Golden Fish ‘Neath the Ice Pond

The conversion story of New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas: Source: http://www.ericmetaxas.com/portrait/ Eric Metaxas is a prolific author of several books including: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy,  Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, Socrates in the City and even this sweet, lyrical book I read to my 1 yr.…

The Intolerance of Tolerance

Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion. -Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston Just in case you missed the irony: Boston, in the spirit of being at the "forefront…

Camaraderie, Not Homosexuality

Writers often use comparative language to describe uncommon experience.  Using common shared experience as reference, good writers will establish the common to accentuate the uncommon.  I think this is what the author of 2 Samuel was doing when describing the relationship between David and Jonathan.  To assume that homosexuality is in view when David says…

Unfettered Abortion: The End of Women’s Rights?

This is a compelling argument.  Sex selection in the United States is on the rise, and female babies are being executed at a higher rate than male babies.  For the sake of a woman's right to choose, even to choose the execution of her daughter (who's womanly rights apparently are not to be considered), abortion…

What Does the Resurrection Mean?

Ross Douthat, op-ed writer for the New York Times, defends the bodily resurrection of Jesus to the Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan. Fascinating. What Does the Resurrection Mean? Related: Dr. Albert Mohler had Douthat on as a guest of Thinking in Public. Here is a link to his newest book, Bad Religion.