Last night I had the privilege of saying a few words to the IFI. My notes are below. Regular readers may recognize a few paragraphs, but the talk was for the occasion. I want to thank the Illinois Family Institute for the very kind invitation to speak to you all tonight. In fact, in these …
Principled Carve-Outs and the Other Kind
Jesus said that when we are persecuted in one city, we should flee to the next (Matt. 10:23). The apostle Peter disappeared from the book of Acts a wanted man (Acts 12:17). The apostle Paul was lowered from the city wall of Damascus in a basket (2 Cor. 11:33). If we apply this thoughtfully, we …
Review: The New Testament
The New Testament by Richmond Lattimore My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have read through this translation once or twice before. It is by Richmond Lattimore, the noted classicist, and is quite good. This time through I read it aloud with Nancy in our morning ingestion of both kinds of caffeine. View all my …
Review: Noah in Ancient Greek Art
Noah in Ancient Greek Art by Robert Bowie Johnson Jr. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Parts of this were a bit odd, and he goes up the stairs three at a time sometimes (needs to show his work more), but it was interesting and provocative. View all my reviews
Review: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars Don’t know how many times I have read this. Always glorious. Finished again in August of 2015. View all my reviews
Review: History in English Words
History in English Words by Owen Barfield My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a preeminently readable book of etymology, written by Owen Barfield, friend of C.S. Lewis. This book is not just an isolated series of word histories, but it is also tied in with history history, if that makes sense. Barfield was …
That’s the Ticket
Review: Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings from That Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks
Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks: Being a Collection of Sentences, Illustrations, and Quaint Sayings from That Renowned Puritan, Thomas Brooks by Charles H. Spurgeon My rating: 4 of 5 stars Really good. This was a book of quotations from the Puritan Thomas Brooks, selected by Charles Spurgeon. That’s a good business, right there. View …
Review: What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?
What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung My rating: 4 of 5 stars Listened to this book on audio. Very careful, very thoughtful, DeYoung does a masterful job walking through the Bible’s teaching on the subject of homosexuality. Really well done. If I had to muster a complaint, it would be …
Review: Works of Alexander Pope
Works of Alexander Pope by Alexander Pope My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyed this. I didn’t know enough of the immediate context of these poems to track with the big picture, but many of Pope’s lines are simply magnificent. View all my reviews