The recent note on the financial crisis from the Vatican’s Council on Justice and Peace offers us yet another chance to reflect on the Church’s longstanding social teaching. It is the kind of document that is meant to advance a conversation rather than settle questions, and it will no . . . . Continue Reading »
Why does modern buildings tend to look so harsh and feel so unhospitable? Michael Mehaffy and Nikos A. Salingaros say its because the designer literally suffer from “architectural myopia” : Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “What were the architects . . . . Continue Reading »
A reminder of tomorrow’s evening’s lecture here at the office, at which the writer and director of the Off-Broadway production of The Screwtape Letters , now touring the country, speaks on the craft of writing plays and the calling of the Christian artist. Come hear Jeffrey Fiske . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Here’s some BIG THINKING on technology not in the classroom. It’s gotten a huge number of hits, appparently because of a controversy I didn’t know about over the Waldorf School. 2.The thread below and many others on the web show that the spirit of resistance to Romney is . . . . Continue Reading »
I spent the past weekend at Together for Adoption, which was a strong and refreshing dose of teaching and instruction on gospel-centered adoption.It’s been a while (too long, too long!) since I’ve posted over here at Evangel, having been busy slavishly beating the publicity drums for my . . . . Continue Reading »
Sometimes my friends think I wish to go back to the days when people with a homosexual orientation were in a “closet.”I am glad those days are over. I have no wish to return to them.Closets are for clothes and not for people. Nobody should be forced to hide their nature and no Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
Yeah, she was the cute-as-can-be gal in the one great Will Farrell movie, Elf . Also in Almost Famous , early on as the hip sister who becomes a stewardess. The commenters at Big Hollywood are happy about Zooey’s rendition of national anthem at the World Series—not her first time at . . . . Continue Reading »
Sounds of Silence, as few other songs can, gives one a genuine scare regarding modern life. It is like pages out of Spengler, or Rousseau, condensed to a poetic moment. How does it do this? I’m sure much could be explained by the ominous melody, and the way the cherubic voices are contrasted . . . . Continue Reading »
Everybody knows that men want to sleep around more than women do, right? What everybody “knows” is wrong, according to a new study on gender differences in sexuality: Pedersen, Miller, Putcha-Bhagavatula, and Yang (2002) questioned that common wisdom and more closely examined the gender . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago George Weigel wrote that the Denver Bronco’s third-string quarterback Tim Tebow “draws hatred because he is an unabashed Christian, whose calmness and decency in the face of his Christophobic detractors drives them crazy.” Many sports analysts are starting to draw . . . . Continue Reading »
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