"I just finished reading Fr Longenecker's book and I must say I am extremely impressed. He puts forward a very good case not only in support of his position that the Magi are to be regarded as historical figures but also as to where they might actually have been from and who they might have been [...]
Here's a puzzle for you. It seems that this year's Christmas shocker is the gay nativity scene. Two Josephs and a baby Jesus. I guess it is the gay activist's idea of a joke. Its a pretty lame joke if you ask me, and not just because I'm an outraged, old white Christian guy, but because, [...]
NBC broadcaster Matt Lauer is the latest celebrity to come unstuck by the New Puritanism. His downfall should make everyone ask a few more probing questions. One of the is on the nature of consensual sexual relations. The generally accepted idea is that as long as two adults consent anything goes. But one of the victims [...]
The site of Peter's House in Capernaum This article by Kristin Romey at National Geographic summarizes the amazing archeological discoveries over recent years that confirm the general historical background of the gospels. It highlights the discovery of Nazareth, Peter's House in Capernaum, the "Jesus Boat" found in the mud at the bottom of the [...]
The big news this week is the engagement of Prince Harry to Megan Markle. Nobody likes to rain on the parade, but one or two people have had the temerity to point out that the bride to be has already been (ahem) a bride. The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster (the leader of Catholics in England and [...]
Scenes of hungry angry shoppers fighting over big screen TVs are likely to show up today as Black Friday hits us once again. Its easy to see the greed and blame our materialistic culture without seeing the deeper threat. Every argument is a theological argument, and the vulgarity and futility of Black Friday reveals a philosophical-theological [...]
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I find it odd that all the people who are talking endlessly about mercy are oddly silent at the death of Charles Manson. This is the problem with the sentimental approach to mercy--an approach that promotes mercy at the expense of justice and tenderness at the expense of truth. Charles Manson and other serial killers exhibit [...]
As the sexual misbehavior accusations accumulate in the world of politics, entertainment and business, prepare for the new Puritanism. I have written more on this over at my main blog here, but suffice it to say that things really are changing. Liberal commentators have observed that the things liberal women were willing to put up with and gloss [...]
And now its Charlie Rose, and I reckon the hits are going to keep on coming. There's something spooky about this that nobody else has noticed: all these revelations about creepy predatory celebrities have suddenly tumbled out right after the death of Hugh Hefner. It's almost like that Hugh's death closed the Playboy Chapter of American [...]