Apparently the office at the Vatican responsible for ushering in the millennium has suggested that we obtain for ourselves a central world bank, and has further intimated that various market idolatries are responsible for the economic mess we are in. One headline I saw suggested that the Vatican butt out of economics and go back …
Last Day of the Canon Sale
Just a quick reminder . . .
Beating a Couple Drums
As you may have noticed by the banner at the top, there is a big sale going on at Canon Press this week. And by big sale, I actually mean Big Sale. Now is the time to stock up on whatever it is they’re moving. And on the other side of the Atlantic entirely, our …
Horse Leech Economics
The blood-sucking annelid is no fun at all. Parasitic nuisances, in biblical Palestine, they would fasten onto the nostrils and tongues of horses when they came to an infested pond to drink. The horse leech is therefore a fitting symbol for a particular kind of economic theory. “The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. …
Some Free Information
Phillip Ross has conducted an interesting experiment in collaborating with another author across a century or more. In this case, he collaborated with John Williamson Nevin, of Mercersburg fame. The result is here. Also, Covenant Media Foundation has an interesting PDF book available entitled Shakespeare the Christian by my friend Ralph Smith. Here. And in …
Quite an Aesthetic Treat
It is a tad exasperating, but then one recalls one’s Calvinism again, and everything’s okay. I refer, of course, to the questions of high theology that have now beset the contenders for the Republican nomination for president. I shall respond briefly (and with my customary moderation) by means of three basic points. First, the fracas …
Trying to Talk About This Without Throwing Chum in the Water
Doug Wilson Interviews Mark Driscoll | Part II – Spiritual Gifts & Cessationism from Canon Wired on Vimeo.
That Je Ne Sais Quoi Thingy
Nate’s Tilt-a-Whirl DVD is reviewed here by John Starke of The Gospel Coalition. It is a fun review, and I refer you to it. But . . . But I do want to lean the other way on one point. To say this production is an “excellent explanation” of the world in a form that …
Books Are Training Wheels for the Mind
My daughter Rachel reviews Nate’s book here. She captures the heart of it, and does a good job representing what a big deal the right kind of stories are. Stories do what they do because we read them at the right time and in the right way. But before we do that, we buy them. …
CostCo Signings
If you are in the area, and want to help Nate’s books burrow into the woodwork at CostCo nationwide, then you should check out these signing opportunities. I know, I know, CostCo doesn’t really have any woodwork to speak of, but you get the picture. Nate will be at the Coeur D’Alene CostCo (355 East …