Matthew Arnold Eman Poet Lib #53 by Matthew Arnold My rating: 3 of 5 stars Although I think Dover Beach is a poem to be admired, the rest of this collection left me pretty flat. View all my reviews
Review: Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims about Our Third President
Getting Jefferson Right: Fact Checking Claims about Our Third President by Warren Throckmorton My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I first read The Jefferson Lies, I rated it at four stars, but noted at the time that this was tentative. I wanted to read the other side of that controversy, which I have now …
Review: Laughter at the Foot of the Cross
Laughter at the Foot of the Cross by M.A. Screech My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazing range of scholarship on display here, but it is displayed sort of the way it might be over at the crazy cat lady’s house. The architectonics of the book are non-existent, but the staggering amount of things that …
Review: How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour
How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour by Gordon D. Fee My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very helpful, book-by-book, resource. Recommended. View all my reviews
Book of the Month: June 2016
My selection for this month’s book of the month is David Garrison’s A Wind in the House of Islam. Meticulously researched, this book provides necessary background information for Christians who want to understand anything Muslim-related in the modern world. Whether we are talking about world mission, terrorism, or immigration, or America’s drone warfare in Muslim …
Review: The Decameron
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio My rating: 3 of 5 stars Three stars because the quality of the stories was all over the place. Some rated much higher, others lower. The stories were, in turn, bawdy, folksy, funny, and shrewd. But one of the things that struck me was how lightly adultery was treated in …
Review: Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism
Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism by James Burnham My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have read Burnham before, decades ago, but don’t recall the circumstances. I recently thought to reread him, and he remains as trenchant as ever. Some of the things that you might think …
Review: Centuries of meditations
Centuries of meditations by Thomas Traherne My rating: 4 of 5 stars Really enjoyed reading through this — although it would be difficult to summarize the overall flow. That said, there are many striking phrases and observations that were a real blessing. Traherne wrote in the 17th century, and is a somewhat obscure writer. Some …
Sixteen Sausages in a Row
A few days ago, I republished a post from a few years back on food allergies. This was mostly because I am still sorting things out in my new WordPress surroundings, and wanted to see how to repost something. Tinker with this, click on that, you know. A new commenter had just referenced that old …
The Red Light District of Euclidville
I have some random thoughts on some problems related to pornography. Porn constitutes a huge problem, but I have had an increasing and nagging suspicion that it is not the kind of problem that we tend to think. But before I begin, I want to anticipate and head off several slanders. The first is that …