I had the privilege last week of joining three friends who have started up a hot new podcast, and the four of us had a wonderful time talking faith and politics. We also spent some time yucking it up. This recurring podcast, called Crosspolitic, is one you should really try to get into your rotation. …
A Little Idaho Domesticity
Review: The Chestry Oak
The Chestry Oak by Kate Seredy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a kid lit book from the late forties that I saw reviewed recently in a magazine, and decided for some reason to read. It is quite good and really satisfying. If you have kids who roar around the house looking for …
Natural Marriage and the Obergefall
Introduction: I confess myself a bit surprised at the reaction I have gotten from my recent interaction with Russell Moore’s apparent position on the aftermath of Obergefell. But what that reaction confirms to me is that the Christian opposition to secularism really needs to work through some of the foundational issues of political theology. Those …
With Both Hands
“If the law is grace, and if grace has a backbone, perhaps we ought not be too dismissive of those who have learned how to hold the Word of God in both hands” (Writers to Read, p. 113).
Viewing the Game Film
The morning after the Clinton Debacle appeared among us, I was walking somewhere in our little town. The sun was shining, and everything was bright and calm. Our little town is divided, but as the primaries here in Idaho showed, it was more of a Sanders/Cruz divide than it was a Clinton/Trump divide. In the …
Grace Gets On the Floor
“When the wineskins burst, grace sometimes gets on the floor . . . Find me a place where grace has gone and taken deep root, and I will show you a place where vivid prose flourishes” (Writers to Read, p. 111).
That Time Russell Moore Ran Over My Dog
Introduction: I believe that a few people are wondering if Russell Moore ran over my dog or something. In a post last week I said that Moore was setting the stage for a cultural abdication that I did not want to see happen, and in saying this I am afraid that I annoyed some people. …
Review: How to Publish an Indie Book: An Asymmetrical Guide
How to Publish an Indie Book: An Asymmetrical Guide by Asymmetrical Press My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very good, and lots of very practical advice. Not a manual, but kind of like a guide. View all my reviews
On Kicking the Can’t Down the Road
I was not surprised at the election of Donald Trump. I was actually expecting that. Neither was I surprised at the decisiveness of his win in Electoral College terms. I was expecting that also. And neither was I surprised that my preferences remained in place—I knew that I would much rather have Trump in the …