Joe Carter

You’ll be shocked to hear that . . . ah, why bother. I can’t even muster the pretend surprise over the latest example of double standards on the academic left . Does anyone expect anything else from them anymore? Prof. Fred Gottheil told Front Page Magazine that he compiled a list of . . . . Continue Reading »

1. The 50 Most Extraordinary Churches of the World The Church of Hallgramur is a Lutheran parish church which is also a very tall one, reaching 74.5 meters (244 ft) height. It is the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland. It took incredibly long to build it (38 years!) Construction work . . . . Continue Reading »

After reading this exchange , I repeatedly banged my head against the wall until I lost consciousness. Before I came to, I had this weird dream: Uncle Sam: “Give me a hundred dollars.” I.M. Citizen: “Why” Uncle Sam: “I’m going to spend it on some things you . . . . Continue Reading »

“Abortion is a moral and spiritual issue,’ notes Tom Glessner, President of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, but it’s ” also an economic issue. ” The economic crisis we now face is caused by numerous factors that all relate to flawed governmental . . . . Continue Reading »

Two weeks ago we listed the best magazine covers of the decade. This week I present the best (or at least a close contender) for each decade from 1920 to today: The New Yorker (1926) Ever since their launch in 1925, The New Yorker has set the standard for magazine cover art. Boys Life (1931) This . . . . Continue Reading »

They still don’t get it. Today House Republicans are releasing “ Pledge to America ,” a 21 page, 8,000 word document outlining their new governing agenda, a copy of which is now making the rounds. The editors of National Review issued a fawning, effusive editorial , claiming it is . . . . Continue Reading »

Name: John PiperWhy you’ve heard of him: Dr. Piper is one of the most influential and popular preacher/authors in American evangelicalism.Position: Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN; Host of the daily radio program Desiring God; Founder of Desiring God . . . . Continue Reading »

Several years ago I started an blog series that provided brief profiles of influential evangelicals. The purpose was to help those who may see a name mentioned by the media—Albert Mohler, Richard Land, Jim Wallis—but not know  about them or why they are significant.At the instigation . . . . Continue Reading »

The Paris Review , the literary journal co-founded by George Plimpton, has posted online its extensive archive of interviews with famous literary figures. The site includes interviews with TS Eliot , William Faulkner , Ralph Ellison , Ernest Hemingway , Simone de Beauvoir ,  Saul Bellow , . . . . Continue Reading »

Every few years, some attention-seeking scientific researcher (usually a meteorologist, which is sort of like a scientist) attempts to sucker journalists and bloggers into writing about how their computer model explains how the parting of the Red Sea in the book of Exodus could really happen . This . . . . Continue Reading »