In my most recent interaction with John Piper’s views on guns, I said something in passing about the “heirs of the reconstructionists.” Having been asked what I meant, or more importantly what I did not mean, I thought I needed to clarify a bit more. I was responding at that point to Gary North’s post …
Review: If I Were You
If I Were You by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars Always fun, but this was funner than most. View all my reviews
Book of the Month/November 2015
I regularly get books sent to me in the mail, and lots of them look good to me. That means that I am glad I now own them, and look forward to the time when I might read them. But occasionally a book is sent to me that I just have to read right away. …
Review: Royal Insignia: Ninety Eight Readings On The Believer’s Credentials Humility, Brokenness, Nothingness, Destitution, Lowliness, Etc
Royal Insignia: Ninety Eight Readings On The Believer’s Credentials Humility, Brokenness, Nothingness, Destitution, Lowliness, Etc by Edwin F. Harvey My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was a good selection of readings on humility, taken from a wide variety of authors. The quality therefore varied, but there was a lot of good stuff here. …
Review: The Return of the King
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien My rating: 5 of 5 stars Not sure how many times I have enjoyed this trilogy, starting when I was in high school. Just finished it yet again. Just magnificent. I am thinking through a companion book to What I Learned in Narnia — What I Learned …
Review: The Riot and the Dance: Foundational Biology
The Riot and the Dance: Foundational Biology by Gordon Wilson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t usually read biology textbooks (as in, never), but I read this one because my brother Gordon wrote it. Unlike other textbooks, the kind written by a committee of soulless engineers trying to write a phone book, the …
Review: The Abolition of Man
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Excellent. Read various times. Just listened to an audio version in the fall of 2015. View all my reviews
Review: A Conservative History of the American Left
A Conservative History of the American Left by Daniel J. Flynn My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fascinating tour of the left wing of the American mansion. We have had a great array of glorious weirdos. View all my reviews
Book of the Month/October 2015
I had the privilege a few weeks ago of speaking together with Anthony Esolen at the Illinois Family Institute. His talk was fantastic — he has the kind of subtlety that is vigorous, lively, understandable, and brave. He is not like that scribesnpharisees seminar prof doing nuance to beat the band, watching his own hand …
Why Ministers Must Be Men
Since feminism is all of a sudden a hot topic here, I thought I should post a sample from my little book entitled Why Ministers Must Be Men. Since I am waiting for someone at the airport, I will have to include the cover photo and link later on. Begin with the Background Any discussion …