John MacArthur recently wrote on the question of alcohol consumption, which you all can read here. Frankly, given his exegetical abilities and his dedication to the teaching of Scripture, this was profoundly disappointing. As it happened, a month or so ago, I read the manuscript of Joel McDurmon’s latest book, What Would Jesus Drink?, in …
On Feeling Sorry for Exxon
Here is a little datum that should cheer you right up (HT: Frank Turk). The thing that is revelatory about this, if you think about it right, is how far we have to go in shifting our paradigm on the nature of corporate greed. The debate ought not to be over whether there is such …
Bumped to the Top Again
Ashtown Burials I–The Dragon’s Tooth (book trailer) from Gorilla Poet Productions on Vimeo.
Now That Entertainment Weekly Is Done Bogarting the Video
Ashtown Burials I–The Dragon’s Tooth (book trailer) from Gorilla Poet Productions on Vimeo.
A Really Important Virtue, In Fact
Many thanks to those of you who entered the Psalm-Off deal. We had some really good ones. We hope to announce something by Friday, August 19, 2011. Because we (meaning I) didn’t specify what particular electronic form the submissions should take, we have had a few headaches trying to get all the submissions to all …
A Little Bit of Fatherly Kvelling
Often when the kids were little, Nancy and I would have to go check on what they were doing. And they were inevitably . . . doing. Sometime soon I am going to write a little something on the remarkable people they all married, but for the moment, let me just talk about my kids. …
Ashtown Burials
Hey, everybody. If you want to see the book trailer for The Dragon’s Tooth (yes, book trailer), then I would encourage you to head on over to Entertainment Weekly and take a gander or two. For that, click here. Joel Courtney from Super 8 is Cyrus Smith, descendant of . . . oh, just get …
Last Minute Nudge
Just a quick reminder — early conference rates can be obtained if you register before it turns into August 2. Here and here.
Psalm Off Entries
Gentlemen, Thank you for agreeing to participate as a judge in our Psalm-Off contest. Below are links to the various entries. The last one (Ps. 124) is from me, and not to be considered as an entry. It is included here for your listening pleasure alone. With all the others, please rate each song according …
Intergalactic Reptiles Had Nothing to Do With It
About three years ago I wrote an article entitled “Who You Gonna Believe? Me or Your Lying Eyes?” The article addressed the hyper-ness of all “connect-the-dots” conspiratorial thinking, along with my impression (I used the phrase “it seems plain to me”) that the New York 911 skyscrapers had been brought down by some form of …