As it happens, three years ago this month I began posting a monthly book review of books that I wanted to promote, and the book I selected to kick off this feature was The World-Tilting Gospel by Dan Phillips. As it happens, on the three-year anniversary of this salutary custom, the book I have selected …
When the System Works
Not Exactly a Cross to Bear
“If you have a biblical worldview, you cannot be a libertarian. But if you have a biblical worldview, you will be accused of being one” (Rules, p. 76).
Everybody is Covered
God “has required that you love your wife, love your neighbor, and love your enemy. Everybody you meet will be at least one of those” (Rules, p. 74).
Some Important NSA News
So here is some news that I am kind of whizzed up about, to use the technical phrase for it. After Peter Leithart left for Theopolis in Alabama, New St. Andrews needed to revisit our catalog offerings in our MA program, for the simple reason that Peter had taught a lot of our courses. Now …
Twinkies in Tight Tops and the Regime Illogiqué
One easy mistake to make in reasoning is called Affirming the Consequent. Suppose the initial axiom is “if P then Q.” The next statement is made, which is Q, and the conclusion is then drawn, which is “therefore P.” There are times when this structure might seem plausible enough, at least at first glance. “If …
A Theology of Resistance for Florists
One of the things made apparent by the case of Baronelle Stutzman in Washington State is that we are to be allowed our convictions about same-sex mirage, but only if we can find a place to store them. You see all the storage bins have been nationalized and are now public property, and so all …
Denethor in the Oval Office
One of the amazing things about our president is that he will move heaven and earth to avoid saying something like “Islamic extremism.” When it comes to being PC, he is the utter frozen limit. He is out there by himself on the tundra. He has gathered up every liberal bromide, every pious political platitude, …
Squandered Opportunities
“We [evangelicals] have countless churches, radio stations, publishing houses, colleges, seminaries, magazines, and astonishing wealth. At the very same time, we are being outmaneuvered by adversaries who have nothing close to our distinct infrastructure” (Rules, p. 67).
Bard Still Has an Arrow Left
As I watch the evening news, night after night it appears to me that our nation is being ruled by men who are hellbent on destroying us before they leave office. Either we are dealing with malevolence of a high order or incompetence of a higher order, and quite possibly both. Now I say this …