Both my Bereans colleagues and the many commenters have hit upon a fundamental tension that runs beneath all the talk about whom to vote for this election. Though they might not have realized it they have been raising the very old and very crucial question of whether a nation needs virtuous political leaders to survive […]
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The Limits of Politics and Virtue
04 Oct 2016
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It has been pointed out by historians and journalists that political campaigns have always been a little bit or a lot vicious, with a good deal of “over the top” rhetoric. Witness the Adams-Jefferson campaign of 1800. It was pretty overheated on both sides. But I see something different at work now among liberals, or, […]
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The Misdirection of Life
08 Sep 2016
In 2004 the band Straylight Run produced a song called “Existentialism On Prom Night” about a young couple that made the most of evening. “Sing me something soft, sad and delicate, or loud and out of key,” they wrote, “Sing me anything, we’re glad for what we’ve got, done with what we’ve lost, our whole […]
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In a blog a few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was writing a book on the topic of worldview. I posted the first chapter and asked for feedback. I appreciate the comments I received, and the spirit in which they were made. I have also edited the chapter I posted then, both before I […]
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I think what I am doing in this blog is a bit out of the ordinary. And I offer it with an attitude of trepidation. But nevertheless, I have included in this blog a link to the first chapter of what I envision as an entire book on Christian Worldview. The tentative title is The […]
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Rule of Man: Addendum
15 Jul 2016
Earlier in the week I wrote a post about the decline of the rule of law and increase in the rule of man in the United States’ governing structure. I would like to continue that thought as it related to the individual human being. Question: Why is the rule of law so important? Answer: Because […]
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Our Only Hope in Life and Death
10 Jul 2016
I don’t know how many of you lived in the mid- to late 1960s, during the summers of rioting in large (and sometimes small) cities in America, but this week I have had the same feeling I had then, at age 10-12. It seemed as if our very civilization was threatened, even if it wasn’t. […]
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For the Christian, What is the Fourth of July?
04 Jul 2016
Christians are in the midst of an existential crisis as they think about their country, their obligations, and the future. It is understandable and probably well past due. However, even though we have the opportunity to evaluate critically, in doing so, we are lapsing into lazy, categorical thinking. Our view of country is still too […]
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240 years ago, more or less on July 4 (the actual date of the signing of the Declaration is debated), the members of the Continental Congress signed a document that severed the bonds of the American colonies from their British rulers. For many Americans, this day is still cause for celebration for that reason, as […]
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Three Cheers for the Liberal Arts
13 May 2016
What do we mean by the term “liberal arts”? By a “liberal arts college” or a “commitment to the liberal arts”? The definition is important, but even more important is why we should care that a college has a commitment (at the least) to the liberal arts? Moreover, what is the difference between simply liberal […]
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