At the glorious close of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the war-weathered hobbits come back to the Shire, and find that it needed a scouring. “All right, all right!” said Sam. “That’s quite enough. I don’t want to hear no more. No welcome, no beer, no smoke, and a lot of rules and orc-talk …
God Doesn’t Use Binoculars
“Who can say that his life ended because God glanced away for a moment? When men are thrust into the maw and grind of war, the fools among t hem think they are shaping their own destiny. But every arrow, every bullet, follows the path ordained for it before the worlds were made. King Ahab …
A Carnival of Adolescent Petulance
In my ongoing discussions of atheism, I have in this place reviewed Christopher Hitchen’s book, God is Not Great, and now, Lord willing, I will do the same thing with his brother’s new book. That book is entitled The Rage Against God, which will release in early May here in the States. For UK readers, …
Let’s Not and Say We Did
The rule of law is not to be confused with the bending of rules. Neither is the rule of law to be confounded with “making whatever you want to do legal.” The rule of law means that everyone within a political system must be submissive to that which is lawful, and they must be submissive …
The Sabbath as Food
The best book I have ever read on keeping the Lord’s Day was written by a friend, Stuart Bryan. The book is called The Taste of Sabbath. You can go over to Credenda, and read something posted there on the same subject. In his bio at the bottom of the article, you can click through …
And Serve Them Right, Too
Although I read that similar legislation is pending in 37 other states, I am happy to announce that the governor of Idaho, Butch Otter, has signed a measure requiring Idaho’s attorney-general to sue the Feds if the health care atrocity passes. I do like living here. If enough states do this, we could leave Connecticut …
A Pretty Stout Rope
“Before we can learn joy at the end of the tether, we must learn the strength of that tether. The Lord is God and we are not” (Joy at the End of the Tether, p. 38).
Funny Business In Excelsis
The president dreams,The Senate schemes,The House then deemsAnd we are sunk,Or so it seems. Jubal Tarbox So we are on the threshold of a momentous . . . I was about to say vote, but no, it isn’t that exactly. In economic terms, the House is poised to spread disaster and desolation. Speaking in constitutional …
Heh . . .
Joy Below
“Joy is a crowning gift of God in this meaningless world. The seraphim experience joy in the presence of God, but honestly, that is to be expected. It is not the angels He helps. We are given the privilege of experiencing joy here, in the midst of ongoing disobedient and imbecilic chaos. Joy, yes, but …