The French Revolution
Today is a travel day here at the French Revolution, so posting may be light. But do you have questions about election? Predestination? Dope rhymes? Well this is the rap for you! Read more
Today is a travel day here at the French Revolution, so posting may be light. But do you have questions about election? Predestination? Dope rhymes? Well this is the rap for you! Read more
You can have a tiny amount of influence over a large number of people or a large amount of influence over a tiny number of people. Read more
Several months ago I wrote a Patheos article called “Wisconsin is the New France: Entitlement Derangement Syndrome” condemning the hysterical response to marginal teachers’ benefit cuts and promptly got lambasted by commenter after commenter, with some even questioning my Christianity. Why bring it up? Because Glenn Reynolds’ “Sunday Reflection” in the Washington Examiner contains some inconvenient facts: Wisconsin spends a lot of money on education, and its teachers are well-paid. The average total compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee... Read more
I know there are a lot of fans of the “Real Housewives” series. But seriously? There’s a new set of housewives on the block. These women aren’t whining about fashion faux pas and socialite misgivings. Their stories are cast somewhere between the books of Genesis and Revelation. Ty Adams, a web-based evangelist and author, is producing “The Real Housewives of the Bible,” a two-part DVD series that tracks six women dealing with the ups and downs of marriage as they... Read more
After watching Jim Wallis and Richard Land debate the budget on Bloggingheads and reading my colleague Jordan Sekulow’s Washington Post piece on the debt disaster, I realized once again that the religious left and the religious right seem to speak different languages when it comes to budgetary policy. All too often it seems that the religious left virtually takes for granted that the hundreds of billions of dollars spent fighting poverty and funding education (to take two examples) represent money... Read more
My friend and I were walking ahead of our not-yet-teen daughters at dusk in rural Tennessee, separated by a tenth of a mile so we could engage in our own private conversations. When the truck sped by, we rolled our eyes at its loud exhaust and lifted frame. But the truck, seeing only our daughters (since we’d already taken a turn) slammed on its brakes and stopped in the middle of the rural road. It’s a picturesque, peaceful road,... Read more
As we note in our blog mission statement, we Frenches have pledged to leave in our wake a trail of shattered, seeker-church acoustic guitars (never mind that three of the five members of the family are taking lessons with — you guessed it — acoustic guitars; consistency has long been the hobgoblin of small minds). But does that pledge apply to some killer rhymes, a driving beat, and some good theology? Definitely not! No Shine Jesus Shine here. Feast your... Read more
A friend of ours — who describes herself as “practically a socialist” — wrote this about Nancy and me while reviewing our book: “They act like Jesus loves their positions on everything. I hate those kind of people” To be fair, she went on to say, “Too bad I am one of those people.” (And she did give the book a nice review). But the more I thought about it, the more I liked the line. “David and Nancy French:... Read more
It’s increasingly vital that the evangelical community’s increasing heart for the poor (a wonderful development) is not derailed by progressivism. It is simply not the case that socialism is at all good for the poor that it purports to help. The problem, as I’ve noted elsewhere, is that progressives speak the language of compassion, while conservatives often speak the language of prosperity. But perhaps educational tools like this will help: Read more
On this holiday weekend an Iranian pastor’s life hangs in the balance. On June 28, the Iranian Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. His crimes? Apostasy and evangelism. Pastor Nadarkhani had publicly opposed an Iranian practice requiring that all children, regardless of faith, receive Islamic instruction. In spite of alleged religious-freedom guarantees under the Iranian constitution, he now faces death — a sentence that could literally be carried out at any time. Time is of the essence, and... Read more
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