Oral Roberts, 1918 – 2009

by Joseph Bottum

Oral Roberts, gone to his reward at age 91. What are we to make of him? A strange career, certainly, but, then, the times were strange. . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Dec 2009 0

Advice for Aspiring Preachers

by Paul T. McCain

My son, John, has expressed an interest in becoming a pastor and the other day, after he heard me preach, he asked, “Dad, do you get nervous and scared when you have to preach?” It was an interesting question. I thought for a moment and said, “No, John, honestly, I don’t get . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Dec 2009 0

Obamacare: At the End of the Trail There Will Be No Public Option

by Wesley J. Smith

In my recent predictions for 2010, I prognosticated that Obamacare will pass without the public option.  Today, Senator Lieberman said he will vote for the bill because the PO is out.  That could be the magic 60th vote, although abortion remains a potential impediment.  But what about . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Dec 2009 0

Global Warming Hysteria: Waddya Know? The Sun Melts Glaciers

by Wesley J. Smith

Oh, oh. It turns out that glaciers melted faster in the 1940s than now—because the sun was stronger.  And when the sun got weaker, they advanced.  What a concept!  From an Investor’s Business Daily editorial:Scientists at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology have . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2009 0

Did First Things Influence the Obama Doctrine?

by Joe Carter

After President Obama delivered his Nobel Peace Prize speech last week, Politico noted it was “drawing praise from some unlikely quarters – conservative Republicans – who likened Obama’s defense of “just wars” to the worldview of his predecessor, Republican George W. . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2009 0

Trueman on Sinful Self-Promotion

by Matthew Lee Anderson

This essay by Carl Trueman is travelling like wildfire around the Christian blogging community, and with good reason.  It’s a scathing critique of the profligate self-promotion that goes on in the Christian blogging community:Let’s stop there a minute. This is madness. Is this where . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2009 0

Conservative Readings During Christmas

by Jonathan Jones

Now that the semester is almost over, a brief follow up to the discussion about the place of conservatism in the university . . . . . . reading this piece about Donald Livingston and the Abbeville Institute got me thinking: what new books about conservative thought would it be beneficial for . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2009 0

Brownies for Christmas: A Radio Play Parts 2 and 3

by John Mark Reynolds

(You can find episode 1 here.)Episode 2:02 Track 2In this episode, Laura, the facilitator, at the politically correct Community School is interrupted in her attempt to put the x over X-mas by a visit from Sarah Parker-Drew, the major donor, and her friend Ronald Cordon-Smith (a fan of Laura and her . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2009 0

You Shouldn’t Have Been Born, Caleb Jones

by Nathan Martin

What happens when you’re told that you were a mistake, that you shouldn’t have been born, and that your parents were selfish to allow you into this world?One of my dear friends, Caleb Jones, has been forced to face that question head on in the last few days and weeks. His thoughts on . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2009 0

The Princess and the Frog? Yes and Neaux

by Russell D. Moore

As one who grew up right across the state line from New Orleans and spent most of my young life romping through its streets and marshes, I took my family to see Disney’s latest animated film “The Princess and the Frog,” set in the Crescent City and the bayous around it.Since then . . . . Continue Reading »

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