I have said earlier that if Obama is elected, it will be a holy cow moment. And that is true enough. He would be a terrible president. And it is not surprising that conservatives go weak in the knees at the mere prospect. But when it comes to politics and culture, our first duty is …
In Which I Start By Explaining a Nautical Phrase
I know that I said I would be posting these every Monday, but Sunday afternoon or evening turned out to be easier.
X-Ray Glasses and Women’s Dresses
What the world of high theology needs, not to mention the world of high philosophy, and the closely related world of high jinks, is a horse doctor dose of pastoral cynicism. Let me illustrate. If you were to give x-ray spectacles to one thousand thirteen-year-old boys, we should assume that all of them would use …
The Magistrates of Vanity Fair
We are in the thick of a political campaign—you have seen yard signs sprouting everywhere like they were mushrooms, and those who do not know God are evidencing their faith in democracy. But we have faith in Jesus, not democracy. We believe in Jesus, not the Republicans and not the Democrats. C.S. Lewis once said …
Exactly So
Last week we considered the truth that we do more than consume in this meal—we are consumed as well. If the entire congregation is the loaf, as St. Paul plainly teaches, then we are—all of us—both eating and being eaten. We consume and are consumed. Christ gives Himself to us, certainly. But we also surrender …
A Prophetic Voice Gets Laryngitis
Here are just a few additional thoughts on the Biden/Palin debate. I will not say a lot about Biden, who came off as fairly experienced and just this side of sleazy. He clearly had lots of facts and figures at his fingertips, but, on the down side, many of them were wrong. If Palin had …
Christ and His Rivals
I am pleased to announce that Athanasius Press has released a commentary on Hebrews that I have written, entitled Christ and His Rivals. The book is now available, and can be obtained directly from Athanasius or from Canon. And while I have your attention, let me mention that Nancy has just finished a Bible study …
Louisiana Bearskinning
Here is an occasion for thanksgiving, along with a need for continued prayer. Yesterday, the Northwest Presbytery of the PCA approved a report finding Peter Leithart within the boundaries of the Westminster Confession. There was minority report that found differently, but the vote at presbytery was strongly in Peter’s favor. The need for continued prayer …
Pre-Release Giveaway
Over at Nate’s new blog, here, he is orchestrating a fun giveaway. The release date for the next Cupboards book is not until February, but he has some Advance Reader Copies to give away. However, you can’t find out how to enter here at this blog. You have to go there, to that blog.
No Gaffes to Embarrass the Republic
I will have more to say about all this later, but I wanted to get just a few words in about the Biden/Palin debate tonight. My comments here are just some more amateur punditry, and not a continued discussion of the previous, um, themes, we have been discussing. In other words, quite apart from whether …