From January 24, 2014, the fourth most-viewed post on this blog for the year: Ranking states by how corrupt they are.
From January 24, 2014, the fourth most-viewed post on this blog for the year: Ranking states by how corrupt they are.
Have a merry and a happy Christmas, everybody. May you. . . Keep “Christ” in Christmas Keep the “mass” in Christmas (by going to church) Keep the “holy” in holidays Keep St. Nicholas, who battled for the deity of Christ at the Council of Nicea,
Touchstone has reposted its most popular article, the scholarly treatment by historian William J. Tighe from 2003 about why the birth of Jesus is celebrated on December 25. And, as he definitively shows, it has nothing to do with any pagan festival. (more…)
The arguments are going around that Jesus Christ was little more than a mash-up of ancient mythical figures. It is true that, as C. S. Lewis has said, that myths–such as those about death and resurrection–often do find their fulfillment in Christianity, in which, in
The fifth most viewed post came as a result of our unintentional venture into Roman Catholic End Times speculation. From January 2, 2014: Will Pope Francis be the last pope?.
As I’ve said before, the great challenge for an artist–whether an author, musician, painter, or whatever–in depicting Jesus Christ is how to portray Him as both God and Man. In Christmas art, some work portrays Him in His humanness as a cute little baby. Other
The final movie of the Hobbit trilogy has already made $350 million world-wide, though the reviews have been somewhat mixed. I haven’t gotten around to seeing it yet, but it figures in our holiday plans. So, to those of you who have seen it, how
Sony has backed down from its backing down to North Korean hackers, announcing that it will release “The Interview” simultaneously on Christmas day in select theaters and on Video on Demand. (more…)
The #6 most popular post of the year was not from this year at all, but from July 14, 2003. But people are still viewing it in great numbers: Dogs are not color-blind after all. We can’t get enough information about dogs, and the topic
Nearly one in four Americans (23%) will not exchange gifts for Christmas. This includes one out of five (20%) Christians. The study does not say to what extent this rejection of the major way our culture celebrates the birth of Christ comes from principle, piety,
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