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 Rude and insulting remarks will not be published, but civil disagreement is welcome.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Goodbye, Dear Edith

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Please read this thoughtful obituary by Udo Middleman for his mother-in-law, Edith Schaeffer, who died on March 30. Edith Rachel Merritt ...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Easter Life and the Facts of History

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Easter commemorates and celebrates a historical event unlike any other: the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. But what is the s...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Book Review

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Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources Khaldoun A. Sweis, Chad Meister, eds. Mar 26, 2013 Series: Denver Journal Volu...

Book Review

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My review of Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources .
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Prophet Speaks, There is Still Time

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"And without a strong view of Scripture as a foundation, we will not be ready for the hard days to come. Unless the Bible is without e...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Tattered Cover Bookstores in Denver

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Bravo, for The Tattered Cover bookstores in the Denver area. They are locally owned, well-kept, well-stocked, and enjoyable for books and c...
Saturday, March 09, 2013

Book Review: Duke Ellington: A Spiritual Biography

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Edward Kennedy Ellington was an endlessly complex and fascinating man as well as musician, composer, and band-leader. He was one of the lea...
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

My Philosophy of Card Writing

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Work on my handwriting. Use a fountain pen. Write friends, family, and also strangers who interest me: musicians, writers, artists. Try...
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

To Teachers

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Teachers: Teach as if what you said counted for Eternity. It does. Teach as if your students were eternal. They are. Teach as if God were y...

Truth

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About ten years ago, a prospective student recently wrote to Denver Seminary. He was alarmed by our vision statement, which speaks of def...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

City Bark

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I often take Sunny, my Golden Doodle, to City Bark , which is very near where I work at Denver Seminary. The care they give is excellent; e...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Avoiding Serfdom

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Daniel Hannan, The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter or Warning to America . New York : HarperCollins, 2010. 200 pages, with index, $24.99. R...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Neil Postman

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We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year came and the prophecy didn't, thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Here and Now

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Here and Now: The Autobiography of Pat Martino Pat Martino, Bill Milkowski Feb 12, 2013 Series: Denver Journal Volume 16 - 2013 P...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Losing our Letters

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Amazing as it may seem to many of us now, human beings wrote letters to each other before the arrival of electronic mail. My mother did. Al...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

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Douglas Groothuis, Metro State, 2013 Terms from Introduction to Philosophy There are several terms or phrases that I have introdu...
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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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