The “No Unwanted Child Left Alive” Act
Obama has said that the abortion question is “above his pay grade.” What is actually the case is that simple honesty on the issue is above his pay grade. I recommend this article to you, along with Al Mohler’s interaction with the author, Robert George. HT: Justin Taylor And speaking of being out of your …
The Reformation Was Personal
Last post on this topic we looked at the central doctrines of the Reformation. Here I hope to identify some of the central characters of the Reformation, and to fix some of the key dates in this great period of the church’s history. Because of the Incarnation, all doctrinal issues are ultimately personal in an …
How I Got a Hitch in my Getalong
Well, I have to say that I am pretty pleased about this. Here is a brief itinerary for a short book tour and debate that I will be conducting along with Christopher Hitchens. This is still pretty general, and I will follow it up with more details as I get them. On October 29, we …
One of the Church’s Great Resurrections
As we remember the resurrection of our Lord from the dead every Lord’s Day, we must also remember that this great power was not exhibited in the world so that we might simply watch it — He rose from the dead as the firstborn from the dead, and so that we might understand His great …
If You Don’t Like the Hole You’re In, Stop Digging
This morning I was pleased to see Neil Cavuto interviewing Ron Paul on the economic crisis, and Paul, as per custom, was talking good economic sense. When you are doing something crazy, and it causes problems, then stop it. If you are doing something big crazy, and it causes bigger problems, this should not be …
What Hath All the Smart People Wrought?
Just a few random notes on the unfolding debacle in our financial markets. Further bulletins will be forthcoming as events warrant. First, I wonder how much longer it will be before both presidential candidates realize that this is a complete game changer. To watch both sides in this thus far is like seeing the Martians …
Crapitalism
After a while words mean what they usually mean. If everybody misuses a word, and they do so for several centuries, then they have successfully changed the meaning of that word. Words like conservative or capitalist get shanghaied, and there you are, left muttering that you didn’t really want to conserve the Great Society, and …
A Millennium of Decline and Hope
Many moderns like to speak of this period in history as the Dark Ages. This terminology, unfortunately, is almost completely misleading, and was popularized by those who hated the Christian faith. Such terms are never neutral. For a counterexample, the Enlightenment was thoroughly humanistic, and must consequently be considered by us as the Endarkenment. From …
Loudly Being Orthodox at All the Irrelevant Places
I have sometimes spoken with Christians who have said something like “we really ought to emphasize the love of God,” and we should not focus on the negative “by pointing out heresy.” All that is necessary is to declare the truth. Why engage with error? Why give it the time of day? The problem with …