Faith and Fumblestag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13486882009-08-27T11:46:56-07:00TypePadDog Daystag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e475488330120a526892d970b2009-08-27T11:46:56-07:002009-08-27T11:46:56-07:00Despite having the worst record in all of baseball, among the highest ticket and concession prices in the National League, and an ownership that has been tripping over itself while robbing DC's coffers since taking control of the team, watching...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/dog-days.htmlWhat to Read? What's Next?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e475488330120a501c442970b2009-08-18T12:17:39-07:002009-08-18T12:17:39-07:00Since my announcing my move to the Alban Institute and the discontinuation of the Faith and Fumbles blog site, I've had several folks ask for suggestions on what to read or follow. And I've been asked if there is more...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/what-to-read-whats-next.htmlEndings and Beginningstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e475488330120a4d27323970b2009-08-10T07:00:00-07:002009-08-10T07:00:00-07:00Dear Faith and Fumbles Readers: Two years ago I sat in a DC eatery with a close friend over cold beer and hot french fries. The topic of discussion, as usual, was religion--specifically, the gap between what we have learned...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/endings-and-beginnings.htmlOn Faith and Health Caretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e47548833011571620b7b970c2009-08-03T09:36:41-07:002009-08-03T09:36:41-07:00The debate over health care, like the temperatures in summer's dog days, is heating up. As well it should. For looking beyond the incredible complexities involved with "reforming" a system that accounts for one-sixth of the US economy, there is...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/on-faith-and-health-care.htmlMust-see TVtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e475488330115723bbae9970b2009-07-27T06:31:41-07:002009-07-27T06:34:54-07:00If you're not a regular reader of the Washington Post, then you're missing some of the more-interesting discussions about the interaction of faith and public life. The paper's "On Faith" section chronicles the life of religion in the nation's capital...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/mustsee-tv.htmlMoon Shadowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e475488330115721429e4970b2009-07-17T17:28:30-07:002009-07-17T17:28:30-07:00One of my favorite singers to remake himself later in life as a person whom no one knows is/was Cat Stevens. And one of his best songs was "Moon Shadow." The song was released in 1971, in an age when...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/moon-shadow.html"Do I believe ... that you have courage"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e47548833011572043d69970b2009-07-14T11:01:45-07:002009-07-14T12:51:55-07:00Hand it South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham. His opening remarks in the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearing were more honest and heartfelt than anything else being blathered by the Grand Inquisitors in the Hart Senate Office Building. The Republican senator's full...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/do-i-believe-that-you-have-courage.htmlJust What Value Is the Bible?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e4754883301157109c767970c2009-07-13T10:47:20-07:002009-07-13T10:47:20-07:00Today's *Sightings* has Martin E. Marty reflecting on his annual column for World Book on Protestantism. He begins by lamenting that it's obligatory that the article begin with a description of how churches are ripping themselves apart over blessing gay...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/just-what-value-is-the-bible.htmlBeyond the Legislative Prayertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e47548833011571f7fba5970b2009-07-11T21:24:51-07:002009-07-11T21:24:51-07:00Still more stories in the news today about efforts to ban prayers in government meetings. One in Tracey, California, in particular caught my eye. Not because the case is unusual--in fact, just the opposite. It reads like a hundred other...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/beyond-the-legislative-prayer.htmlIt's Mayberry ...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e0098e47548833011571eb18c8970b2009-07-09T22:03:20-07:002009-07-09T22:03:20-07:00... or as close as you're likely to come in this day and age. Spencer, Iowa. Population under 11,000, in the western half of Iowa at least two hours from anywhere, overwhelmingly white and Protestant. And now, at the center...Martin Davishttp://faithandfumbleswriter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/its-mayberry-.html