Dan Phillips is on to something with his assessment of the most offensive thing in the Bible: . . . I brought up the subject of secular talk shows and how they like to try to beat up on Christians…
Trevin Wax: 10 Sure Signs We’ve Lost Our Minds
Trevin points out inconsistencies in the logic of our culture. For example, #5: 5. We decry the exploitation of women, but cry “censorship” when someone wants decency standards against objectifying women on television. Read the whole list here.
Mohler Interviews Charles Murray
Al Mohler recently interviewed Charles Murray regarding Murray’s forthcoming book, Coming Apart. Murray is an academic who has done in-depth statistical analysis of America’s downward moral trajectory. On one level Mohler’s interview of Murray is an intellectual discussion. But it’s…
Bob Bixby: Misérable means Miserable
Pastor Bob Bixby interacts with Les Mis the movie: A lot of discussion about Les Misérables has been had. I’ll join with some scattered thoughts under the following categories: Musicality Vulgarity Spirituality Musicality Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and…
Is Chick-Fil-A Wednesday a Bold Mistake?
Regarding Chick-Fil-A, the elephant in the room is, “Are they discriminating against Rockford, IL?” We can’t even buy a sandwich here. . . Barnabas Piper thinks Chick-Fil-A Wednesday is a bold mistake. He concludes an article for World Magazine with…
Ross Douthat on Chick-Fil-A Wednesday
Ross Douthat against demonstrated why he is one of our day’s most insightful commentators. In his column for the New York Times Sunday paper he argued that there is a difference between freedom of belief and the free exercise of…
Mockingbird Reflects on Grandmother Bullied on Bus
It is interesting that for all the cultural concern about bullying, we seem relatively unable to deter it. The Mockingbird blog has some interesting reflections on the recent video of a grandmother being bullied which went viral on video. Mockingird:…
Alan Jacobs: Three Components of a Blockbuster Story
Whether we are thinking about The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, or The Avengers, it’s worth considering why some stories so easily capture our interest and motivate people to part with their time and money in record numbers? Stories sell, even…
Looking forward to Christmas 2012
For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage
Joe Carter: The Story: “It used to be called illegitimacy,” says the New York Times. “Now it is the new normal.” Once largely limited to poor women and minorities, motherhood without marriage has settled deeply into middle America: More than half of births to American…