As you will have noticed, I am interested in language, idioms, figures of speech, and imagery. Our pastor’s sermon, which is worth reading in its entirety, looked at a Biblical expression that is usually translated away. Rev. Douthwaite was preaching on Matthew 20:1-16, the parable
The Washington Post has a big story about tax breaks. As President Obama and congressional Republicans argue over how to rewrite the U.S. tax code, the debate has revolved around “loopholes” for corporate jets and ending “carve-outs” for well-heeled special interests. But if the goal
George Will, picking up on some themes we have blogged about here, notes not only the ineffectualness of liberal solutions to our economic woes, but how they are running away from their own language: In societies governed by persuasion, politics is mostly talk, so liberals’
So what all is disturbing about this? Pat Robertson advised a viewer of yesterday’s 700 Club to avoid putting a “guilt trip” on those who want to divorce a spouse with Alzheimer’s. During the show’s advice segment, a viewer asked Robertson how she should address
Have you noticed that the Republican presidential candidates are saying almost nothing about foreign policy, despite the huge problems overseas and the current administration’s bungling of so many of them? And now the Palestinians have gone to the UN on Friday, seeking that body’s ratification
Well, my team, the Oklahoma Sooners, ranked #1, beat the highest rated team on their schedule, #5 Florida State, making me think they are for real. OU has had a habit of losing games like this–early in the season, on the road, pre-mature hype–but this
Jennifer Rubin is a conservative. But she is sick and tired of Republican candidates and office holders who flaunt their ignorance and celebrate unintelligence: Republicans have sometimes mistaken anti-elitism with anti-smarts. Put differently, Republicans should not have contempt for the voters or for ideas, lest
You know that recent post about Heather Penney, the female pilot who was ordered to take down Flight 93 on 9/11 by ramming into it in a suicide attack? Well, it gets even worse. As far as she knew, her FATHER, a United pilot working
Europe is in even worse economic shape than we are, with first Greece and now Italy being so indebted that they are threatening to pull down the whole Euro-zone house of cards. And even Germany, still an economic powerhouse, may not have enough money or
Joe Carter looks at the “theophobes” who are all worried about America becoming a theocracy, as if evangelicals who don’t even believe in a central church authority would institute a central government authority. He tries to calm their fears, pointing out that the number
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