Zablon Simintov is one-man Jewish community —not just in the city of Kabul, but for the entire country of Afghanistan: Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he’s the last Jew in Afghanistan. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Roberts—one of my favorite pastor-scholars—considers why we don’t pray for the realm of commerce : I’ve been participating in church worship services for fifty years. I’ve heard or offered thousands of prayers in the context of congregational worship. Yet I cannot . . . . Continue Reading »
Raquel Welch was one of the leading sex symbols of the 1960s and 1970s. Now, at the age of 69, she laments the sexual revolution that was ushered in during that era: One significant, and enduring, effect of The Pill on female sexual attitudes during the 60’s, was: “Now we can have sex . . . . Continue Reading »
In a better (read: more literary) world, little girls would spurn the harlots-in-training Bratz dolls for these “super-powered English authors from the nineteenth century.” Comes with barrier-breaking feminist vision. Batteries not included. (And no, sadly, these aren’t . . . . Continue Reading »
The beginning of Lewis’ Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold includes this scenario about the absolute authority that a man might have over life and death.At that moment the door was flung open and out came my father. His face shocked me full awake, for he was in his pale rage. I knew that in his . . . . Continue Reading »
Congratulation to First Things deputy editor David Mills for winning an Award of Excellence in the Associated Church Press’ Best of the Christian Press Awards . David won for his article “Bad Books for Kids”, which appeared in the July-August 2009 issue of Touchstone magazine. The . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things senior editor David Goldman will be on CNBC’s Larry Kudlow show tonight around 7:15 p.m. EST. UPDATE: This appearance has been canceled. . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Welch points out that President Obama seems to be working a theme—using three recent speeches to rail against the hyperconnection of our Internet age: a commencement address at the University of Michigan on May 1, a remark at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on May 2, and . . . . Continue Reading »
This could be a hoax, a mistake, or bad observation. But if it isn’t, it means that science does not truly understand human beings or our exceptional capacity to remake reality, or perhaps, tap into realities beyond testable comprehension. From the story:An 83-year-old Indian holy . . . . Continue Reading »
Were it not for the sign on the red canopy over the entrance, one could easily pass St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church by as just another building along a nondescript city block. Inside, however, the profusion of images is even more conducive to prayer and worship than in the usual Orthodox . . . . Continue Reading »
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