Last night I watched Marco Rubio announce his candidacy for the presidency, and as far as such speeches go, I thought he did a very good job. I also observed that those who want him to go far thought he did a better job than he actually did, but still, I thought it was a …
Review: Democracy in America
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville My rating: 5 of 5 stars Justly a classic. I learned a great deal, including about myself. View all my reviews
Say You’re Sorry . . .
“Anyone who has not noticed that ‘demands for apologies’ have become one of the central political and culture tactics of our day has simply not been paying attention” (Rules, p. 105).
Doing the Sensitivity Sham
An extended discussion broke out in the comments of my “deny Him seventy times seven post,” and it had to do with whether or not my way of expressing myself leaves someone who struggles with same sex attraction feeling quite “safe” around people like me. One of the themes of my writing is that of …
Who’s on First?
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.