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Bulletphobia
When I was in high school, I took a sociology class, and it was just the kind of class you might expect. One day the teacher came in (a very nice young lady), and asked if any of us had ever been afraid of a black person. I helpfully raised my hand, and she called …
Ice Cubes and a Slice of Lemon
If we are talking about reading, writing, and ciphering, the state of government education in the United States is appalling. But if we reflect on what Hunter Baker points out in his The End of Secularism (p. 18), that more Americans believe in the virgin birth than believe in Darwinism, the failure of state education …
Jesus. Reason. Soap.
We are discussing mere Christendom as a construct for civilization. Since we have been here before, it is, more accurately, a construct for a renewed civilization. How is this necessary? C.S. Lewis once famously observed the wishful thinking of unbelievers. “In a sort of ghastly simplicity, we remove the organ and demand the function. We …
Two Influential Thinkers of the Western World
HT: Johnny Simmons
Hitch On Prayer
Here are some thoughts by Christopher on the efficacy of prayers for his cancer. The obvious conclusion is that we need to double down.
Internet Kudos
Here is a web site that looks like a promising bundle of theological resources. Kudos to the guys who got this going again.
Ready or Not
Suppose that an American daisy-cutter bomb had been dropped on Mecca, and blew up their sacred rock. Suppose further that through a series of circumstances, a Southern Baptist gentleman proposed building a Christian chapel on the lip of that crater. We would be justified in supposing this man to be any number of things, but …
Unapologetic Apologetics
Nancy and I are coming to Virginia about a month from now, and looking forward to it. You can check out the conference info here.
Kicking One of the Sacred Geese
It should not be surprising that after I have urged the establishment of a mere Christendom for some time, that questions about the First Amendment might arise. It would appear that I am trespassing on the sacred precincts. It would seem that I am strolling across the manicured lawns of the Temple grounds, in order …