Advent is here.Advent is the time the church prepares for the coming of King Jesus at the Christ Mass.We are excited for the simple reason that our secular princes always let us down. Christians are the most hard headed of people. We know that nobody can be trusted, because we don’t trust . . . . Continue Reading »
The congregation of which I am a part had completed the ritual of “foot-washing,” Sunday morning. We were reflecting together on John 13:1-17, and puzzling over the reaction of Peter—“Jesus, if you are going to wash me, then wash my head and hands too,”—and Jesus’ retort—“you are . . . . Continue Reading »
Minarets are the tall spires on some mosques that serve to provide a vantage point from which the call to prayer is made. In Switzerland—where there are only four minarets in the entire country— these architectural features are now banned : Swiss voters have supported a referendum . . . . Continue Reading »
Heckuva post, Brownie! Seriously, I’m glad you read the book so I don’t have to.I am with you in thinking that Sarah Palin is an amazing political talent. That woman can deliver a speech as well as anybody out there. Personally, I thought her speeches were better and more powerful than . . . . Continue Reading »
Misanthropy is all the rage these days, Daahling. We have the animal rights crowd and bioethicists disdaining human exceptionalism as “speciesist.” The Darwinists think species distinctions are really fiction since we all evolved out of the ooze. The radical environmentalists take . . . . Continue Reading »
This summer I had a class in theology which I sometimes discussed. This class was part of the “late vocations” program offered by in our area by the OCA. Currently, I’m taking the second of these classes, and true to form the reading/work load has been somewhat larger than . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s stupid to even entertain the question. But every time I see it posed, it isn’t for getting people to focus on issues instead of remaining blind devotees to political parties. Intentional or not, it often serves as a way to distract people from important issues that do deserve our . . . . Continue Reading »
The most recent issue of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS) includes a submission by Greg Goswell entitled “The Order of the Books in the Greek Old Testament.” When I first looked at it, it seemed pretty dry. But sometimes appearances can fool the . . . . Continue Reading »
Sports Illustrated wanders into the theological : Whether it’s genuine or a performance, does it matter as long as the saintly act was committed? Tebow’s on- and off-field exploits have landed under a similar microscope. Sure, he scores a ton of rushing touchdowns, but they’re . . . . Continue Reading »
Whether or not global warming turns out to be more about cooked books than a cooked planet, it has exposed a cancer on the body of science that seeks to bar heterodox thinkers from having their work published in respectable journals. Very convenient. In that way, if someone has an idea you would . . . . Continue Reading »
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