There are a number of things that are circulated on the foxnewsright that do to my soul what an Athens full of idols did to the apostle Paul. One of the central ones, as readers of this space well know, is that I think there is enough sadness in the world without Republicans going around …
A Great Comedic Cattle Prod
“Maybe the world would be a cheerier place if we could add a laugh track to it. Without the intelligence and wisdom of Solomon, we are trying the same thing in our day. Perhaps we may find a savior in comedy. But the ubiquitous laugh track behind all our sitcoms provides a fitting commentary for …
Way More Leafy Greens
D.L Moody once said that if you throw a rock into a pack of stray dogs, the one that yelps is the one that got hit. In a similar vein, the wicked flee when no man pursues (Prov. 28:1). When I attack the trends that are conspiring to introduce food laws into the Church, and …
Then the Climate Data Went Blooey
So there’s weather and there’s climate. When the global warming shillists were back in their prime, they would regale us with anecdote after anecdote about the weather, claiming that this told us something about the climate. The actual climate claims were based on something else, but they sought to persuade the boobs by means of …
Our Deep Blue Funk
“The latest ‘whatever’ is whooped as the savior which will lead us out of our temporary postmodern malaise, our deep blue funk. Perhaps the Internet, or computers, or skyscrapers, or environmental activism, or snowboarding, or something will save us. But this does not help. Even the snowboarder, when he gets to the bottom, has to …
The Problem of Blood Pudding
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Food and Drink #4 “We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; …
One Little Word Shall Fell Him
I have written before that the watershed issue for me in the political process is abortion. But that leads immediately to a host of practical questions — is this politician sincere in his pro-life views? If sincere, does he have the horsepower to get anything done about it? Is anything actually going to happen? There …
The Tubas of Vanity
“Under the sun, vanity is God’s scepter (Ecc. 5:18; 8:15; 9:9). For those who fear Him, He gives the gift of being able to actually enjoy this great big marching band of futility — the tubas of vanity bringing up the rear” (Joy at the End of the Tether, p. 13).
A Really Little Cabinet
Burk Parsons is the editor of Tabletalk, and he wrote a very brief introduction explaining why the magazine was tackling the subject of N.T. Wright at all. In that intro, he included a quote from John Piper designed to put all the critical assessment in context. That comment is worth quoting in full. “Nicholas Thomas …
Our New Covenant Cozies
Luke 9 and 10 contain a striking juxtaposition. In chapter 9 there is that famous incident where Jesus sent messengers ahead of Him into a Samaritan village, and Jesus was not received (9:53). The disciples wanted to call down fire from Heaven, just like Elijah, and torch the place. Jesus said that they did not …