You’re right, Joe , President Obama’s speech at the Fort Hood memorial service was moving and well written. But not everything Obama has said about the recent tragedy merits our approval. On the contrary, one thing Obama suggested about the shooting deserves outright condemnation: . . . . Continue Reading »
For those of you on Twitter, I have put together a Twitter list for your convenience of all the Evangel writers that I could find on the platform.Twitter is, of course, the social platform du jour. If you haven’t joined yet, you might consider it. The bar for entry is significantly . . . . Continue Reading »
In Foreign Policy , Gustavo de las Casas makes an intriguingly counter-intuitive argument for why al Qaeda should not be destroyed —at least not completely: The world would be wise to keep al Qaeda alive, paradoxically enough, for security reasons. Like it or not, keeping a battered al Qaeda . . . . Continue Reading »
Eric Voegelin, in his essay The Gospel and Culture , (Vol. 12, CW) explained that classical philosophy and Christianity share the same “noetic core.” Voegelin explicates the noetic core as the experience of the push-pull of the “golden cord” wherein life is gained, and awareness . . . . Continue Reading »
Old Saint Pat’s relies mostly on the sun coming through the stained-glass windows for light. This afternoon it’s streaming right through the face of St. Mary in a panel on the right side of the church—helped only by real candles, which a friend affectionately called “old . . . . Continue Reading »
The following definitions are not from Webster’s or the OED:vegetarian, n. a person who avoids meat and eats only vegetables.seminarian, n. a person who eats only seeds.Schwarzeneggerländer, n. An inhabitant of California.Leningrad, prop. n. former name of St. Petersburg, Russia, from . . . . Continue Reading »
It is interesting how much attention the Obamacare debate is receiving here in Scotland and throughout the UK. The papers are filled with stories and it is all over the television news. In today’s Independent, the big story was the Stupack Amendment and abortion. . . . . Continue Reading »
If one were to attempt to continue the conversation about the Church in late modernity started by Matthew Lee Anderson here, there are a few avenues one might pursue. In the comments, there are suggestions of following threads from CS Lewis Abolition of Man. One might also suggest Michael . . . . Continue Reading »
Ken Myers, host of Mars Hill Audio Journal, was recently interviewed on the podcast Ordinary Means about the topic of culture and the church. During the interview, Myers talked about different ways that the church must be counter-cultural in our current cultural environment. He outlined five main . . . . Continue Reading »
Gene Fant opened this conversation up, so I’ll dive in.I think it is interesting that anyone, such as the person Dr. Fant refers to, could think that the federal government can effectively solve the problem of poverty. I don’t think it can because it resolutely refuses to confront . . . . Continue Reading »
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