This is political madness: Harry Reid and some other Democrats are trying to resurrect the public option and misuse the Senate reconciliation process to try and make policy, which is supposed to be against the rules. From the story:Ahead of next week’s White House health reform summit, . . . . Continue Reading »
This Sunday marks “Sunday of Orthodoxy,” also known as “Triumph of Orthodoxy,” a date that meant nothing to me a few years ago because it is only observed in the liturgical calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Two of my close friends, one who converted to Orthodoxy from . . . . Continue Reading »
I just received my current (March 2010) First Things magazine in the mail. It is the 20th anniversary issue, and the entire magazine is devoted to excerpts and past articles. I was just browsing through the years, and this one really struck me, so I thought I’d share.It is by Molly Finn, whose . . . . Continue Reading »
Once again a story breaks indicating the tremendous value that can be derived from animal research. It turns out that dolphins contract Type 2 diabetes, and that they have the capacity to turn it on and off at will. From the story:Dolphins are the only animals apart from humans to . . . . Continue Reading »
My new book is still shipping to stores and has now been received by Amazon, but media campaigning, which has already commenced, is moving into a more intense period. I won’t list every show because this blog is mostly about issues and ideas rather than me (although, it is a little about . . . . Continue Reading »
The final chapter of James W. Sire’s delightful Naming the Elephant (IVP 2004) surveys the overlapping of worldview analysis and academic disciplines. When he arrives at literature, which is, in many ways, his own first love, Sire observes: “In the past several decades, . . . . Continue Reading »
And so, a new Christian denomination prepares to shed its caul and come wailing into the world—the NALC, which, upon first Google, I took to be the National Association of Letter Carriers . Fair enough; a goodly portion of the New Testament is composed of epistles, and so an . . . . Continue Reading »
A sermon “zinger” used to encourage church plants instead of resuscitating old churches goes like this: “It is easier to have a baby than to raise the dead!” Jesus, however, did only the latter. Evangelism is a bit more complicated than the sound bite conveys, simply because . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Durie, a human rights activist and Anglican pastor, examines the ” problematic mission and track record ” of the Organization of the Islamic Conference: Comprising 57 states, the Organization of the Islamic Conference is the second-largest intergovernmental institution in the world . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written before of the futile care case in Canada involving “Baby Isaiah,” an infant who experienced a severe brain injury during a very long labor process. When the physicians sent a letter stating they would unilaterally cease life support, Isaiah’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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