Wednesday, January 30, 2008

A Simple, Profound Cry of the Heart

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19 Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. --Psalm 80:19
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

An "Aggressively Inarticulate" Generation

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Here are three uncommon minutes on disturbing common patterns of speech among younger people . The speaker is Taylor Mali . This is about al...
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Saturday, January 26, 2008

The Dying and Death of Julie Brown

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Julie Brown sat in the front row of the church with a friend she had brought along. He had not been inside a house of worship for years and ...
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Friday, January 25, 2008

Jesus, the Philosopher

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Books and Culture is offering my article "Jesus, the Philosopher" as a free preview article.
Thursday, January 24, 2008

Virtuous Ignorance

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Being charged with being an ignoramus is no compliment. I think of Michael Savage savaging a ignorant caller with such an epithet. (He is us...
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Too Much

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[To be sung to a thumping, bouncy pop tune.] Too much access: I have everything I need. Too much access: I never need to bleed. Too much ac...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Forty-five Million Dead Later...

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On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States opened the floodgates for abortion on demand in its decision on Roe vs. Wade. It...
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Monday, January 21, 2008

Would there have been a King without Jesus?

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[This is the text of a splendid speech given by Jeremy Green, a Denver Seminary graduate (MA, Philosophy), concerning the Christian ethics ...
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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Eccentric Reads Entire Book

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The Onion has a good satire on reading in our age of vidiot , ignoramuses.
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Friday, January 18, 2008

Abortion Numbers Head in the Right Direction

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The number of abortions in the US in 2005 was the lowest in 30 years , but still scandalously high. How do we treat "the least of thes...
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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Robert Spencer on Recent Honor Killings in Texas

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Honor Killing in Texas by Robert Spencer Posted: 01/08/2008 From Human Events Amina Said, 18, and her sister Sarah, 17, smile happily in one...
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Monday, January 14, 2008

Groothuis review of "The God Delusion"

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My review of Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion (from T he Christian Research Journal ) is posted here. It looks like the person scan...
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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Three Words

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Oblation before Jubilation.
Friday, January 11, 2008

Honor Killings in the US

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Please read this story on an "honor" killing in the US by a Muslim man . He killed both of his teenage daughters for being too ...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Confession, Realization

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For all my condemnations of multitasking, I realized this morning--sitting amidst stack and rows of endless books surrounding my reading (pr...
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Clearing the Air

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For the time being, The Constructive Curmudgeon will be a politically-free zone. That means no discussion of candidates.
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Debate on Abortion in Boulder, Colorado

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A debate will be held on "Is Abortion Morally Justifiable ?" This will feature Dr. David Boonin (a University of Colorado philoso...
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My Logo

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I'm branded. I am my own brand. Brand new, brand now! My logo, myself. It could all change tomorrow. Image is everything. My image is ev...
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Monday, January 07, 2008

Be Countercultural: Listen to Christ

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Jesus said: 16 "When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting....
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Saturday, January 05, 2008

The Prayer Chair

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An old, out-of-style chair. Given long ago. Not antique, just worn out. There for sitting, reading, thinking. There for praying-- sitting o...
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