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How thick is your bubble?
I guess the good news is that I don’t have a bubble at all. Charles Murrays new book talks about the increasing divide in America. Looks fascinating. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 They have a helpful quiz … Continue reading
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Klavan nails it
Andrew Klavan has done it again. Nails the zeitgeist in a way no one else really gets at, although this from Frank J. Fleming comes close (courtesy of JS on email)
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Tagged andrew klavan, frank j. fleming, topsy turvy, worldview, zeitgeist
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defending life
interesting chart and presentation from the guys at Stand to Reason blog. and a presentation regarding the chart ht to vitamin z
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Tagged abortion, countering pro-choice arguments, defending life, life, stand to reason, vitamin z
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pornified culture results
Tim Challies has an interesting post regarding the fact that our sexualized pornified culture is having the unexpected result of hurting the porn industry’s bottom line. And yet it’s not all good. What struck me as I read this article … Continue reading
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Tagged morality, pornography, sex industry, sexuality, tim challies
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interesting new movie
Twice yesterday evening I randomly ran across reviews of the new movie, Get Low. I had not even heard about the existence of this movie until reading these reviews. Here is Dr. Russell Moore’s brief review. Three paragraphs to tease … Continue reading
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Tagged confession, conscience, Get Low, guilt, hiding, Kathryn Lopez, movie review, movies, russell moore, shame
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fart in a thunderstorm
and here is the opposite of the result described in my last two posts. here is the result when the central planners, our betters, those who are smarter than us and care more than we do act in our interest … Continue reading
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Tagged bulbs, command economy, do good ism, economics, environmentalism, free market, incandescent bulbs, light bulbs
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the man explains
here is a wonderful video from Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose series expaining beautifully why the free market system is the best at maximizing economic outcomes for everyone.
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Tagged economic freedom, equality, free to choose, freedom, liberty, milton friedman, self direction, self interest
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Cultural Freedom
Courtesy of Instapundit, this is a fun video showcasing a true American entrepreneur. The key moments come when he talks about the “food revolution” and when he says that here in America we have political freedom, religious freedom, economic freedom, … Continue reading
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Tagged anchor brewery, capitalism, entrepreneur, entrepreneurialism, freedom, fritz maytag, reason tv
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Two quick hits
Here is an interesting post from C. Michael Patton regarding the need to beware of professional “weaker brethren.” When grace and liberty clash with “scruples,” more often than not, unfortunately, the scruples win. Why? Because we are so quick to … Continue reading
wickard v. filburn
If I ever have the chance to get asked in any context what Supreme Court case was wrongly decided, my first response will be Griswold v. Connecticut. Millions of babies have paid the ultimate price for married couples in Connecticut … Continue reading
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Tagged griswold .v connecticut, penumbras, supreme court, wickard v. filburn
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college time
this is a chilling article from Dr. Mohler. Even as most professors see themselves as stewards of the teaching profession and fellow learners with their students, others see their role in very different terms — as agents of ideological indoctrination. … Continue reading
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Tagged analytical thinking, college, critical thinking, indoctrination, professors, skills, teaching, thinking
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marriage
here is an interesting post on marriage; its characteristics and its purposes. what do you think? here is a bit to get you started: The call for same-sex marriage involves a similar misdefinition. Marriage is often characterized today as follows: … Continue reading
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Tagged homosexual marriage, incest, marriage, polygamy, purpose of marriage
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caffeine
Caffeine is a wonderful thing and I enjoy copious amounts of it every day. Have you ever wondered what it is, how it works, why its addictive and how to tame it? neither have I really, but this article is … Continue reading
evangelism example
A Presbyterian pastor, Scott Moore, gives an example of evangelism in his neighborhood, at his house and the effect it had on him. fascinating reading. Here are the first two points he makes. Go read the other three and the … Continue reading
atheists and abortion
the Life Training Institute has found and dissects an argument from something called the Atheism Examiner. Here is the introduction, but go read the details: I came across a doozy of an article in the Birmingham Atheism Examiner. The article, “Against Abortion? … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, argumentation, atheism examiner, atheists, fallacies, life institute, logic
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our new world
here is a statistical rundown of the new digital world in which we live. Interesting. HT to the Z man.
man of one woman
@darrinpatrick was the guest preacher at the Austin Stone this last Sunday during our summer preaching series. He is the lead pastor at the Journey in St. Louis. His message was an excellent one from Philippians 4 on the need … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, affairs, darrin patrick, faithfulness, josh dix, marital faithfulness, oneness, porn addiction, pornography
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meditations on coyotes
Kevin Williamson has a longish article on the clash of cultures that we are currently experiencing in this country. It is all delicious and you should therefore read it all, but I liked this bit in particular talking about my … Continue reading
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Tagged culture clash, kevin williamson, national review, national review online, progressives
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too much church
Kids raised in church have special dangers. Tony Kummer lists five. I have always worried about my children in this regard and find danger number three that Tony lists to be especially worrisome: 3. They Have Learned to Pretend Pray: … Continue reading
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Tagged church, kids, kids in church, teenagers, tony kummer, youth group
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weekend reading
a couple of articles for your reading pleasure this weekend. the first one by Angelo M. Codevilla is political in nature about the divide in this country between the political class and the “country class”. Long but interesting. here is … Continue reading
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Tagged angelo m. codevilla, country class, God's power, graeme goldsworthy, legalism, power, reading, ruling class, self power, weekend, weekend reading
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overreach
Call it hubris, overreach, “operating outside your area of expertise” or whatever else you like, but bad things can happen when somebody who is an expert in one field makes decisions or acts in another field. Walter Russell Mead has … Continue reading
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Tagged copenhagen, expertise, experts, global warming, policy, science, the american interest, Walter Russell Mead
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hollow men
Instapundit points to a fascinating article by Lee Smith regarding why intellectuals will always be against Israel and on the side of the nihilistic islamic radicals trying to eradicate it from the face of the earth. here is a bit, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-israeli, anti-semitism, instapundit, islam, israel, lee smith, nihilism
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relativism’s real world danger
I am finishing up Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book Nomad. I encourage everyone to read it. Ms. Ali speaks from personal experience and with passion about the shortfalls and dangers of Islam as it is increasingly practiced worldwide. Two passages from … Continue reading
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Tagged ayaan hirsi ali, cultures, ignorance, inquiry, islam, muslims, nomad, paternalism, relativism, soft bigotry of low expectations
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