As the bathroom wars continue to unfold, and as the advocates of totalitolerance continue to embrace the arts of coercion, as they continue to bombard us with ideas so fine they have to be mandatory, it has been natural for Christians to try to pivot. Perhaps we shouldn’t be opposing same sex mirage. Perhaps we …
Review: Rudyard Kipling Eman Poet Lib #45
Rudyard Kipling Eman Poet Lib #45 by Rudyard Kipling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Enjoyed this. Some of his stuff is strikingly good. At the same time, I do have trouble deciphering his use of dialects. View all my reviews
Parade Ground Generals
“What we need are some Levites with the sword of the Spirit to ascend into their pulpits and fix it. But that might require some courage, and so as a proposed alternative we have built a conference circuit, and a series of networks and coalitions, and let’s not forget the blogs, where we have all …
What Polygamy Can Teach Us About Marriage
I am not being bad, I promise. I am being serious. In fact, I want to lay some serious groundwork first, to prove that I am being serious. I am being serious, guys. My topic here has to do with the potential lawfulness of remarriage after divorce, and secondarily, if a remarriage after divorce happens …
Jane Austen and Our Culture of Feeeeelings
As I noted in my brief review of Pride and Prejudice below, Jane Austen is amazing. A truly wise woman, she wrote a novel of two kinds of people — people who change and grow, and people who do not. This is simply another way of marking those who are capable of repentance and those …
Review: Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jane Austen is amazing. Have read this a number of times, and still getting new things out of it. View all my reviews
Savior of the World #8
Introduction: As we come to the conclusion of our study of kingdom optimism, the best summary would be to turn in order to fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. When we think through these issues carefully, we must recognize that the basic issue is really the view we have …
Review: Louder and Funnier
Louder and Funnier by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars A collection of articles by Wodehouse. Fun and funny as usual. View all my reviews
Calling All Word Pirates
Let me start by giving a quick plug, then make some comments about the art of wordcraft, and then return to the plug. The plug relates to the release of Nate’s latest book by HarperCollins next week. The Outlaws of Time is a fantastic read, and you can order it here. And if that were …
These Things Are Hard
