Letter to the Editor: I clicked on "good ones" expecting to see more lovely pictures. There was one of a girl on the floor leaning into her knees. The comments that were included are ...
When You Write, That’s How We Hear From You
Plot Points
“A lot of confusion results from theologians treating plot problems as though they were math problems. But Nicodemus was a card-carrying member of the Sanhedrin, the body which condemned Jesus. And Judas was a card-carrying member of the Twelve.”
The Auburn Avenue Chronicles, p. 5
By the Act of Posing Itself
“You don’t identify the poseur by which pose he is copping, but rather by the participle, by the act of posing itself. A poseur can be smiling or glowering for any number of cameras. He might be a New Testament scholar, a gym rat, a hipster, a poet, or a smooth ladies’ man. He might be any number of things. We do not identify him by the costume he is wearing, but rather by the fact that he always has one eye on the lookout for a camera or a mirror.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, pp. 64-65
The Challenge of Puritan Yeast
Introduction: I am currently enjoying Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony. One of the ways I evaluate a really good book is by looking at all of the thoughts it churns up in my head, ...
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“My Kingdom is Not of This World,” Which Is Why We Were Instructed to Pray for it to Come
I owe John Piper more than I can possibly express, and so it is most necessary for me to preface any disagreement with him in terms of highest respect. And that is what I do here, right at the top, lest anyone miss it. § This is an odd kind of disagreement, because I actually …
Letters Answered from Pittsburgh
If the responses seem a little brief today, it is because I am on the road. Letter to the Editor: Girard’s insightful study on Job ( Job: The Victim of His People) is not what ...
Our Plantain Republic
Introduction: A plantain is a kind of banana cousin. It is larger in size, and it is significantly more starchy in consistency. Wise counsel would encourage you not try to consume any of them ...
Whom You Have Seen
“You give the last piece of pie to God, who doesn’t eat pie, by giving it to your neighbor, who does.”
Chesterton Calvinism, pp. 60-61
If History Dabbled in Ironies
