In addressing the topic of child sexual abuse, we must begin by distinguishing between abusers who represent the system and abusers who work free lance. The free lance abusers are usually despised by all, but the despisers frequently support outlandish systemic abuse themselves, and to such an extent that if anyone objects to the abuse, …
Hard Objects, Hard Hearts & Hard Thinking
Let us begin with the principle. In a fallen world anything that is hard, or that has a hard edge, can be used as a weapon. We don’t know what Cain used to murder Abel, but it could have been something as simple as a rock. Complications set in when we realize that many good …
Their Plans for the One Hundred
The issue before us in the midst of this cultural meltdown of ours is not how many bad things happen to how many Christians. That kind of thing happens far too much, and it is a problem in its own right. But it is not THE problem. The problem is the docility or tractability of …
Reviewing the Film Game Film
Let me say at the outset that we are small players, and that we know it. Nothing said here changes our awareness of who David is and who Goliath is. That said, here are some (industry standard) numbers for opening night: The Free Speech Apocalypse was #33 overall in the country. There were hundreds of …
A Theology of Slut Walks
A great deal can be learned if we just take the effort to make sense out of things that make no sense. Of course, we can never make sense of the nonsensical, by definition, but we can learn why things that make no sense are nonetheless happening. Every absurd conclusion is, at some level, a …
Opening Night
So I don’t need to put up another graphic of that scary looking dude with the progressive chain saw, right? You all got the picture, right? Is the message getting through? That liberals hate liberalism? So then, if you are within shouting distance of one of the select theaters around the country showing it, I …
Principalities, Powers, and Pecksniffs
I have recently been listening through a collection of essays by C.S. Lewis, and have been having a wonderful time. I don’t have a long commute, three or four minutes is more like it, but it is amazing how much steak you can eat when you cut it up like that. I just recently finished …
No Shantytown Kingdom
The entire world of unbelief lies under the sway of the wicked one. Given how the god of unbelief operates — which is through accusation — it should not be surprising what kind of energy makes the system go. That energy lies in the strength of accusation. The devil is an accuser, accusing the saints …
No Cow in Moscow
How does one pronounce the name of our lovely little town? We have grown accustomed to telling people that there is “no cow in Moscow.” It is moss koh, not mos cowww. But there may be additional significance beyond the absence of that special bovine je ne sais quoi in our name. Or, if not …
Review: If I Were You
If I Were You by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars Always fun, but this was funner than most. View all my reviews