The Constructive Curmudgeon

A forum for discussing matters of moment, from a curmudgeonly perspective. (The ideas posted here do not necessarily represent those of any organization with which I am a part). Rude and insulting remarks will not be published, but civil disagreement is welcome.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Doug Groothuis on Apologetics

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My interview with "Point of View" is here.

Jim Hall in Denver

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Jazz guitarist Jim Hall will be in Denver in late October at the famed Dazzle Lounge. It is worth the $40 cover charge, to be sure.
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Duke

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The move from sound into silence can be beautiful-- especially in music. The wondrous note fades into nothing and finds its home in the qu...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Duke: Alone

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In all my years of listening to, savoring, and comparing jazz pianists, my ears and soul have never heard anyone play the instrument as did ...
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Against Efficiency

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A friend of mine is a checker at a grocery chain. When she is working, I always go to her line, since I want to talk with her. Today, I chos...
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

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"The fact that the market is not doing what we wish it would do is no reason to automatically assume that the government would do bette...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Groothuis on Bachmann and "Dominionism"

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My article, "Michele Bachmann and Dominionist Paranoia," was just published at Patheos.
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

An Outline for a Talk at the Denver Seminary Orientation.

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Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., 2011 Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING? OR OUTTHINKING THE WORLD FOR CH...
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Christian Apologetics: Kindle and Beyond

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My new book, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Christian Faith ( InterVarsity Press, 2011) is now available as a Kindle book...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Michele Bachmann as a "Dominionist." The Straw Man Strikes Again

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One may expect attacks on presidential hopefuls to increase in volume, frequency, and audacity the as primary season draws near. The time is...
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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Beautiful--Ugliness

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Tramp stamped, a body beautiful, but marred by being for sale. Beautiful Ugliness. The call girl, prayed for, lamented over. Som...
Friday, August 19, 2011

When

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Giants cower at the sound of a bird. Amnesiac clowns march unafraid. Demons laugh. Angels cry. The world groans and heaves in the impossible...

Groothuis on Bell

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Here is my "Bible Answer Man" interview on Love Wins by Rob Bell.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Jazz Stamp

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The making of the jazz stamp.

Monk and Miles in Frisco, Colorado

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Two superb paintings in a coffee shop in Frisco, Colorado called Rocky Mountain Coffee Roasters . What a pleasant surprise to find them. The...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Questions

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Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law.--Proverbs 29: 18 (NASB) Will America end up lookin...

The Soul in Cyberspace

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Reflections on my book, The Soul in Cyberspace , 14 years later.
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Friday, August 12, 2011

The March of the Clowns

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I watch the march of the clowns, who began as soldiers, who became clowns--and forgot that they were once soldiers, and even... forgot that ...

A Sentence

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"In the end, hope without truth is pointless." -- Douglas Groothuis , Chris tian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblic...
Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Prager's Confusions

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This morning, I heard Denis Prager claim that his Jewish beliefs were non-rational, otherwise there would be no room for "faith."...
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Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.
I am a Christian, philosopher, teacher. My most recent of my twenty books is Beyond the Wager. My magnum opus is Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith (InterVarsity Press, 2011). I have published ten others, including Truth Decay and On Jesus.
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