I haven’t posted on politics for a bit, and I thought I needed to jot down just a few things about Sarah Palin. She is a genuinely interesting figure, and so I thought I should mention ten reasons why I believe she is formidable. 1. She makes all the right people on the left go …
Poor Richard’s Journal
Nate is on what they call a “blog tour.” He will be on a different blog every day for the next six days, and the first one can be found here . It contains some material not found in the triology (a first installment of Richard’s notes on his own attempts at cupboards adventure), and …
The Bridezilla Blunder
“The wedding is simply a doorway into the house of the marriage. There is no problem with “decorating” this doorway — the practice of adorned brides and plenty of wine for the guests is certainly biblical — so the parents of the bride should fee free to spend some money and have a joyful wedding. …
Americana Meets Fantasy
Political Kabuki
On the tube this evening, I saw a couple of neocons surrendering on the question of homosexuals in the military. The top brass are starting to capitulate on it, Obama is going a whole lot slower than the homosexual activists want him to, but he is moving on it, and what passes for a right …
The Chestnut King Release
Today is the release date for The Chestnut King. It’s a hummer .
Grace Upon Grace
All Christian living, including the part of Christian living that we call parenting, is supposed to be based on this reality — being before doing. The perennial temptation is to try to scrap our way into being by doing. That is the death trap that the Bible calls “works.” If the Holy Spirit of God …
And It Was His Cologne Anyways
Don’t mind me. I am just trying to figure out how to hang pictures in my new digs. I think I did it. Wrong size for the wall though. The fact that I was in the sub service gives me the authority to say that this poster is less realistic than Red October.
Which Means You Can Probably Make It Now
I previously had occasion to plug a conference hosted by our friends at Emmanuel in north London. I bring this up so that you may be apprised of the fact that they have had to change the dates. Just so you know .
He Has Done It Already
Everyone here wants things, and there is no problem with that. That is a design feature; it is how God made us. But there are frequently deep problems with how and why we want things. And the central problem is that we tend to want things that God gave to someone else, simply because that …