Contemporary American literature is one of my (many) weak spots. And while I suspect some literati might object, reading this essay in the NY Times magazine does little to make me want to emend it.Rophie’s central point is that the current batch of American male authors lack the verve of . . . . Continue Reading »
From Van Til:It is but natural to expect that, if the church is strong because its ministry understands and preaches the whole counsel of God, then the church will be able to protect itself best against false teaching o every sort. Non-indoctrinated Christians will easily fall prey to the peddlers . . . . Continue Reading »
You might want to put down that fountain drink before reading this: Beverages obtained from soda fountain machines in the U.S. contain microorganisms, including coliform bacteria Ninety beverages of three types (sugar sodas, diet sodas and water) were obtained from 20 self-service and 10 . . . . Continue Reading »
At Christianity Today , Sarah Pulliam Bailey talks to Brit Hume about faith, the media, and Tiger Woods: Is Christianity welcome in the media? No. Christianity is scorned by many in the media. Did you see that before you made this statement? Sure. Think of how many times we’ve seen an athlete . . . . Continue Reading »
“There are reverent minds who ceaselessly scan the fields of Nature and the books of Science in search of gaps,” wrote Henry Drummond , “gaps which they will fill up with God. As if God lived in gaps?” In his Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man , Drummond continues: When . . . . Continue Reading »
What’s the deal with actuaries? Whenever a new list of the best jobs is compiled—like the recent rankings by Career Cast —they are always near the top. What could really be so great about interpreting statistics to determine probabilities of accidents, sickness, and death, and loss . . . . Continue Reading »
I was struck by this powerful remark:The ways of destroying the church are many and colorful. Raw factionalism will do it. Rank heresy will do it. Taking your eyes off the cross and letting other, more peripheral matters dominate the agenda will do it-admittedly more slowly than frank heresy, but . . . . Continue Reading »
The public is growing increasingly skeptical about the supposed crisis we face from human-caused global warming. From the story:The drop off in public support for the idea that global warming is a fact mostly caused by human activity looks most pronounced in Canada. In November, 63% of . . . . Continue Reading »
I can’t speak for David Hart, Joe, but I don’t think he was expressing (to use your words) “opposition to considering [the] possibility” of “Intelligent Design.” I think he was saying that the ID arguments lack the kind of rigor that some ID people seem to . . . . Continue Reading »
Is handwriting a dying technology? Anne Trubek explores that possibility and explains why it may not matter: If we define writing as a system of marks to record information (and discount petroglyphs, say), handwriting has been around for just 6,000 of humanity’s some 200,000 years. Its . . . . Continue Reading »
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