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Daylight Saving Time and the American Tyranny
Reblogged from COLLIN GARBARINO: Throughout most of the year, I harbor a mild disdain for Congress and the bureaucracy for which it stands. However, every spring that mild disdain turns to utter...
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Rob Bell Would Make a Great Mormon
I seem to be harping on Rob Bell lately (see here and here). If you’re tired of it, then be comforted. So am I. But I couldn’t pass up blogging about a bit of juxtaposition that I experienced today....
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Where Is the Kingdom of God Today?
Once upon a time in a land called Judaea, there lived these guys called Pharisees. Now the Pharisees kept looking for the Kingdom of God, and they felt that if they could teach the people to be good...
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Fred Luter and God’s Judgment on America
Last week, I suggested that the American state must not be confused with the kingdom of God. About the same time I was writing that, a prominent Southern Baptist leader seemed to get a little confused....
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The Christian Imagery of DreamWorks’ Guardians
Though Easter 2013 has recently passed, I have just gotten around to watching one of the movies from Christmas 2012. This weekend my family watched DreamWorks’ The Rise of the Guardians. Even though...
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My suggestions for the pro-life movement. “#Gosnell: Where Do We Go from Here?”
My suggestions for the pro-life movement. “#Gosnell: Where Do We Go from Here?”
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The Liberal Arts: An Education in Cattle Raiding
A few days ago, I was trying to convince the freshmen and sophomores in my Western-Civilization survey to sign up for my upper-level class in the fall. The upper-level class will cover the history of...
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Five Suggestions for Summer Reading
First day for reading outside (Photo credit: OpenEye) Summertime in America. It’s a different kind of season. Kids are out of school. Parents are taking vacation days. The weather is warm, the beaches...
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Why American Kids Have ADHD and French Kids Don’t
G. K. Chesterton wrote, “Science in the modern world has many uses; its chief use, however, is to provide long words to cover the errors of the rich.” A rich man cannot be a thief. He must be a...
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The Gods of Social Media
This morning I tumbled down a rabbit hole of divinely inspired social media. I always knew that I could connect with friends and acquaintances through Facebook and Twitter, but I hadn’t considered...
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Casual Dress and the Body of Christ: A Plea for Bathrobes
My sister-in-law recently alerted me to a humorous announcement in the bulletin of her Catholic parish. The priest of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Hammond, LA, would like for his parishioners to know:...
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The Enchantment of Superheroes
My colleague, Randy Wilson, is disenchanted with the superhero movie. He’s concerned that the overblown CGI robs us of our imagination. He’s worried that the genre lacks moral depth. And he’s afraid...
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Where’s Your Allegiance? A Louisiana Boy in Texas
I am not a Texan, but I’ve lived in Texas for the last two years. Even after two years, these Texans continue to surprise me. Last night at our city’s Fourth of July celebration, I was once again...
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On the Rightness of Exercising your Rights
This weekend a Florida jury decided that George Zimmerman did not murder Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman exercised his right to defend himself with lethal force. My knowledge of this case is far from...
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President Obama Tight-Lipped about the Dreams of his Childhood
Last week I read the David Blum’s interview of President Obama for Amazon’s Kindle Singles. The interview was interesting, and it provided some insight into the president’s goals for the remainder of...
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Muzzling the Ox: Writers Don’t Get Paid
Tim Kreider posted an opinion piece at the New York Times complaining about people who ask him to write things for free. He’s a writer by trade, and he thinks it’s appropriate to get paid for his...
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Playing the Race Card and the New Western Imperialism
Thailand is the only southeast-Asian nation that was never colonized by western powers, and the Thai pride themselves on being a “land of the free.” But now it seems that some in the West want to...
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Loki Have I Loved, But Thor Have I Hated
Thousands of moviegoers left the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers demanding more of Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, and Thor: the Dark World has not disappointed these fans. Loki steals every scene in which he...
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Exploring Dante’s Inferno in Disney’s Frozen
Disney’s Frozen might be the most Christian movie that I have seen this year. That’s saying a lot since Man of Steel was self-consciously trying to be the most Christian movie of 2013. I could...
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Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People On Downton Abbey?
I watch Downton Abbey. If you watch it, but you haven’t seen this past week’s episode yet, you might want to stop reading. Spoilers are coming. Like I said, I watch Downton Abbey. I’m not sure why. I...
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