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December 2015

December 01, 2015

I accuse: HRC and the Values Needed for a Republic

The United States of America has always sinned and one of her sins was nearly...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Why We Should Stop Admitting Syrian Refugees for Now

If you love Syria, oppose radical relocation as a solution to the problems in Syria....

November 16, 2015

Fear Itself: Three Things to Do

Fear destroys love and love is the only motive for any Christian action. Don't be...

November 05, 2015

Do the Right Thing in Christian Ministry: Avoid Brocklehurst

Recently, in hard (but friendly) dialog with some non-theists, I was reminded how small the...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Dear Mr Starr

Dear Mr Starr, They tell me in this fiftieth year of the Super Bowl that...

October 26, 2015

Three Lessons from Steve Jobs: the man not the movie

See the next World Magazine for my review of the new biopic on Steve Jobs....

October 19, 2015

The World Turned Upside Down: Yorktown

The next time someone tells you war doesn't solve any problems, point out that winning...

October 18, 2015

Goodbye, Tsarist Alaska!

Today the Empire of the Tsars turned over possession of Alaska to the United States...

October 17, 2015

Having Benedict Arnold’s Best Day

When I took students to Saratoga, one of the greatest military victories in American history,...

October 14, 2015

The World Can Change Quickly

Today one world that endured for centuries died and a new possibility for England came...

October 07, 2015

On Avoiding Death Traps

Isn't it time we did something about a major killer of Americans? If you filled...

October 04, 2015

God help us, but we must say, “Yes!”

If a gunman invades my workplace and asks the Christians to stand, then I hope...

October 03, 2015

The Boorish Mr. Biden

Joe Biden picked the week Christians were killed in America for being Christian to declare...

October 03, 2015

Liberty and Law and Gun Control

Increase law and you decrease liberty. We sometimes choose liberty with a bit of chaos...

October 02, 2015

Shameless

Common decency is not a great virtue, but is good to have around in community....

October 01, 2015

I Give Up: History Wins

History always wins and those who stand against the dialectical truth that comes from the...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Avoid the Weird: Why Conservatives Should Stay as Mainstream as Possible

Once I went to a Christian event with a friend and realized: "We are weird...

September 23, 2015

Keeping My Eyes to Myself

Nobody looks at The David and thinks: "I should buy that and take it home...

September 22, 2015

Three Trends to Love

So the news is bad and for the Christians of the Middle East, their world...

September 21, 2015

Stupid Statements and Dying Christians: which matters most?

Today in Church we learned that the oldest Christian diocese in the world is in serious...

September 13, 2015

To Love the Poor, You Should At Least Mention Them

Some discussions feel like they are on an endless loop doomed to repeat like the...

September 08, 2015

Kim Davis

Kim Davis is in jail for breaking the law. If you are a Christian, you...

September 02, 2015

The Twilight Struggle: And Yet Miracles Happen

We do not serve Genie Jesus, despite War Room's claims. Who is Genie Jesus? He...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: The Jungle Book

Walt died making this film and fortunately the movie was almost worthy of the man....

August 17, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: The Sword in the Stone

Walt was dying the year I was born, but nobody knew it yet, not even...

August 16, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: Mary Poppins

Walt Disney did not die immediately after making Mary Poppins, but he had made the...

August 15, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: 101 Dalmations

The early 1960's were a hopeful time . . . the last moment when World...

August 14, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: Sleeping Beauty

No film is more beautiful than Sleeping Beauty. There are different approaches to beauty, but...

August 13, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp is an ideal date movie: a bit scruffy, adventurous, romantic, and...

August 12, 2015

What Walt Taught Me: Peter Pan

I can fly, just like Wendy, I can fly. Or so I told my children...