Title: Who's on First? Series: A Blackford Oakes Mystery Author: William F. Buckley, Jr. Genre: Spy thriller Publisher: Cumberland House Release Date: 1980 Format: Paperback Pages: 259 Good. Fun read. I read it first in 1982. Read it again in 2015, but I didn’t think I was reading it again. I had actually forgotten I …
With Stirrups Raised to Molech
The modern world has seen many revolutions, from the French revolution to the Russian, but the bloodiest of all of them has been the sexual revolution. And that provides the backdrop to our current uproar over the definition of marriage. We are now much occupied with the issues swirling around same sex mirage, but we …
Balanced Worship
A dedicated space for worship has a shaping and disciplinary effect. When we meet in an informal setting, as we have been doing for years, we have had to make a point of selecting music that helps us swim upstream. Because the informal surroundings make it easier for the worship to become breezy and casual, …
No, No, You Are the One Who Has to Be Scriptural
“The object of his satirical observations might be the lesbian bishop who thinks the central message of Romans is about global warming, but the more he says or writes anything about it, the more it is his behavior that is thought to be clearly ‘unscriptural.’ Right — like who cares about that anymore?” (Rules, p. …
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Grace Agenda Audio . . . Free Listenin’
Audio is now available from our recent Grace Agenda conference. Visit www.christkirk.com/graceagenda/ in order to listen online or download mp3s. You can also listen on the Christ Church app that is available for iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and Windows phone. Download the app here: http://get.theapp.co/8a44.
Taking Careful Aim
“A godly satirist should target lack of proportion, not exhibit lack of proportion (Matt. 23:24)” (Rules, p. 99)
The 5 Smooth Stones of Theocratic Libertarianism
Things in our public life together are gummed up enough that I believe we can openly call for radical reform. Whether we do or not, I think we are going to get the same treatment. We might as well respond with something that might actually help. Whatever the case, we will not be able to …
Our Transgressive Daisy Chain
The great need of the hour is for Christians in North America to get a map in their heads, a map that has an x on it, that x indicating “you are here.” Related to this, we need to know how exactly we got here. We need to be oriented, and that means we need …
Democracy in America
Title: Democracy in America Author: Alexis de Tocqueville Genre: History Publisher: Everyman's Library Release Date: 1994 Pages: 828 A study of our national government and character follows the author's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals and provides insight into the rewards and responsibilities of a democratic government. Justly a …