Coursera woos me to MOOC through my college email. I haven’t succumbed yet, but only because they haven’t offered anything interesting enough. I signed up for one course on logic, but backed out after clarification over the goal of the course which was to prove through logic . . . . Continue Reading »
Just a brief note to start a conversation about the case of the baker, Jack Phillips , who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple who had been married in Massachusetts and wanted to celebrate with a party in Colorado. Phillips is a Christian. He does not refuse service to gays . . . . Continue Reading »
“Pope Francis Is Kind of Awesome” Stephen Marche, Esquire Wesley’s “Horrible Decree” George P. Wood, Daily Word Our Forgotten Historia Archbishop José H. Gómez, New York Post Seeing Straight Peter Thonemann, Times Literary Supplement Is This Town Right About . . . . Continue Reading »
So AFTER MIDNIGHT last might, I got emails from those two SEATON BROTHERS—Paul and Gary. Gary sent the good news that MARILYNNE ROBINSON has won the NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDAL—the same award given (under Republican administrations) to Walker Percy, Tom Wolfe, and Harvey Mansfield. And of . . . . Continue Reading »
Thoughts on the politics of abortion over at National Review Online. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today handed down its decision in the much-anticipated Sindicatul Pastoral cel Bun v. Romania , a case involving the right of priests to unionize against the wishes of their church. Relying on the principle of church autonomy, the court . . . . Continue Reading »
big thoughts here . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend Ivan is a bit over-the-top here, but there’s a lot to think about. From a Darwinian point of view, it’s better to have kids while you’re young. And student loans (in the context of YOUR EDUCATION in general), become an excuse not to do so. (I’m not exempting . . . . Continue Reading »
Everyone has a worldview. Even smurfs. This weekend I saw the new trailer for Smurfs 2. It looks to be a fun romp. Gargamel is back, and he’s got a new plan for catching those little blue people who are two apples high. If the trailer accurately represents the film, we’ll be entertained . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Kevin DeYoung’s blog, Jason Helopoulos asks “ Does Calvinism Kill Missions? ” and answers with a resounding historical ‘no.’ I agree, and want to put a little finer point on it: from the perspective of Baptist history, Calvinists birthed . . . . Continue Reading »
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