Monthly Archives: November 2006

It is clear that our culture has fallen in love with beauty. We are an aesthetic culture, and it is not truth that captivates us but beauty. We who are in Christ also love beauty. We do not love beauty … Continue reading →

It being finals week and all, I will post soon. It will be a busy week, so stay with me. Topic to be discussed ASAP: connecting with people through the search for beauty in the world.

I try to keep this blog more on the impersonal side, but there are certain times when you need to be personal and reflect on your background, even as you think toward the future. I grew up with idyllic Thanksgivings … Continue reading →

I was planning on writing today about Christian groupies and why they exist. But then I popped in Saving Private Ryan, and realized that I wanted to write about something else. I wanted to write about courage. Then, in a … Continue reading →

The very thought that I might have groupies had not occurred to me, but thank you, Al, for pointing out that frightful prospect. Perhaps these qualifications will be helpful in identifying whether all three of you who are groupie candidates … Continue reading →

One would think that in the Christian world, we wouldn’t have evangelical celebrities, because we’ll just cotton to Christ. It’s not so, however. This week, we’re going to looko at some distinguishing characteristics of Christian groupies. We’re going to ask … Continue reading →

I refuse to bend to the common practices of the blogosphere (which is the going-away favorite for dorkiest word ever invented) and post cute things like photos or poetry on my blog. Instead, I do moralistic blathering. And who wins? … Continue reading →

“We are a generation of wimps raised by mystics. Such are many Christian men today. Exaggerated piety, deficient manliness, and outright cowardice have conspired to bring about the current state of affairs. “ There’s the teaser to my article. I … Continue reading →