Burger King tricks the kids

“Here little Johnny, eat your fries.” “There’s something fishy about these mommy…” In the biggest masquerade since candy cigarettes, Burger King is now attempting to fool kids into thinking that apples are really French fries: The fast-food chain is also developing what it calls BK Fresh Apple Fries. The red apples are cut to resemble … Read more

In Memoriam, 9/11/2001

Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out … Read more

Gator Hater Week 2007

One point. That’s the margin by which the Florida Gators won in last year’s game against Tennessee. Does such a slim margin mean that we should hate the Gators any less? Absolutely not! There’s still plenty of hatred to go around. One of the questions that I’m most often asked regarding the Gators is this: … Read more

Whence evangelical art?

In a brilliant essay in this month’s Touchstone magazine, Donald T. Williams examines an obvious missing product of evangelical writers: good literature. Viewing this problem through the lens of one of my favorite writers, Flannery O’Connor, Williams observes: O’Connor complained that too many Catholic writers were too utilitarian in their approach, but at least their … Read more

Killing the Giant Killers

Vols 39, Golden Eagles 19 Following the typical playbook for a Tennessee pay-per-view game, the Vols started out shaky and rallied in the second half to win handily. Southern Mississippi is legendary for creating upsets, but five games with Tennessee have yet to perpetate the legend. I didn’t see this game, but I listened to … Read more