A friend—Nathaniel Peters, our former Junior Fellow, now at Notre Dame—sends a note pointing out this video of a liturgy at a Call to Action meeting a while back: The liturgical puppets seem to be about ten feet tall, four feet of which are their huge, dreadlocked liturgical heads, and . . . . Continue Reading »
There are several presupposed and pre-ordained principles necessary for a quality dessert. And, of course, they follow the expected TULIP scenario. These are:T - Totally awsomeU - Unconditionally servedL - Limitless in supplyI - Irresistible icingP - Preserves our current weightNote that these . . . . Continue Reading »
Somewhere in Tolkien’s letters he makes clear that the Dwarves of Middle Earth are his Jews. The Dwarvish language of which a few short examples are given is obviously derived from Semitic sources, just as High-Elven stems from Finnish and other Northern European roots. The Dwarves were . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas Hibbs considers this year’s Best Picture nominees : Perhaps in the hope of expanding interest in its fatuous and self-indulgent awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expanded its list of nominees for Best Picture from five to ten. This year’s list . . . . Continue Reading »
This is not the right approach if the goal is to convince people that global warming is a dire threat. Stung by the increase in public skepticism over global warming, “the scientists” have apparently decided to go to the political mattressess. From the story:Undaunted by a . . . . Continue Reading »
What is Christian fundamentalism? It is a set of protestant tenets published, in the early 20th century, as a response to the theological liberalism and higher criticism of the 19th century. It is a doctrinal statement and nothing more. These positions include concerns about the virgin birth, . . . . Continue Reading »
Did you know that there is a free digital calendar for the Christian Church Year, along with the secular calendar, available here? There are a variety of formats: Microsoft Outlook, Entourage, iCal and Google Calendar. Courtesy of Concordia Publishing House. It includes every Sunday in the Church . . . . Continue Reading »
An excellent presentation by Pastor Mason Beecroft. Well worth our careful reading and attention.Last year I was invited to give a lecture in the Wiseman Series at First Presbyterian in Tulsa. Oswald Hoffman was a regular presenter. Well, for whatever reason, they asked me to return this year. Here . . . . Continue Reading »
One of my pet peeves is the use of the left-right spectrum to categorize the diversity of political visions. There are three reasons for my dislike. First, the terms left and right have no enduring meaning, which has shifted with time. Second, they are frequently used as terms of derision against an . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of pop culture. Today’s theme is movies that should have won the Academy Award’s Best Picture. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com ] Next Tuesday the Academy of Motion . . . . Continue Reading »
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