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February 2015

February 20, 2015

Right Practice: the Blood of Martyrdom

The Copts are not in communion with mainstream Christian churches (Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic). Historically,...

February 19, 2015

Loving Wordsworth, Pity for Byron

Lord Byron was the hot, trendy poet who could afford to mock poor William Wordsworth...

February 18, 2015

To the Martyrs

Known of God, loved by God, alive in God: Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their...

February 17, 2015

“All You Gotta Do”

My wise mother says as a boy I viewed all problems as easily solvable. "All...

February 16, 2015

Don’t Be NICE: Advise the Presidential Candidates on President’s Day

Tomorrow is the worst holiday in the secular calendar: Presidents' Day. We do not have...

February 15, 2015

When We Have Been There Ten Thousand Years . . .

Here is bad news: God exists. Why is this bad news? Someone is watching and...

February 14, 2015

Good for Scott Walker, Maybe Not Good for You, Maybe

Clashing bad ideas on college fill my social media provoked by Scott Walker. Like Washington,...

February 13, 2015

Missing the Dead

I miss my Auntie Karen: gone so long. I miss my grandfathers' example and friendship:...

February 12, 2015

Polytheism is true, so Reject Polytheism

Silly atheist arguments are pretty common, but a champion in the category must be: "You...

February 11, 2015

Worldview Education: the Good and the not so Good

Google "Christian worldview" and you will discover a large number of people whose profession it...

February 10, 2015

Out of the Grey and into “The City of Tranquil Light”

Good people are going into the shadows to discuss a book and a film coming...

February 08, 2015

Nothing but the Blood

“My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness . . .”...

February 06, 2015

End This Privilege!

Plane rides always let me listen to fascinating conversations: when you have no choice it...

February 04, 2015

Dear Ann Spambot: So So Sad to Get Your Spam

Every so often I get the following type of email in my box: Hello Dear,...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

Speed of Discussion

Speed kills cultures. At the speed of mules, Medieval people learned to discuss, debate, and...

January 22, 2015

Aaron Rodger’s Right. . . and Wrong: How God Cares about the Packer Loss

My Super Bowl party was set. Fourth quarter and my Packers (hey, I am an...

January 20, 2015

Getting It Helps Cure It: Vanauken and “A Severe Mercy”

Sin is all around and if it doesn't make the world go round it does...

January 19, 2015

Getting the Big Thing Right: MLK on His Day

There is no sense pretending Rev. Dr. King and I would have agreed on everything...

January 17, 2015

In Which I Try to Be Prudent, But May Fail

Hunter Baker is a good man, a thoughtful man, a Christian, and is convinced that...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Moderation and Meekness: Just What We Need

Christians need leaders who are moderate and meek. Saying that sounds like advocacy for impotence,...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

The Best Of Times

Nobody needs me to list reasons for worry. I am worried about the state of...

October 15, 2014

Petty Tyrants in a Tyrannical Age: Annise Parker

Annise Parker is not the biggest problem my Church faces. So help us God, what...

October 13, 2014

Gratitude: An Intellectual History (A Live Reading Part IV)

Gratitude: An Intellectual History is a book on an important topic that pays a careful reading....

October 06, 2014

Gratitude: An Intellectual History (A Live Reading Part III)

Gratitude: An Intellectual History is an intellectual feast that gives you choices: you can consume the...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Gratitude: An Intellectual History (A Live Reading Part II)

Gratitude: An Intellectual History is a very good book (thus far) written by an interesting intellectual....

September 13, 2014

Gratitude: An Intellectual History (A Live Reading Part I)

When the publisher sent me Gratitude: An Intellectual History, I felt sure this would be a...

September 04, 2014

Fantasy Football, Thucydides, and Me

I love fantasy football even though it can never love me; not being a person...

September 03, 2014

Happiness: My Goal

Being sad, even depressed is in the news, but whether we know it or not...

August 2014

August 05, 2014

For Joy’s Sake

Christians should never be motivated by hate and ideally do nothing we do not wish...

June 2014

June 05, 2014

The Weed Agency: A Review

James Geraghty has written a book, The Weed Agency, that is not a novel, but...