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I agree with Phil re. pornography but think the problem must also be seen not simply in terms of the categories of lust and exploitation of women. These are surely only part of the story. The need for constant change and variety (nobody ever gets busted with 5 pornographic pictures on their...

A helpful comment from Michael Cassidy, who is one of the leading evangelics in South Africa: "Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that doom them, the economic conditions that strangle them, the social conditions that cripple them,...

Great comments on porn, Phil and Carl. My pastoral experience dealing with this issue has taught me that this issue is tied to a broader issue of idolatry that becomes practically an entire worldview of porn. Time after time, men caught up in pornography depict a general discontent with their lives...

As a public announcement to our non-native Ref21 contributors, I point out that the great American Octoberfest begins today: the major league baseball playoffs. There is no more American cultural phenomenon than baseball. And there is no baseball like the major league playoffs. (Editorial comment:...

Ho hum. Rick's post indicates that the `quantity versus quality' distinction between America and Europe is alive and well. Never mind the quality, feel the width. On baseball, the English equivalent would seem to me to be `rounders.' Same bat, same ball, same bases as the American pastime; but,...

Now, Carl, you don't have to take the Edwardian (as in Longshanks) stance towards all non-English cultural expressions. Your point about the commercialization of football is well taken (which is why the true American game is now seen only at the college level). But to disparage the quality of major...

Two excellent articles on the impact of pornography on the ministry (and, by extension, on Christian lives in general): William Shishko, `The Perils of Pornography on the Internet' in Ordained Servant 15 (2006); the journal is available via www.opc.org . Like the last chapter of John Armstrong's...

Our friends at Banner of Truth have published an attractive new edition of a genuine classic: The Diary & Journal of David Brainerd . The book will be of special interest to anyone with a vested interested in missions and evangelism. In other words, it ought to be of interest to every serious...

Phil will be in mourning following the sweep last night of his beloved Phillies, but I thought you'd like to make a note that our friend Mike Horton is due to be on 60 Minutes on October 14 discussing Osteenism. Set the Tivo now! On another note, Terry Johnson (os Independent Presbyterian Church in...

Just to set the record straight, the Ryken family has rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals since 1934, the year the Cardinals defeated the Tigers in the World Series. It is too bad the Phillies lost the playoffs this year, but for me (if not for some of my longsuffering staff members) it falls...