And so, a new Christian denomination prepares to shed its caul and come wailing into the world—the NALC, which, upon first Google, I took to be the National Association of Letter Carriers . Fair enough; a goodly portion of the New Testament is composed of epistles, and so an . . . . Continue Reading »
A sermon “zinger” used to encourage church plants instead of resuscitating old churches goes like this: “It is easier to have a baby than to raise the dead!” Jesus, however, did only the latter. Evangelism is a bit more complicated than the sound bite conveys, simply because . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Durie, a human rights activist and Anglican pastor, examines the ” problematic mission and track record ” of the Organization of the Islamic Conference: Comprising 57 states, the Organization of the Islamic Conference is the second-largest intergovernmental institution in the world . . . . Continue Reading »
I have written before of the futile care case in Canada involving “Baby Isaiah,” an infant who experienced a severe brain injury during a very long labor process. When the physicians sent a letter stating they would unilaterally cease life support, Isaiah’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Francis Beckwith is back with another book. He has written Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft. I’ve not yet had a chance to read it, but this may be the book people have been asking me for as a follow-up to The End of Secularism. I made the negative case against secularism and . . . . Continue Reading »
The beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes transcended its genre to become one of the most enduring works of pop art of the twentieth century. At The Guardian , Nevin Martell explores how it was able to “be authentic in a way that very few cartoons ever are”: The strip’s . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t like to praise David Brooks because I’m afraid it makes me look middlebrow. But sometimes he nails it. Today’s column is a tentative, perhaps merely arguendo , defense of the old WASP establishment. Sure, Brooks observes, positions of power in America are more open to . . . . Continue Reading »
Touchstone magazine notes that while overall church membership may be increasing, only five of the top twenty-five churches in the nation are growing . The largest church bodies are: 1. The Catholic Church: 68.1 million, up 1.49 percent. 2. Southern Baptist Convention: 16.2 million, down 0.24 . . . . Continue Reading »
In the latest issue of Policy Review , Mary Eberstadt argues that we should reconsider the military policy of sending mothers to combat: In November 2009, one of the uglier fruits of the current practice of seeding mothers into the American military burst briefly onto the national stage. Ordered to . . . . Continue Reading »
Pseudonymous history professor Rufus F. remarks on the difficulty we have hearing—really hearing—music that is mediated by digital technology : I’m always amazed to read essays on classical music from the 18th and 19th centuries. The writers, often with no more musical training than . . . . Continue Reading »
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