In his next chapter, Rod Dreher says many admirable things about education. And I think he is correct that education is right at the center of our battle for the heart and soul of our culture. “If Russell Kirk is right, and the family is the institution most necessary to conserve, there is almost nothing …
Fourth Installment of the Hitchens/Wilson Debate
For those following this, the fourth installment of my debate with Christopher Hitchens is now posted at Christianity Today’s web site. If you want to get there quickly, just click on this magic word.
Theologians Are From MARS
I just now finished looking over a statement from Mid-America Reformed Seminary — “Doctrinal Testimony Regarding Recent Errors.” What a dog’s breakfast. The testimony is suitably coy and nebulous about exactly who the particular error-mongers might be, but they do refer darkly to “the present controversies,” “contemporary discussion,” “current climate,” “theological errors,” and whatnot. The …
Right Pretty
It may not seem relevant right now, but Abigail was a beautiful and intelligent woman. Christians are good at fighting relativism when it comes to matters of truth. Those who reject a fixed standard of truth are soon engaged in debate by capable Christian apologists. Believers also do well when the subject at hand is …
Some Ancient Property Law
And now, the eighth commandment. How we respect God’s house is directly related to godly stewardship of what we have in our possession, and is the basis for biblical respect for our neighbor’s goods. Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee . . . (Deuteronomy …
Mastering the Parlance
“Whatever the arguments for and against ‘gay marriage,’ there are never going to be many takers for it. But the justifications for same-sex marriage are already being used to advance the cause of polygamy, and there are far more takers for that. It’s already practiced de facto if not de jure in France, Ontario, and …
Down in the Cultural Bilge
“People have little in common except their prurient interests and morbid fears and anxieties. Necessarily aiming its fare at this lowest-common-denominator target, television gets worse and worse year after year” (George Gilder, Life After Television, p. 15).
Calvinist Romance
Somebody sent me this. I would give artistic credit if I knew the point of origin, but I don’t. As it is, I just throw it out there to join in the cyber-whirl.
Mangle Tangle
I recently accepted an apology from Sean Lucas over a review he had written of “Reformed” Is Not Enough a few years ago. He did not apologize for what he had written, but rather for the way in which he had written — he apologized for the tone. I am not taking any of my …
Jerry Falwell, R.I.P.
Jerry Falwell went to be with the Lord yesterday, and I wanted to take a moment to pay my respects. Anyone who has read very much of what I have written knows that he belonged to a very different theological stream than do I. Nevertheless, he believed the Bible, and held to the central tenets …