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April 2016

April 11, 2016

Thoughts on Writing Epigrams

I'm working my way through Eric Hoffer's, The True Believer. It's a marvelous book, full...

April 07, 2016

Telling Stories: Why Preachers Should Learn to Write Good Fiction

J. R. R. Tolkien in his famous essay, On Fairy Stories noted that a story...

April 04, 2016

Are You a Bubble-Baby?

Probably the thing that bugs me most about those tender sprouts who have grown up...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

I Am the NRA and I’m a Minister of the Gospel

Yes, I am a gun owner. (Actually, I own more than one gun.) And, yes,...

March 28, 2016

Christianity and Household Economics: a Marriage Made in Heaven

A household is a small, multipurpose institution. It binds men and women to each other...

March 24, 2016

Household Economics Coming to Your Living Room

When I talk about recovering home economics, and especially the centrality of productive property to...

March 21, 2016

Getting Your Brain Out of a Vat

It's a classic science fiction trope, the old brain in a vat schtick. You see...

March 18, 2016

The Han Solo Ethic

"I don't think I was ever that naive." I've been saying that to myself more...

March 14, 2016

Diana Moon Glampers, Sociobiology, and Aristotle

This weekend the Wall Street Journal confirmed what we pretty much know intuitively, stronger-looking men...

March 11, 2016

The Main Chance and the Mystery of Manliness

If you follow this blog you know that I believe that productive property is the...

March 09, 2016

The Fermi Paradox Revisited: Does Intelligent Life Exist Outside the Sciences?

I intended to write about something else today, but there were a couple of good...

March 07, 2016

The Fermi Paradox and Extraterrestrial Life

When I was a kid I figured we'd be a star-faring civilization by now. Things...

March 04, 2016

H. P. Lovecraft, Evangelist of the Sublime

Most people know that Grimm's Fairy Tales are not the watered-down stuff Walt Disney gave...

March 02, 2016

Tentmaking: It’s Not Just for Missionaries Anymore

I enjoyed a conversation with a retired minister in my church yesterday. During our time...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Why We Need a Libertarian Study Bible

Some people think of Romans 13:1-7 as a summary of everything the Bible has to...

February 26, 2016

Presidential Candidates & Local Economies (and that includes the local churches)

In my ideal America, the Presidential election would hold as much interest for people as...

February 24, 2016

Vsauce2 Libels the Dead–and Why It Matters

Have you ever found yourself enjoying a book and then stumbled over something so spectacularly...

February 22, 2016

Eddie the Eagle — Reviewed

I had the pleasure of screening, Eddie the Eagle for Patheos last Wednesday. It is...

February 19, 2016

Two and a Half Cheers for Tiny Houses

I've owned three houses. Besides those I've owned 6 apartment buildings with a total of...

February 17, 2016

Is Gardening Essential for Your Salvation?

I think the biggest benefit of gardening is it grounds you. I really mean that....

February 15, 2016

Organic Before It was Cool

Well, it's February 15th and it was -8 degrees fahrenheit when I got out of...

February 12, 2016

Household Political Economy–what we should be working for

So what in the world is this thing? Let's begin with what it isn't. It...

February 08, 2016

Advice for a Nice Christian Young Man

If you haven't noticed by now, being nice doesn't get you very far. Perhaps the...

February 05, 2016

Living in a Metaphor

I recall a conversation with a young author years ago. We were having lunch in...

February 03, 2016

How to Short the Welfare State: Invest in Home Economics

When you think about the economy you probably only include your household as an afterthought....

February 01, 2016

The Big Short: the Rest of the Story

By 2004 I owned real estate in 3 states, had 18 tenants, and two people...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

The Purloined Boy: Plato Pottering Around

Guest review by David Deavel--the Associate Editor of Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and...

January 27, 2016

Stirred by Shakers: the Elegant Errors of a Failed Sect

When it comes to the opinion of the people who matter, the Shakers are hip....

January 25, 2016

The Finest Hours, a Crucible of Courage: a Review

Back in olden times, when there were only 3 networks and a slurry independent UHF...

January 24, 2016

Can the Artless Preach?

Within Protestantism anyway, when it comes to aspirants to the ministry, I hope it is...

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