Friday, July 29, 2011

I'll have extra cheese with my harangue

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As political theater it would be hard to top the goings-on at the Capitol yesterday. I had to laugh out loud at this recap of House Speaker...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

John Stott finishes his race

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I just heard the news that John Stott died at age 90. Stott was a faithful minister of the gospel, theologian, and contender for orthodox Ch...

A little perspective

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While we fuss and fume about the gridlock in Washington hundreds of thousands across the Horn of Africa are in a life or death search to fin...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Norway's 9/11

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I don't have time to write more than a few lines on the cowardly mass murder carried out in Norway. For the citizens of that fair countr...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What's the point of beauty?

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Jonah Lehrer speculates: But why does beauty exist? What’s the point of marveling at a Rembrandt self portrait or a Bach fugue? To paraphra...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

I'd rather be ruled by a competent [fill in the blank]

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Fox News talking head Ainsley Earhardt has gotten herself into some hot water for declaring on teevee that Republican presidential candidate...

Dinner party on the 405

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In case you haven't seen this . . .
Friday, July 15, 2011

Mark Galli on the "most risky profession"

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Christianity Today editor Mark Galli has written a spot-on analysis in response to the C.J. Mahaney leave of absence, etc. I believe he pi...
Friday, July 8, 2011

Why loving our neighbor is harder (Chesterton)

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We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour. Hence he comes to us clad in all the careless terrors of na...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Casey Anthony, narcissism and the gospel

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Like everyone else I was surprised at the not guilty verdicts rendered in the Casey Anthony trial, though I didn't follow the proceeding...