In Search of a Confident Faith (Chapter 1, Part 1)
Several months ago, I started reading through In Search of a Confident Faith. I quickly discovered that it had a lot of good information that I both wanted to remember and wanted to pass along. I’m finally at the point where I managed to write about Chapter 1, so I’m now going to inflict my enthusiasm on you.
Goldberg, Smith, and Hayek on Socialism
I recently read two good articles, from Jonah Goldberg, on socialism.
Capitalism vs. Capitalists
If by ”capitalist” you mean someone who cares more about his own profit than yours; if you mean someone who cares more about providing for his family than providing for yours; if you mean someone who trusts that he is a …
The Earth is the Lord's
In Calvinism Continued, Adam argues that it’s nonsense to suggest that all sin is really a sin against God.
A Christian might also suggest that all sins are sins against God, not men – but that is simply nonsense. Whosoever harms me, harms me (a better argument is the idea that God wants you …
Re: Is Joe Wasting His Life?
Adam is right, of course. The crucial question about whether or not I’m wasting my life — about whether or not anyone is wasting his life — is ”what exactly [is] a good Christian supposed to do with his or her new life in Christ?” I posed the original question (am I wasting my life) …
What's so great about the USA?
Our government (Joe and I are both Americans, if it wasn’t completely obvious) is the world’s oldest. Economically, we account for a quarter of the world’s entire gross domestic product – which is a fact that tends not to be mentioned when activists bemoan the fact that we consume a quarter of the world’s …
Calvinism Continued, or Newton, Robots, & Glory
(Previous discussion of this subject can be found in the entry just below this one.)
The primary evil of Calvinism, in the eyes of those who do not adhere to its beliefs, is its denial of the free will to choose Heaven over Hell, God over the Devil. God’s omniscience – His ability to know …
Is Joe Wasting His Life?
”Something I’ve been thinking lately,” our dear webmaster Joe has recently written. ”Am I different as a Christian than I would be if I wasn’t a Christian? Am I just wasting my life?”
Then he linked to a rap video appearing to strenously urge its viewers not to knock over convenience stores. DON’T WASTE …
"Mutual Consent/Force"
It’s a little-known fact that Steve Ditko, hailed by readers of comic books for co-creating Spider-Man and much of that character’s supporting cast, occasionally still publishes new stories.
It’s little-known for several reasons. First, all of these new tales can only be found between the covers of small-press magazines with extremely low print runs and …
Reforming Louisiana
It looks like a charismatic politician just might be able to [drain a swamp after all]](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/28jindal.html?ex=1361854800&en=071abe8eb67bfd6d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss):
Downstairs, legislators gnashed their teeth, while upstairs at the Capitol here this week, the new governor claimed victory against the old customs down below.
Six weeks into the term of Gov. Bobby Jindal, an extensive …
Its troubles are over, Guys
Test: Can you tell whether this cow was treated well or not?
How much histrionic handwringing about this beef recall do we have to endure? From The New York Times, presumably nicknamed ”The Gray Lady” because it’s gone senile, writes:
”A nauseating video of cows stumbling on their way to a California slaughterhouse has …