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Being and Saying
The distinction between appearance and reality is an old saw in philosophy. It appears in the letters…
How Now Shall We Bake?
What is religious freedom and why does it matter? As court after court thrusts unbiblical notions of…
Against Christian Hypocrisy
In a column called “Conservative Christians Selectively Apply Biblical Teachings in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate,” Kirsten Powers…
What’s Next for Ukraine?
Andrew Wilson thinks that the Ukrainian protesters have won. But the battle for a free Ukraine is just…
What Should We Read about George Washington?
It’s George Washington’s birthday, and the problem a lot of us have is that he comes across…
Technical bias
Douglas Rushkoff (Program or Be Programmed) argues that we don’t think enough about how our new technologies…
Squeeze Play
The Balaamites of Pergamum and Jezebel in Thyatira have the same teaching. Both entice the saints to fornication,…
Ten Days
The church at Smyrna will suffer “ten days” (Revelation 2:10). That suggests a brief tribulation, but why…
One Man’s Intervention
Policy debates today are often framed as debates over state intervention, pro or con. It’s assumed that…
New Institutional Economics
What’s new about New Institutional Economics (NIE)? In their editorial introduction to Handbook of New Institutional Economics, Claude…
Upcoming Events Roundup — 2.21.14
Three upcoming events all in New York City or nearby: Being an Orthodox Christian in the Post…
First Links — 2.21.14
Icons and the Public Nature of Theology Artur Rosman, Cosmos The In Lost The Eastern Bloc’s Most…
Sacred Systems
Sacred Systems by Eric Kyle is tough going. He covers “systems” of personal transformation and spiritual formation…
Death, Sin and the Patriarchs
Death, not sin, is the great problem for Israel’s patriarchs. There is remarkable little talk of “sin”…
Outfitting Overcomers
Each of the seven messages to the churches ends with a promised gift to the victors, those…
