Joe Carter

The British biologist J. S. B. Haldane used to say that if biology had taught him anything about the nature of the Creator, it was that he had “an inordinate fondness for beetles.” If we can learn a similar lesson from astronomy it might be that God has has an inordinate fondness for the . . . . Continue Reading »

During times of tragedy, it is often easier to talk about praying than to take time out to pray. But I hope that all of us truly will take the time to pray for those involved in the recent massacre at Fort Hood.We should pray for the dead, pray for the wounded, pray for the victim’s families . . . . . Continue Reading »

During times of tragedy, it is often easier to talk about praying than to take time out to pray. But I hope that all of us truly will take the time to pray for those involved in the recent massacre at Fort Hood. We should pray for the dead, pray for the wounded, pray for the victim’s families . . . . Continue Reading »

Advertising for abortion facilities may soon be coming to the UK: In Great Britain, the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice have embarked on a 12-week consultation to determine whether abortion facilities should be allowed to advertise on . . . . Continue Reading »

Thirteen years ago, while serving as a Marine Corps recruiter in Washington State, I learned a startling secret about the future of our national defense: the younger generations are completely unqualified for military service. Almost three-quarters of America’s youth were too dumb, too . . . . Continue Reading »

First Things senior editor David Goldman will be on Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show at 7 pm EST tonight. . . . . Continue Reading »

Earlier this week, Fr. Gerald E. Murray wrote, “We remember those whom God placed into our lives here below for a time and who are united with us still, even after they have left our sight. This fact, taught to us by our faith, compels us to act. We pray, and we rejoice at the goodness of . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on Marilynne Robinson : Stylistic clarity and uncluttered simplicity are the qualities of Robinson’s work that puts her in the tradition of American literary Calvinism. As Wood says, “There is a familiar American simplicity . . . which is Puritan and colloquial in its . . . . Continue Reading »

As someone who has never understood the appeal of Bob Dylan (I don’t get it at all ), I naturally loved Andrew Ferguson’s long, brutal, and funny takedown of the crooner (croaker?) in The Weekly Standard : Deep thinking reviewers from Crawdaddy and Rolling Stone began toying with what . . . . Continue Reading »

For almost a decade the “emergent” movement has been a peculiar subculture on the borders of evangelical Christianity. Members of the movement—or “conversation” as they prefer to call it—tend to be known more for their cultural choices (Likes: tattoos, cussing, . . . . Continue Reading »