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 …
A Trip to Tuscaloosa
If any of you are free in the Tuscaloosa area this weekend, Nancy and I will be there for a few days. More information is available here.
More on Motherhood
A number of weeks ago, my daughter Rachel wrote something on “motherhood as mission” for the Desiring God blog that generated a significant response. She has a follow-up post on a similar topic that just went up this morning. You can check it out here.
My Old Friend, Controversy
Inside Higher Ed has published a fair-minded piece on the resurgence of classical Christian education at the college level, which you can read more about here. Since New St. Andrews is featured prominently in that piece, and since NSA has among its founders a controversial figure (three guesses), and a portion of the article was …
Too Many Hypocrites in the Halls of Reason
This is why I could never become an atheist or part of the skeptic community. Too many factions, divisions, snarls, petty fights, and so on. Worshipping the goddess Reason, they descend into frenzies of irrationality at the slightest provocation. I am tempted to say of them what Chesterton once observed about the enlightened ones at …