“On the right side was an armchair in which sat one Rocco Williamson, a man who appeared to be about as pleased as a hen with twelve chicks.”
Ecochondriacs, p. 151
Different Thresholds
“Maybe Del Martin wouldn’t want to immolate himself on national television. That was certainly possible. Not everyone can avoid being a sissy”
Ecochondriacs, p. 145
When Bacteria Bleat
Introduction: One of our great problems in the church today is that we have forgotten some of the basics when it comes to giving an answer for the hope that is in us (1 Pet. 3:15). Unbelievers, created as they are in the image of God, have a deep desire to be rational and human, …
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Pronounery
“That had been given to them by an overworked staffer at the DNC who had needed to get a few things off his desk. I use the phrase his desk advisedly because this staffer, now going by Heather, was already transitioning, with fake breasts and everything, and to apply the old pronoun might entail legal difficulties for, as the Victorians would have put it, the present writer. But the legal team for the Satiric Writers Guild is a crackerjack team in every respect, and so I have made the decision to simply proceed. Let it stand. Stet. Whatever the editors may say about it, stet. Where was I?”
Ecochondriacs, p. 132
The Mail Train Has Arrived
Letter to the Editor: Concerning your post about DeYoung's Taxonomy. I, likewise, found DeYoung's breakdown helpful, but utterly inadequate at the same time. I am vocally against the woke ...
Not Just Raw Data
“Preaching is the communication of truth through a man to men. The human element is essential in it, and not merely accidental”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 68
Discombobulated, In Other Words
“He sat down at his desk. It, like the rest of the office, was in tatters. If decorators had terms for this kind of thing, they would probably narrow it down to a choice between High Disheveled and Early Hand Grenade”
Ecochondriacs, p. 128
Kevin DeYoung and the Taxonomy of Conflict
Introduction: As we contemplate the melee that is the Reformed evangelical world today, it is very easy for the folks in the stands to get a little bewildered. As the saying goes, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard, and the different numbers on the jerseys really helps. And if ever there were a …
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A Pleasant Surprise
“Many ordinary folks have noticed that the onset of panic has the unfortunate effect of scattering their wits. Hugh, whose wits were usually scattered already, discovered much to his great surprise that his panic was out there gathering up all his wits, and helping them all to walk in a straight line”
Ecochondriacs, p. 127
As It Should Be
