The NYT Book Review gave the liberal columnist, Michael Kinsley, the job of reviewing President Bush’s book Decision Points. What a shock! He didn’t like it. (Having Kinsley review Bush would be like having PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk review my book A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a . . . . Continue Reading »
I have recently been made aware of The Psalm Project, a group of young Christian musicians in the Netherlands who are rendering the Genevan Psalms in contemporary form. Here is a medley of their efforts below, which are quite compelling:Here are Psalms 86, 119 (partial, obviously) and 139:Quite . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks to the Drudge Report for this: In 2000, a warming scientist from East Anglia, Dr. David Viner, went way out on a limb and said there would soon be no more snow in England. From the Independent report of March 20, 2000:Britain’s winter ends tomorrow with further indications of a . . . . Continue Reading »
Did you know there were two tin woodmen in Oz? Probably not—the second one tells his tale for the first time in this story.Only Natural“The first tin woodman thought it was a curse. I saw it differently. You probably remember his story—how he fell in love with a certain girl, who . . . . Continue Reading »
“It was inevitable,” writes William Johnsen in the inaugural issue of English Language Notes (Summer 2006), “that the shame associated with admitting religious belief in the secular world of the human sciences in midcentury would prepare the ground for the great succès de . . . . Continue Reading »
1. My MODERN AND AMERICAN DIGNITY is now available for immediate delivery on AMAZON. The great news is that if you—like ME—have AMAZON PRIME, there’s still plenty of time to get copies for Christmas giving. 2. I’m sure everyone has read the article in THE NEW REPUBLIC by . . . . Continue Reading »
This isn’t a blog about religion, but among its many threads, we do discuss what it means to be human. And part of that is the yearning for transcendence.In the past, we have discussed what I call the coup d’ culture that seeks to replace Judeo/Christian moral philosophy and its . . . . Continue Reading »
I am sadly reminded of the old surfer song, that begins with a maniacal laughter: Hahahahahahaha,” and then the emphatic word, “Wipeout!”The NHS is cracking up. Now, patients are being denied treatments ranging from hip replacements to wisdom teeth extractions and routine . . . . Continue Reading »
Turns out not to be a violation of human rights, according to the European Court of Human Rights. Here’s an un-American precedent I wish our Supreme Court would believe in. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Jingle Bells was the first song played in space Just before Stafford and Schirra were scheduled to reenter Earth’s atmosphere December 16, the pair reported they had sighted some sort of UFO. Schirra recounted the moment when Stafford contacted Mission Control in Schirra’s Space, a . . . . Continue Reading »
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