These Things Are Hard
Geopolitical Trash Talk
Let me tell you a story. My ultimate purpose is to talk about the Russian jets buzzing one of our ships in a strafing formation, but first I want to tell you a story. When I was in the Navy on the USS Tusk (SS 428)– the picture attached is one of me obscuring the …
Two Boats and a Helicopter
This is what it looks like when you hit a nerve. A couple days ago I put forward 7 reasons why young men should marry 6 years earlier (on average) than they are doing now. This was hailed by some as the best thing they have heard in a long time, and denounced by others …
Jerusalem Had a Wall
So what can we learn about our controversy over illegal immigration from what the Bible tells us about the gift of tongues? Obvious question, right? “Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other …
7 Reasons Young Men Should Marry Before Their 23rd Birthday
I want to argue that the war on marriage has many fronts. And while evangelical Christians have done a decent job in resisting some of the more outlandish attacks (e.g. Obergefell), in other areas we have tended to go along with the secular flow completely. One area where acquiescence is evident is when it comes …
Review: Good Advice on Writing: Writers Past and Present on How to Write Well
Good Advice on Writing: Writers Past and Present on How to Write Well by William Safire My rating: 4 of 5 stars A collection of quotations on writing by all sorts of writers. Some very good thoughts here. View all my reviews
Review: Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward
Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward by Nabeel Qureshi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very fine introduction to the subject of jihad. For those who believe that Islam is in need of a “reformation,” Qureshi shows that they are experiencing a “back to the sources” reformation right now — which is the cause of …
Review: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Calvert Watkins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Okay, I admit it. I do read dictionaries. This dictionary of Indo-European word roots was great, although the plot did drag a little by the P’s. View all my reviews
Surveying the Text: Philemon
Introduction: In the New Testament, God highlights and empowers a new principle of identification. This identification is called koinonia or fellowship, and by it God intends to transform the world. And we are given a small glimpse in microcosm of how this is to work in the remarkable book of Philemon. The Text: “Wherefore, though …
Savior of the World #7
Introduction: The words of Christ in the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew have caused far more consternation and confusion than they really should have. The key, as before, is to look at how the passages quoted from the Old Testament are actually used, and how the event of the first century actually unfolded. The Text: “Then …