We are moving to St. Louis! Do any of you have some wisdom to share about moving? Or about St. Louis?
We are moving to St. Louis! Do any of you have some wisdom to share about moving? Or about St. Louis?
Is Western Civilization over? Has it come to an end like all of the others? And, if so, what does that mean for Christianity and the church? Peter Leithart reminds us that the church has survived the fall of many civilizations thanks to the renewing power of the Holy Spirit.
British novelist Paul Kingsnorth, who moved from radical environmentalism to Orthodox Christianity, has published an article entitled "Is There Anything Left to Conserve?" His answer, in a word, is "no." And yet, in this "post-human" climate, there is something Christians can do.
John Daniel Davidson argues that the culture war has morphed into a religious war, between those who believe in the "Tao" of objective reality and morality versus those who believe in the "Machine" that rebels against God and everything that He has created, assuming that we can remake it all through our choices and our technology.
Scientists who hide their science; debate judges who won't allow debate; and teachers who give higher grades as their students' test scores plummet.
The General Social Survey--the "gold standard" of polls--is out for 2022, giving updated statistics for the state of American religion. It confirms the decline in religious affiliation. A common theme is aversion to institutions of all kinds. Might reforming and reviving our other institutions help the cause of religious institutions like the church?
Religious affiliation is declining in the United States. How might we reverse that trend?
Tim Keller, the former pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan who brought the Gospel to thousands of sophisticated New Yorkers and thoughtful readers, has died. Daniel K. Williams describes why Keller was so effective in his apologetics and in his evangelism, recounting how Keller kept him from giving up Christianity by means of Law and Gospel.
"Smart people" are the ones who most fear Artificial Intelligence. But intelligence is only one faculty of the human mind, and not necessarily the most important. Intelligence, or computing power, has nothing to do with consciousness, imagination, or volition. And most of our problems are not due to a lack of intelligence.
The refusal of businesses to take cash--as a way to eliminate having to give change, to prevent theft, and to streamline record keeping--is a growing trend, accelerated by the COVID fear of infection. But some people are objecting, insisting on the value of paying with cash money. My bizarre experience with this involving "Tulsa King" and LAX.
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