The Wall St. Journal has an article up on the topic of evangelicals and intellectuals. Now, this would normally interest me in and of itself, but the great part is that the piece mentions Houston Baptist University’s journal The City.We founded the journal as something of . . . . Continue Reading »
As you send out your Christmas cards this year, don’t forget the pope! The Vatican Council for Social Communication’s website has now made it possible to send an electronic Christmas card to the holy father. You can attach pictures to the card and include a personal message: “Dear . . . . Continue Reading »
I am very weary of President Obama’s—and people of his ilk such as Al Gore’s—presumption that they get to say when the debate is over. The president pulled that card out of his pocket again in Copenhagen. From the story:“I have to be honest, as the world . . . . Continue Reading »
Great point, Rusty . Before the Baby-Boomer culture reset all the standards, even criminals were more serious and self-respecting, as can be seen in this collection of vintage police lineup photos . As Jason Toon says: These natty sharps never would’ve been caught dead in a soiled wifebeater, . . . . Continue Reading »
I love Greek myths. You may remember the story of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool, staring at himself and finally dying when he realized that he could not “have” himself. The nymph Echo repeated Narcissus’ words endlessly, until she too was reduced to . . . . Continue Reading »
File this in the “I Wish I Had Written This” file. A UK pundit named Gerald Warner has poured forth a terrific polemic against Copenhagen. I enjoyed it not only because I agree wholeheartedly with his view of what we are beholding, but because it is a splendid example of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Whoa, wait a minute Joe . I think there’s a lot more going on in the Dockers ad that marketers trying to bring back trouser creases. I read this ad as a body blow to Baby-Boomer culture—casual Fridays, sloppily dressed professionals, sixty-year olds with sagging guts in blue jeans. And . . . . Continue Reading »
Okay, I’ve pelted you with all manner of material in which I am interviewed about my book by various professional Christian types. How about one with a website that has a Wall Street and Washington, D.C. focus?My friend Ben Domenech and I founded The City together at Houston Baptist . . . . Continue Reading »
The following essay appears this morning on the First Thoughts blog.Extract:Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights commemorating the miraculous restoration of the Temple following the Hasmonean expulsion of the Greek occupiers from Jerusalem in 165 B.C., began this year on Friday evening, the beginning of . . . . Continue Reading »
This morning’s Wall Street Journal has an article by Jonathan Fitzgerald of PatrolMag on the development of the evangelical intellect. I have had my differences with Patrol before, but I enjoy dialoging with them and have found them to be gracious in . . . . Continue Reading »
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