December 2006 Archives

If any of you guys are up for it, I'd be interested in your take on voting for a Mormon for president. Here's how Jacob Weisburg makes his case in Slate:I wouldn't vote for someone who truly believed in the... continue

Scott Clark asks (and answers) the question, Why Are (Some) Reformed People Such Jerks?... continue

Some readers of this blog may only check the blog page at Ref21, so it's worth pointing out that a new edition of the e-zine is now online at the main Reformation21.org site. It features a number of articles about... continue

Forgot to point out one other obvious matter (implicit in my earlier blog but, on the basis of recent correspondence, I take nothing for granted as being obvious): RJR's point in citing other atrocities in World War Two relates directly... continue

The reaction to my statement that RJR was a Holocaust Denier (and thus either historically incompetent, racist or mentally unhinged) has elicited quite a bit of response, from very polite statements that I have misread him to veritable tirades accusing... continue

More from the agony column of The Sword in the Bowel.... continue

My dear errant brother,What's all this angst about the Welsh, look you? Beneath this desire to poke fun lies a deep insecurity, a sense of inferiority perhaps. I perfectly understand this boyo: all that psychological pressure from always being right.... continue

At the  end of 2006, as I look back on the year, I repent of my previous view of blogging as a trivial medium.  Here's what I learned from my various correspondents over the year:... continue

The new 9Marks newsletter--focusing on friendship, fellowship, and hospitality, is now online at the 9Marks website (also available as a PDF).... continue

From Al Mohler's blog:Dr. Albert Mohler is recovering at Louisville's Baptist East hospital following abdominal surgery. Dr. Mohler was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing abdominal pain. During a three-hour procedure, surgeons removed scar tissue from a 1980s... continue