Slate is running a piece by Brooke Donatone, a therapist at New York University counseling services, who notes that her clients from the millennial generation are struggling toward adulthood. Amy (not her real name), for example, has been depressed since her first year in college, and cannot balance homework, laundry, and a part-time job. Donatone cites […]
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Are Millennials Victims of Helicopter Parenting?
02 Dec 2013
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In case some were not aware. not only was Friday, November 22 the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but also the 50th anniversary of the deaths of both C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley. Lewis is of course well-known and loved by many Christians as an apologist of sorts as […]
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My colleague Jeffrey Haymond has written a nice blog concerning cronyism in the Obamacare debacle. I am addressing a different but equally important problem—where do we go from here? The Affordable Care Act (now the favorite title for liberals), known popularly as Obamacare is under increasing criticism. Republicans and conservatives are in the forefront of […]
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In their new book, published by Crossway in 2013, The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution, the authors Wayne Grudem and Barry Asmus tackle the issue of whether one can make a distinctively Christian defense of markets and economic growth. The book involves a unique combination of authors and perspectives. Grudem is a well-known and […]
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Quote for the Day
03 Nov 2013
Since it is the Lord’s Day and since this blog deals with the Christian view of things political, economic and cultural, it seems appropriate to give this quote from one of the great theologians, political leaders and statesmen, Abraham Kuyper: “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over […]
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Happy Reformation Day
31 Oct 2013
It is time for a little “diversion” from politics and economics (partially anyway) to think for a moment about religion, in this case, the Christian religion and even more specifically, the Protestant religion. For those who are not sure, this is not really Halloween Day. Before Halloween this was Reformation Day. It was on October […]
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A Ringside Seat at “The Hearing”
30 Oct 2013
After two hours at the House Subcommittee hearing October 30 on the Obamacare rollout, I asked myself why I had come. After three and a half hours I knew. There were three things to be learned. One: Politicians of all stripes certainly do like to hear themselves talk, and especially, today, Democrats who had little […]
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Quote for the Day
29 Oct 2013
I came across this quote from a letter written by William F. Buckley, Jr. to Henry Kissinger on the subject of utopian ideas and utopian dreamers, many of whom reside right here in Washington, DC. “We must do what we can to bring hammer blows against the bell jar that protects the dreamers from reality.” […]
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The Great Fact
15 Oct 2013
Once again the “Great Fact” was brought home to me in the morning sermon at my church. The Great Fact is not popular among non-Christians and not very popular among many calling themselves Christians. Instead autonomy and self-interest tend to rule the day. You could also say that many in the church as well as […]
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Foundations Matter
12 Oct 2013
Pope Francis continued to make surprising statements recently by suggesting that God would grant forgiveness to atheists as long as they followed their consciences. “Sin,” he said, “even for those who have no faith, is when one goes against their conscience.” Pope Francis has not maintained his predecessor’s more conservative stance on issues of faith […]
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