The Scripture ReadingsExodus 8:16–24Ephesians 5:1–9Luke 11:14–28Summary: Jesus Overcomes the Strong ManJeremiah was charged with speaking evil when he spoke the Word of the Lord (Jer. 26:1–15). So also, Jesus is accused of doing evil when in fact He is doing good. He casts out a . . . . Continue Reading »
At the beginning of the third century, the Roman emperor Septimus Severus forbade conversions to Christianity. Among those disobeying that edict were Perpetua, a young noblewoman, and her maidservant Felicitas. Both were jailed at Carthage in North Africa along with three fellow Christians. During . . . . Continue Reading »
The first dehumanizing assisted suicide “statistics” from Washington are in, with 36 people reportedly overdosing themselves via lethally prescribed drugs in the first year. Washington voters were “sold” on assisted suicide, as is always the case, with the fear of being in . . . . Continue Reading »
What’s up with all of the recent headlines about married men behaving badly? First, John Edwards became a baby daddy to Rielle Hunter. Then Mark Sanford hiked the Appalachian Trail, via Argentina, and his wife detailed her travails in a book entitled Staying True. But the (so . . . . Continue Reading »
I opened my mail box today and happily found a package with Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years (Viking, March 2010), a monumental work by Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University and author of The Reformation and Thomas Cranmer, both highly acclaimed . . . . Continue Reading »
I was once asked to wrote something critical about TBN.I chose not to do so, because enough people do it. Surely, adding one more voice to the chorus would not help. I am not a pastor or a theologian and so am not in a position where my judgment is required.My other thought was simpler: I . . . . Continue Reading »
A friend—Nathaniel Peters, our former Junior Fellow, now at Notre Dame—sends a note pointing out this video of a liturgy at a Call to Action meeting a while back: The liturgical puppets seem to be about ten feet tall, four feet of which are their huge, dreadlocked liturgical heads, and . . . . Continue Reading »
There are several presupposed and pre-ordained principles necessary for a quality dessert. And, of course, they follow the expected TULIP scenario. These are:T - Totally awsomeU - Unconditionally servedL - Limitless in supplyI - Irresistible icingP - Preserves our current weightNote that these . . . . Continue Reading »
Somewhere in Tolkien’s letters he makes clear that the Dwarves of Middle Earth are his Jews. The Dwarvish language of which a few short examples are given is obviously derived from Semitic sources, just as High-Elven stems from Finnish and other Northern European roots. The Dwarves were created . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Hibbs considers this year’s Best Picture nominees : Perhaps in the hope of expanding interest in its fatuous and self-indulgent awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expanded its list of nominees for Best Picture from five to ten. This year’s list . . . . Continue Reading »
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