One of the reasons why libertarianism is starting to commend itself to a certain kind of Christian — in ways that it never does in all those manifold areas where libertarianism is correct, e.g. regarding the manufacture, sale, and distribution of all widgets — is that it provides a convenient way of collapsing in the …
America in C Major
I do understand there has been some debate over whether America was once a Christian nation. But whether it was or no — and I believe it was — there should be no debate among Christians over whether it was a normal one. Defenders and revolutionaries alike insist that those norms be defended, or smashed, …
Mozart: A Life
Title: Mozart Author: Paul Johnson Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Viking Adult Release Date: 2013 Pages: 164 A portrait of the genius eighteenth-century composer focuses on his significant output of music and how it reflected his ability to master virtually all of the musical instruments of his period, and challenges myths about his health, finances, …
Not Curious Enough
“How would our loving father not answer such a prayer? But too often the reason we don’t ask is that we don’t really want to know. We belong to that shortsighted school of car maintenance and repair — don’t lift the hood if you don’t want to know” (From To You and Your Children, p. …
Well, At Least It Is a Possibility
Houston, We Have a Problem
So then, the city of Houston, a true renegade in Texas politics, has started acting like a city in California, the kind of city in CA that has Buddhist wind chimes hanging from the front of city hall. Of course, to say the “front” of city hall is privileging the front over the back, and …
Jitney Messiahs
As the same-sex mirage juggernaut continues to roll through our pathetic little festival, crushing both devotees and opponents alike, a number of conservative Christians have begun to prepare themselves for life in a post-Christian America. Not only so, but they have been encouraging others to do the same. But this is radically unhelpful and unbecoming …
Keeping Track of the Options
University-Trained Mole Rats
Scripture teaches us that the creation is articulate. “The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the people see his glory. Confounded be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods” (Ps. 97:6–7). The created order pours forth speech. Nature is not a dumb mute, vaguely gesturing in …
C.S. Lewis & Mere Christianity
Title: C. S. Lewis & Mere Christianity Author: Paul McCusker Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Tyndale House Pub Release Date: May 30, 2014 Pages: 228 Tells the story of the dramatic events and personal sacrifice that went into the creation of Mere Christianity. I liked this one, filing it under biography. But it is actually …