Jerry Coyne’s first chapter of Why Evolution Is True begins with something of a patronizing quotation from Jacques Monod. “A curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it” (p. 1) Well, excuse us. But after that, he starts at the right place, which is the appearance of design. Coyne …
Ya Think?
The first reference to the Patriot Act that I can find on this blog comes from September 2007. (I started blogging in the middle of 04). At that time it was my view that “the Patriot Act would have had Patrick Henry running to his gun cabinet.” The next March I wrote about why patriots …
Dear IRS Friends . . .
Dear IRS Friends, Thank you for your recent letter requesting that I, as the owner of Earl’s Transmission and Repair, meet together with one of your representatives for the purpose of conducting an audit of our business records. As you must know, this is the kind of request we love to receive, but since it …
A World Class Curse
Introduction The affairs of state are flowing in David’s direction but, as any leader can tell you, there’s always something. As soon as the division between Saul and David is healed, the division between David and Joab appears. The Text: “Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: …
The Spice Spoons of Sentimentalism
We all know that mercy is a good thing, and we are grateful to God when He extends it to us. We also know that we are called to imitate God in this, and to show mercy to others. But because of our fallen world, this is more complicated than it might look at first …
Those Darts Are Doubts
This meal is offered to you as a means of grace. It is one of God’s great instruments for building your faith, for encouraging you in your walk, for establishing your assurance. Ah, there’s the problem, some of you might be saying . . . assurance. If only I had it. You think you need …
Allergic to Other People
The church is capable of including any number of subcultural groups within her pale, and can do so without great difficulty. Ham radio operators, rodeo riders, surfers, and rock climbers are all welcome. And what they all do the Saturday before worship does not disrupt the reality of their worship together. But food subcultures are …
Not Enough of a Chump
Having watched some (usually reasonable) talking heads go on about the Verizon monstrosity, and then the PRISM thing — Grendel’s mother — I am struck once again with how so many modern conservatives miss the point. They do not understand the central principle of limited government. They do not understand what it means to be …
Quietly Ignored
“A certain kind of life always goes back to high school, a fact often overlooked by otherwise insightful biographers. Grown-up life is just a continuation of high school, a fact overlooked by everyone else” (Evangellyfish, p. 159).
Two Orientations
“Man was made to tend the garden, while woman was made to tend the man” (For a Glory and a Covering, p. 91).