Friday, February 29, 2008

Letter to Christianity Today concerning their March 2008 article, "Not Your Father's L'Abri," by Molly Worthen

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February 29, 2008 Dear Editor: Inaccurate and flippant comments were strewn through the article, “Not Your Father’s L’ Abri .” Francis Schae...
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Obama Repents of the Wrong Thing

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Obama has repented of one good thing he did in the Senate: voting to save Terri Schaivo's life. Read this story for the details. Is t...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Praise for a deceased TV program

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This is an excellent story from The New York Times on William F. Buckley's long-running TV show, "Firing Line"-- so different...
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The Second Coming in Pop Culture

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This from a friend. It is taken from a textbook he used in college in 1960. Ernest Van Den Haag wrote this. "In popular culture, even ...
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Epigram

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In an age of idolatry, not to be an iconoclast is to be an idolater .
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

In Honor of Mr. Buckley

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William F. Buckley, author, interviewer, columnist, debater , magazine editor, wordsmith extraordinaire, preternatural wit, and uber -conser...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Os Guinness reviews "Crazy for God"

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Os Guinness has written the definitive review of Frank Schaeffer's book, Crazy for God , which I, too, have reviewed. Guinness, the wi...
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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Jesus and Buddha lecture outline and on line articles on the topic

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If you'd like a copy of my four-page lecture outline on "Jesus and Buddha," let me know and I will send it to you. This is the...
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Friday, February 22, 2008

Event at Denver Seminary

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Christian Thought Colloquium - February 2008 Monday, February 25, 2008, 12:00 PM - 12:55 PM Location: Denver Seminary, 6399 South Santa Fe D...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

The Hopemeister

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Read this excellent editorial on Obama by David Brooks of The New York Times.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Counterculture?

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In John Stott's commentary to The Sermon on the Mount, he speaks to the need for "Christian counterculture." The way of Jesus ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2008

Holy TV!

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It is hard to forget the lithe and lovely young actress who played Claire in the wonderful film, "Brother Sun, Sister Moon," the s...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

Flyer for Groothuis lecture on Jesus, Buddha

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You can see and (I think) download the flyer for my talk, "Jesus and Buddha: Similarities and Differences," here. This will be he...
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Epigrams on reading: one original

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1. Those who do not read, should not lead. Not original. 2. Put reading above eating--for one day. Original
Thursday, February 14, 2008

"Wall of Separation"

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"The Wall of Separation" is a superb documentary on a much-abused and little-understood phrase: the separation of church and stat...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Herbie and Grammy

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Ben Ratliff, the excellent jazz writer for The New York Times , has some reflections on Herbie Hancock's recent grammy. He assesses the...
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Monday, February 11, 2008

The PersonalPhilosophyTrainer (PPT)

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Always looking for more applications of philosophy to life, I have come up with a sure-fire winner: the PhilosophyPersonalTrainer (or PPT). ...
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Hurray for Herbie

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Legendary jazz pianist, Herbie Hancock, has won a Grammy for best recording of 2007, River: The Joni Letters . I have not heard it (since I...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Upon reading "Love and Sex With Robots" by David Levy

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I'm a robot, but try to forget that I am. Soon I will do whatever a human can. I'll pass your Turing test. You can't tell me fro...
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Friday, February 08, 2008

Groothuis to Speak on Jesus, Buddha in Boulder

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I am slated to speak at The University of Colorado-Boulder on Monday evening, February 25, on "Jesus and Buddha: Similarities and Diffe...
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