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May 2019

May 10, 2019

Augustine on the Sermon on the Mount

Augustine's opening thoughts on Matthew 5

May 07, 2019

This is not our city

Review of James Montgomery Boice's "Foundations of God's City: Christians in a Crumbling Culture"

May 03, 2019

You are what you remember

Review of "The Binding" by Bridget Collins

April 2019

April 30, 2019

The Binding’s Nature Problem

Thoughts on "The Binding" by Bridget Collins

April 26, 2019

Another Book on Parenting

Review of "Parenting with Loving Direction" by Sam Crabtree

April 23, 2019

Liberalism was bound to fail all along

Thoughts on Patrick Deneen's "Why Liberalism Failed"

April 19, 2019

The robots aren’t coming, they’re already here

Review of "Transhumanism and the Image of God: Today's Technology and the Future of Christian...

April 16, 2019

Building Communities that Matter isn’t our job

with one huge exception.

April 12, 2019

How to Pray like Jesus

Review of "The Prayers of Jesus" by Mark Jones

April 09, 2019

Two More on Economics

For those of us who don't like economics.

April 05, 2019

Underwater in Old Alabama

Review of "The Flood" by Michael McDowell.

April 02, 2019

Science Fiction for the Thoughtful Christian

Why you should be reading Cordwainer Smith

March 2019

March 29, 2019

An old-school fairy tale that jars with the modern world

Review of "Under the Pendulum Sun: A Novel of the Fae" by Jeannette Ng

March 26, 2019

Preaching as it has been and as it should be

Review Joel Beeke's "Reformed Preaching"

March 22, 2019

What’s Wrong with “Star Trek: Discovery”

And just a little bit of what's right with it.

March 19, 2019

Two on economics

For those of us who don't like economics

March 15, 2019

“City of Bones” still has life in it

Review of Martha Wells' "City of Bones"

March 12, 2019

What’s Wrong with Schools These Days?

Review of Ted Newell's "Education: A Student's Guide"

March 08, 2019

Unicorns still exist!

Review of "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle

March 05, 2019

Hearty food for the soul

Review of "The Lord's Supper as the Sign and Meal of the New Covenant" by...

March 01, 2019

The kind of Reformation we still need

Review of "Sola: How the Five Solas are Still Reforming the Church."

February 2019

February 26, 2019

Before Twilight, the sun shone brightly and without sparkles

Review of "Sunshine" by Robin McKinley

February 22, 2019

Confronting the American Gospel

Review of Brandon Kimber's "American Gospel"

February 19, 2019

An excellent little book for new philosophers

Paul Copan's "A Little Book for New Philosophers" should be read by everyone

February 15, 2019

Augustine on the Pelagians

We've covered volumes of the 19th century Church Fathers collection in the past. And as...

February 12, 2019

Liberal Christian, there are answers to be had

What books liberal Christians can read to understand where conservatives are coming from, in response...

February 08, 2019

Some things are more important than others

A review of "Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things"

February 05, 2019

Malin Hatch is no Pendergast

Review of "Riptide" by Preston & Child

February 01, 2019

Radio Free Church

A review of Bill McKibben's "Radio Free Vermont"

January 2019

January 29, 2019

A melancholy glimpse of a hopeful future

Reflections on Clifford Simak's classic book "City"