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July 2016

July 12, 2016

If There Is No God, Then Harrison Bergeron Must Die!

Well, my daughter scored 720 on the math portion of the SAT. Not too shabby...

July 07, 2016

Just What IS Science Good For Anyway?

Last week I created a little dust up with this provocative post. I knew what...

July 05, 2016

The Ministry of Self-Defense

I'm not much of a martyr. I suffer from other complexes, I suppose, but the...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

I Miss the Religious But Not Spiritual

I assume you've endured, as I have, that self-congratulatory nostrum of the Authentic: "I'm spiritual...

June 28, 2016

Is the Scientific Method a Form of Mental Illness?

I had thought of naming this post: Science and the Quotidian Mind, but I was...

June 24, 2016

Brexit and The Great Homogenizator

The Great Homogenizator took a punch to the face yesterday. Whether other blows will follow...

June 22, 2016

Poverty is Big Business

Watching Poverty, Inc. made me angry like I've not been in a long time. It's...

June 17, 2016

The Tyranny of Pity Manipulation

It was the summer of 1990 or thereabouts. I was fresh out of seminary and...

June 10, 2016

Serfdom Is Freedom!

When smart people get behind a bad idea you should wonder if you're being scammed....

June 08, 2016

Is Blogging Like Ambulance Chasing?

You may not be familiar with the idiom, but an "ambulance chaser" is someone who...

June 06, 2016

Gravitas: How to Gain Weight and Keep It On.

I received a note recently with a question about something I wrote on the subject...

June 01, 2016

Calvinism and the Sublime: the Art of Darkness

I suspect that both the apologists for Calvinism and its detractors misunderstand its appeal. It...

May 2016

May 27, 2016

Front Porches: What Makes for a Good One?

Well, I'm heading down to Baltimore for the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Philosophy...

May 25, 2016

Are Men Obsolete? (Short answer, no.)

Are men obsolete? In her book, The End of Men and the Rise of Women,...

May 23, 2016

Why Beer Commercials Are the Best and What That Says about Creativity

I actually had a Dos Equis for no other reason than The Most Interesting Man...

May 20, 2016

The Narrative Thread I Followed in Mark 11:1-12:17

Last time I mentioned a "small signal" from Luke 11:11, "...it was already late." I...

May 18, 2016

More Thoughts on the Art of Preaching: Following Narrative Threads

I picked up, The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter after I finished my...

May 16, 2016

Some Thoughts on the Art of Preaching: Why We Miss Narrative Threads

A retired pastor complimented me on my preaching yesterday. He expressed amazement at my approach,...

May 13, 2016

How about a “Bombadil Option”?

“Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow, Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots...

May 11, 2016

Is Multiculturalism a Scam?

I concede that many enthusiasts for multiculturalism mean well, I know that was the case...

May 09, 2016

Globalists Versus the Rest of Us

People who claim to be citizens of the world have always impressed me as purchasing...

May 06, 2016

On Acquiring a Wife

A wife these days is considered little more than a recreational partner. You can see...

May 04, 2016

Why Gender-Egalitarians Hate Natural Household Political Economy

When the choices you're given don't answer your question you know the people giving you...

May 02, 2016

Thinking about Sex

Sexual desire is a swamp. There's no firm ground to stand on in psychology, biochemistry...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

The Anthony Option

The time may be near when we can greet a new Anthony as a deliverer--an...

April 27, 2016

Writing Good Character

I've had a small measure of success writing fiction for young adults. What I mean...

April 25, 2016

Book Review: The Race to Save Our Century

Confession is good for the soul, here’s mine: one of the authors of this book...

April 21, 2016

What Inside Out Managed to Leave Out

My latest contribution to my favorite magazine is available online. The magazine is Touchstone, and...

April 19, 2016

Of Long Fingernails, Gnosticism, and the Coming Age of Robots

I recall reading somewhere that oriental potentates grew their fingernails long in order to show...

April 14, 2016

Do the Most Intolerant Win?

Since reading, The Black Swan I've been a fan of Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I've also...

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