Dear visionaries, The best thing about progressive tolerance is that great popping sound it makes when you stick a pin in it. Robert says that “to condemn an entire race based solely on the actions of a small percentage of that race” is inhuman. He goes on to make other observations. Condemn an entire race? …
The Devangelical, Demergent Church
One of the great problems with devangelical postmodern, post-Christians is that when it comes to the text of Scripture, they are tone deaf. They make a great dither about things like narrative and poetry, but do not understand the most basic elements of the scriptural narrative. That is, they are like someone reading a detective …
Theology to Make the Teeth Ache
J. Gresham Machen was once speaking with B.B. Warfield about whether the mainstream Presbyterian church (at the beginning of the twentieth century) was going to split over the issue of liberalism. Warfield said that it was not possible, and his reason for this is that “you can’t split rotten wood.” Machen was to go on …
Islam and Fair Trials
Some context is necessary for this exchange. Several years ago in our small town, a Saudi man was arrested by the FBI, and was charged with supporting terrorism. He was later released, and these postings occurred between the arrest and the release. Dear Visionaries, Please do. But please note that if Muslims do not find …
Thou Shalt Not Steal, IMO
Definitions frequently plague us. One problem occurs when we think of the definition as having a reality apart from the thing it is describing. Thus it is that a man can fight for “the covenant” while in all his day-to-day covenantal dealings he assaults and insults the reality in various ways. But another problem with …
Discovery Channel Picks Up the Shroud
Sorry to post two notices about all this Shroud of Turin business in one day, but that’s the way the linen fades, you know? Some of our local critics have a profound need for this to have been anything but a huge breakthrough in Shroud studies, and have rather desperately wished it to turn out …
Another Shroud Announcement
The article that Nathan Wilson wrote for Books and Culture is now available on the web. Those who want to read the entire articule may do so by clicking here. Those who want a little more background information may still go here. And in another development, a lecture on the Shroud that Nathan gave should …
Education in a Democracy
Visionaries, Follow this debate if you can. GSS stands for Government School Supporter, and PSS stands for Private School Supporter. PSS: Let’s compare the stats of private schools and government schools! GSS: That would be an unfair comparison. Many of the kids in government schools are neglected. PSS. Oops. Sorry. Let’s stop neglecting them then. …
Making a Cat Laugh
Dear Visionaries, I am trying to figure out how my last post could possibly have been construed as a defense of Republicans. I am not a Republican. The morphing we have gone through has happened to a nation, and not just to one or the other of the major political parties. We used to be …
Belated Christmas Greetings
Dear visionaries, Just a short note expressing my deep hope that you all had as blessed a Christmas as our household did. Nothing compares to it — worship on Christmas Eve, family gathered around a table in deep fellowship, prime rib and rich red wine, grand-kids delighted with their stick horses, and a glorious tree …