I find it a very intriguing idea, though; an idea that points out Mrs. Clinton’s weaknesses, which happen to be the same as Mrs. Bush’s strengths - trust, charm, humility, reputation, steadfast character, etc.

Consider, also, this editoral opinion from USA Today on 5-23-05:

After staying in the White House bubble for much of her husband’s first term, Laura Bush is emerging in his second as a refreshing truth-teller cutting through political spin. In fact, on her current trip to the Middle East, the first lady is showing a transformation so substantive that it could have an impact on her husband’s legacy.

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Funniest movie I’ve never seen, until tonight…

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By Frank E. Lockwood Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader Staff Writer
As Revenge of Sith rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars, some American religious leaders are leafing through the story, looking for spiritual truths. Others are hopping on the Star Wars bandwagon, hoping to use the blockbuster to attract members of Generation X.

At All Saints Episcopal Church in Lexington this week, churchgoers celebrated Star Wars Sunday, complete with interplanetary prayer and song. A few miles away, at CenterPointe Christian Church, the minister is giving a series of seven sermons on “The Force.”

The two churches are new: CenterPointe opened in November, and All Saints was launched in January.

Both have youthful preachers and an unusually high percentage of young people in their pews.

Neither minister endorses all of the movie’s spiritual tenets, but they say the film can help them teach spiritual truths to churchgoers — young and old.

At All Saints, some members of the church board weren’t even born in 1977, when the first movie came out.

“We all grew up with Star Wars,” said the church’s 33-year-old pastor, the Rev. Emily Richards. “Star Wars is about the struggle of good and evil, it’s about redemption, it’s about discipline, it’s about a spiritual quest. All of those are important facets of Christianity.”

On Sunday, All Saints parishioners sang Jedis for Jesus and prayed for the leaders of “the universe, galaxy, star system, world, country, state and city.” They also asked God to make Lexington Bishop Stacy Sauls and other Episcopal leaders “as wise as Master Yoda … as brave as Luke Skywalker and as fair as Obi-Wan Kenobi.”

At CenterPointe, worshipers watched a clip from one of the Star Wars movies and listened to the soundtrack after the service.

But although CenterPointe’s senior minister appreciates the movie’s entertainment value, he wouldn’t want his parishioners to use the film series as a spiritual guide.

“It’s not a Christian movie at all,” said Brian Bolton, 32, CenterPointe’s minister.

Read on…

I don’t know what Yoda would do, but I can guess at what Jesus might have done.

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I must be dense or slow or both. I thought a liger was something out of Napolean Dynamite’s strange imagination. Turns out they are real. Thanks to David for enlightening me.

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Thanks to Suzi at Swansmith for pointing out Dr. Albert Mohler’s latest article on bloggers. She writes:

This morning, as I was looking for commentary to help me on my post at Blogging for Light, I came across an article at Crosswalk by Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Seminary. His article was entitled “A Common Culture in the Age of Blogging?” and wrote about how bloggers have retreated from the mainstream media and begun a new phenomena of their own–the blogosphere.

Among other things, he writes: “In a strange twist of irony, the culture of Western civilization may survive through the efforts of a core of dedicated bloggers who are unwilling to see it die. The media elite will simply have to watch from a distance, scratching their heads as they watch their audience disappear and their influence dissipate. The long-term impact of the blogging revolution is yet to be seen. Nevertheless, the toppling of the mainstream media’s monopoly is a cultural achievement in itself. May the revolution continue.” Read on…

Good post, Suzi. I do enjoy many of Dr. Mohler’s articles, despite the obvious Lutheran/Baptist differences. He is an excellent observer and commentator on today’s world. I, too, think that bloggers are the common man rising up to say, “I’ve had enough of newspaper and television reports that try to tell me what to think and what exists.” There are enough of us now that we can accurately relay news to each other. That’s really cool, I think. Even if our kids don’t see it yet.

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Spring 2005 Issue of Higher Things

How cool is this? The Spring 2005 Issue of Higher Things is out and I took a look at it online. Considering that bloggers often get an unfair reputation as nobodies writing about things they don’t know anything about, the list of writers is like reading a current who’s who list of Confessional Lutheran bloggers and writers:

Recognize any of these names?

Four Myths of Evolution By Rev. Michael L. McCoy
Spontaneous generation. The missing link. A million-year-old earth. Is the “theory” of evolution fact or fiction?

I Believe that I Cannot Believe By Rev. Tim Pauls
Can you make a decision for Christ? Or choose to accept Christ as your Savior? Read Rev. Pauls’ examination of Luther’s explanation of the Third Article of the Creed to find out.

Life in the Blood
By Rev. Erik Rottmann
Celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Christopher Reeve are examples of prominent supporters of embryonic stem cell research. But is there another way to use stem cells without murdering the unborn?

The Liturgy: Something to Treasure By Lynnette Fredericksen
This Lutheran schoolteacher shares her thoughts on why she treasures this jewel of the Lutheran church: our liturgies.

Love Songs for Jesus By Mollie Ziegler
Mollie reflects on Contemporary Christian Music and its portrayal of God. Do the lyrics of popular CCM songs convey a Biblical viewpoint?

MINING THE RICHES: The Wisdom of Donkeys By Rev. George F. Borghardt III
Yes, God even uses donkeys to proclaim His Word! How much more will He speak through your pastor!

The Mind of Christ
By Kathy Luder
Kathy’s autistic cousin visits for the weekend and Kathy reflects on broken minds, broken bodies, and our hope in Christ.

Holy by Contact By Dr. Gene Edward Veith
Our God is a consuming fire — but what does this mean? In this issue Dr. Veith explores the concept of holiness in the book of Leviticus.

Pulse: Horror Movies By Rev. Scott Stiegemeyer
What good could come from a horror flick? Can Higher Things really slam CCM and praise horror movies in the same issue? Are we daring to be Lutheran or what?

Catechism: God Counts By Rev. David Petersen

I’ve put links to the names of the bloggers I recognized; I know I’ve missed a couple. (If I’ve got the wrong David Petersen, let me know.) Can anyone else name some others? My point is that, in my opinion, confessional Lutheran bloggers are also talented and well-recognized writers. Can the rest of the blogosphere, other than some political writers, claim such honors?

I’ve ordered my subscription today, but I’m worried that my free issue might not be the Spring issue. I’d love it if any LCMSer has a copy of this current issue that they wouldn’t mind sending me. I particularly want to read the articles on catechism, liturgy, CCM, holiness…heck, I want to read them all!

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Cast photos afterward - lots of energy left! Yes, that’s my son about to slice off a lady pirate’s nose.

Handsome and rugged British soldiers off-duty. The tall blond is my son. He has talked me into delaying his haircut for one more week. He says his long locks are authentic, since the British soldiers surely never cut their hair short while at sea. And I bought the story.

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She did it! 

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We just returned from our son’s 7th and 8th grade musical. We have kept ourselves in the dark about the winner and we are watching the American Idol finals right now. I love our PVR. I staying on my blog and not looking anywhere else. I just watched the opening act with all twelve idols and I have to say this:

Constantine and Nadia are still the true stars of this season.

They both sang with confidence, strength and style. I expect good things for them! I consider Anwar a close third, in overall talent package, and I love his new look! I also think that Mikayla has potential for something, but I’m not sure for what yet. I also liked Nikko, but maybe just because I remember his dad doing backflips in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

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