Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Some French officials have declared war on religious symbols: Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders in France have condemned a proposed ban on conspicuous religious signs such as headscarves or crucifixes in schools…Former minister Bernard Stasi, who headed the commission consulted a wide cross-section of public opinion, including teachers, religious leaders, sociologists and politicians before handing … Read more
My alarm clock is set to wake to a news radio station, so this morning when it sounded I had to do a double take, as the first words I heard were, “Saddam Hussein has been captured!” I’ll bet the champions of the left were cowering in their own holes in the ground this morning. … Read more
The commencement address is a type of public speech that stands in a genre all by itself. Typically, a luminary tries to give graduating students a glimpse of what is to come for them, and tell them how that they are to accomplish their dreams. I’ve been to two graduations where commencement speeches have been … Read more
Theologian Carl F. H. Henry died Monday. Henry was the intellectual founder of modern evangelicalism, and his 6-volume magnum opus, God, Revelation, and Authority is near the top of my list of books to read in my lifetime. Albert Mohler has a good take on Henry and his legacy.
No, my feelings are not hurt, but I’ll bet you know someone whose feelings are. In fact, a person’s feelings seems to be the defining element for anything that is done in our society these days, regardless of whether or not the person’s feelings are grounded in reality. That’s why I like James Harrigan’s TechCentralStation … Read more
I forgot to mention that we did go see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World last weekend. Superb film. Great battle scenes, but an even better depiction of the perils of leadership. Not everything always goes one’s way, but one must still be prepared to take the difficult as well as the … Read more
Howard Dean went to church yesterday. In fact , he spoke to the congregation of Community CME Church in Columbia, S.C. Has Dean been hiding the fact that he’s a skilled expositor of the word of God? Did he investigate the genealogy of Matthew 1 to show that Jesus is the fulfillement of the Old … Read more
He is omniscient; he knows all. He judges us according to our deeds. He is outside of time, and he never ages. He is able to perform miracles, and controls the nature of natural things. He lives in a place that is inaccessible to humans. He gives us good gifts, and desires us to ask … Read more
The BCS poll has finally come out with its first big screw-up by ranking Oklahoma first despite a crushing defeat in its conference championship. What’s funny is that everyone knew the BCS had obvious problems, but it had worked out OK most years, so everyone played along. I predict this decision will have major fallout. … Read more
Although I haven’t written anything in a number of days here, I have been writing much. I’ve finished a number of papers, the most interesting of which (and most involved) was an exegesis of the Hebrew text of Isaiah 56, a passage I found most interesting due to its implications regarding Gentile inclusion into the … Read more