I have written many times that free markets are for a free people, and that only a free people can sustain them. But slaves to sin cannot be a free people. And the only way to be liberated from slavery to sin is through the gospel that brings new life. Another problem is that when …
Book of the Month/October 2012
This is a superb little book, one that addresses a screaming need with clarity, while at the same time avoiding a simplistic 1,2,3 triteness. The theme of the book, as the title suggests, is that provocative little phrase from the Westminister Confession which says this: “The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for …
Book of the Month/September 2012
This is a book for everyone who has been in a conflict, is now in a conflict, or will be in a conflict. Which is to say, everybody. I appreciate Alexander Strauch very much. This is because he sticks close to the text, which means that you are bound to learn a great deal, even …
Book of the Month/August 2012
This month’s book selection is part of a larger series, and if this first one that I read is anything to go on, I want to commend the whole series. The series is new from Crossway, edited by David Dockery, and is entitled “Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition.” The book I read is by Gene …
And Now, Calling on Another Skill Set
So here is the second round of our contest. I am calling on anyone with the capability of making music videos, and the requisite desire, to make one using this song, and to YouTube it (or the equivalent), and post the link in this space by the 17th of August. The winner, again, will receive …
The Winnah!
Congratulations to Tim Bushong for winning our “save the republic” song contest in recording “The Ballad of John Roberts.” You can take a listen here, and a check is on the way. Despite how it sounds the check is not going to Australia. There were some other creditable entries, which you can find here, and …
Announcement of Important “Save the Republic” Song Contest
We know that a bunch of you out there have recording equipment available, and perhaps some rudimentary skills with the banjo. I would like to take this opportunity to announce a recording contest — write and record a version of the lyrics below (alterations are allowable, but it must remain recognizably the same song, and …
Book of the Month/July 2012
This book, From the Garden to the City, is a fantastic treatment, developing a biblical response to technology, and it does so by laying out basic foundational principles. This is not a methods book; this is a book of basic principles. The basic reason this book is so good is that Dyer walks a tightrope …
Lawrence A. Greensides, R.I.P.
Last night we received word that Nancy’s father, Larry Greensides, went to be with the Lord suddenly. Nancy’s brother was with him at the time, and while his passing was sudden, it was not entirely unexpected. He was 95, and active and fit to the end. We are grateful for the fact that he loved …
Book of the Month/June 2012
In this very fine book, Jonah Goldberg rises to the defense of ideology, and about time somebody did. He acknowledges that there has been a stream of Burkean/Kirkian conservative thought that has been suspicious of ideology, but this has just been the natural prudence that wants to avoid movements in the grip of one idea. …