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Patricide In the Age of Freedom

Fathers should not pine for love, that only leads to madness–as Shakespeare demonstrated–instead they should settle for honor. Now I long for love as much as the next guy, but it really doesn’t matter how nice you are, or considerate. A father represents more than he knows. He is the personification of limits and the […]

Why Are Young People Turning to Socialism?

It’s pretty simple to explain the turn to Socialism among the young. It’s fear. Sure, there’s a lot of silly, superficial stuff behind it, too. That and youthful idealism. But those things aside, Socialism has been around a while, and in the United States, anyway, calling yourself a Socialist was like saying “I have lice” […]

On Getting & Keeping Masculine Men in Church

I recall, years ago, sitting in a class at Harvard Divinity School, and across from me sat an Indian woman–you know, from India–and she, in her words, was the pastor of a congregational church, (United Church of Christ, naturally). She was a graduate of HDS and she had come back to school to take a […]

You’re So Special! The Real Dark Art of Harry Potter & Stories Like It

I recall the panic among knee-jerky conservatives in my church when The Harry Potter phenomenon got going. The fear, of course, was that a book about witches and wizards would encourage children to take up the dark arts. When things had grown to such a frenzy that I could no longer ignore it, I decided […]

What Is the Appeal of Jack Donovan for Many Young Christian Men?

If you know who Jack Donovan is, you don’t need me to explain what I’m getting at with the title of this post. If you have no idea what it means, keep reading.

Sooner or Later You Run Out of Other People’s Kids

If you turn children into expensive hobbies don’t be surprised when people stop having them.

You Say “Medieval” Like it Is a Bad Thing

The other day a person whose ignorance was only exceeded by his confidence said dismissively, “That sounds medieval!” My unspoken thought was, “You say that as though it is a bad thing.” I had already treated him rather roughly, trying to shake some sense into him on a couple of points, so I let his […]

Broken Homes, Scientology, Fatherhood, and Writing! (The Chris Craft Show)

What do all these things have in common: broken home, Scientology, fatherhood, and writing? Answer: I’ve experienced them all. I was interviewed last week by a new friend for his podcast. The podcast is called The Chris Craft Show and it is hosted by, you guessed it, Chris Craft. Chris has a number of things […]

The Purloined Boy is Here!

Well, lookie what came in the mail! My young adult fantasy series has just had a re-boot, I’m happy to say. Canonball Books has just released the first book. They’ve told me they are hard at work on editing book two (I’m sure my long suffering readers are glad to hear that.) Here’s a fun […]

We Don’t Need More Academic Freedom, We Need More Academic Honesty

Here's my coda for all the people out there working in evangelical colleges: the burden is on you to provide what you say you provide.