I’m reading The Tyranny of Cliches by Jonah Goldberg, and I hope to review it here soon. For the time being, however, check out this ReasonTV interview with Goldberg. WARNING: Occasional expletives. Continue reading Jonah Goldberg on The Tyranny of Cliches, Creating NRO, and the Firing of John Derbyshire
American Crossroads “punch[es] back twice as hard.” Continue reading Public Equity President Obama Playing Wall Street Games with Our Money
“Lord, help me to balance my desire to be near you against the selfish ambition to leap over someone else.” Whatever We Ask (Mark 10:35-37) by @GeorgeOWood Continue reading Whatever We Ask (Mark 10:35-3)
In honor of Memorial Day, here’s Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might … Continue reading Gettysburg Address
Several years ago, I received a book through the mail that argued a startling thesis. The book—two books in one, actually—is A Geocentricity Primer by Gerardus D. Bouw and The Geocentric Bible 3 by Gordon Bane. It argues that the Bible teaches geocentricity: “the earth is fixed motionless at the center of the universe.” By contrast, modern science teaches heliocentrism: Earth revolves around the sun and rotates on its axis. Since the Bible is God’s Word, the authors argue, geocentricity is true and heliocentrism false. The authors believe that acceptance of geocentricity is theologically and spiritually momentous. “At issue,” writes … Continue reading Science as an Aid to Interpreting Scripture
Robert Spencer, Did Muhammad Exist? An Inquiry into Islam’s Obscure Origins (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2012). $27.95, 254 pages. Was Islam “born in the full light of history,” as Ernest Renan claimed? Or is its origin “covered” in the “mystery” that Renan believed shrouded all other religions? Robert Spencer argues for “Islam’s obscure origins” in his new book, Did Muhammad Exist? The “canonical story” of Islam’s origins, accepted by all Muslims and (arguably) most non-Muslim scholars begins with the birth of Muhammad in 570 C.E. in Mecca, a hub in the trade routes from east to west. In 610, Muhammad … Continue reading Review of “Did Muhammad Exist: An Inquiry into Islam’s Obscure Origins” by Robert Spencer
Dr. Raymond Culpepper is general overseer of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). He recently spoke to the Assemblies of God National Office chapel. Here’s the video of his message. The Turnaround Principle, posted with vodpod Continue reading The Turnaround Principle
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