Baptists and Catholics Together: Archbishop Chaput and HBU
by Hunter BakerThe Evangel blog has had its share of controversy, especially controversy over the divide between catholics and protestants. Let me add fuel to the fire by noting that Houston Baptist University will be hosting Archbishop Charles Chaput on the evening of March 1. We are hosting this . . . . Continue Reading »
Vampires and the Anthropic Principle
by Joe CarterIn debates over the existence of God and man, the existence of vampires rarely enters the discussion. Whether Count Dracula and his kin exist hardly seems to be a relevant concern. But a fascinating paper by a pair of physicists makes me wonder if the existence—or rather the . . . . Continue Reading »
The New Dating Game
by Matthew Lee AndersonCharlotte Allen has a long piece in The Weekly Standard that highlights the contemporary dating game and the pathologies—there’s really no other word—that drive it. From her conclusion: The whole point of the sexual and feminist revolutions was to obliterate the sexual . . . . Continue Reading »
“Whither Wheaton?” A Critique
by Christopher BensonWhat should we make of the media attention that surrounds viral videos, such as the wedding ceremony in St. Paul, Minnesota, where hip-hop music releases the Dionysiac energy of a bride and groom who groove down the church aisle? Trivia – in a word. What should we make of the buzz that . . . . Continue Reading »
The Youngest Hamlet
by Joe CarterIn this painfully adorable video, actor Brian Cox attempts to teach Theo (age 2 1/2) the soliloquy from Shakespeare’s Hamlet . (Via: Boing Boing ) . . . . Continue Reading »
St. Silas: Evangelist and Co-worker with St. Peter and St. Paul
by Paul T. McCainSaint Paul chose Silas, a leader in the church at Jerusalem, to accompany him on his second missionary journey from Antioch to Asia Minor and Macedonia (Acts 15:40). Silas, also known as Silvanus, was imprisoned with Paul in Philippi (Acts 16:16-40) and experienced the riots in Thessalonica (Acts . . . . Continue Reading »
Tonight on Kudlow
by David P. GoldmanI will be on Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show tonight circa 7:00 . . . . Continue Reading »
Goldman on Kudlow
by Joe CarterFirst Things senior editor David Goldman will be on CNBC’s Larry Kudlow show tonight around 7 p.m. EST. . . . . Continue Reading »
Consciousness in Persistent Vegetative States
by Jeremy PierceA study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine concludes that 40% of diagnoses of brain disorders are misdiagnoses. These are people diagnosed with conditions such as being in a persistent vegetative state, which is often taken as sufficient for removal of life support . . . . Continue Reading »
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