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May 3, 2015
A New Apostolic Reformation? Bellevue Slide Presentation
I spoke recently at the annual Worldview Apologetics Conference in Bellevue, Washington (April 17-18, 2015). Other speakers included Ravi Zacharias, Norman Geisler, and E. Calvin Beisner. Two of my four presentations focused on the New Apostolic Reformation, the subject of two books I’ve co-authored with Holly Pivec. One book is brief and introductory. It’s called […]

Published on May 03, 2015 16:19
May 1, 2015
Reading about Choosing to Be in Love
Reading about love. The lovestruck will have no interest because being in love takes you out of being in any conceptual mode, such as reading about the sort of thing love is. Or is supposed to be. Maybe this is a part of what Emily Dickinson was pointing to when she wrote: That love is […]

Published on May 01, 2015 11:31
Dressing Up the Brain: Wearing a Suit Makes You Think Differently – The Atlantic
Dressing Up the Brain: Wearing a Suit Makes You Think Differently – The Atlantic.Filed under: Other Tagged: Clothing, Higher Education, Influence, Intelligence, Leadership, Self-Improvement

Published on May 01, 2015 01:20
An inalienable right to bear arms in the States: the enduring mystique of the Second Amendment » The Spectator
An inalienable right to bear arms in the States: the enduring mystique of the Second Amendment » The Spectator.Filed under: Other Tagged: Book Reviews, Children, Crime, Gun Control, Guns, Homicide

Published on May 01, 2015 01:13
An inalienable right to bear arms in the States: the enduring mystique of the Second Amendment �� The Spectator
An inalienable right to bear arms in the States: the enduring mystique of the Second Amendment �� The Spectator.Filed under: Other Tagged: Book Reviews, Children, Crime, Gun Control, Guns, Homicide

Published on May 01, 2015 01:13
‘The truth is hard': an interview with Roger Scruton �� The Spectator
‘The truth is hard': an interview with Roger Scruton �� The Spectator.Filed under: Other Tagged: Immigration, Islam, Multiculturalism, Public Intellectuals, Racism, Roger Scruton, Sexual Ethics, Western Civilization

Published on May 01, 2015 01:10
The Left Frets: What If the Supreme Court Recognizes the Dignity of Christians? | Commentary Magazine
The Left Frets: What If the Supreme Court Recognizes the Dignity of Christians? | Commentary Magazine. On gay marriage, the liberal left, and the dignity of Christians opposed to gay marriage.Filed under: Other Tagged: Gay Marriage, Supreme Court

Published on May 01, 2015 00:46
Hahaha vs. Hehehe – The New Yorker
Hahaha vs. Hehehe – The New Yorker. How do you laugh online?Filed under: Other Tagged: Communication, Laughter

Published on May 01, 2015 00:17
Why Albert Einstein, the Genius Behind the Theory of Relativity, Loved His Pipe | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian
Why Albert Einstein, the Genius Behind the Theory of Relativity, Loved His Pipe | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian. Apparently, the love of a good pipe does not require smoking it.Filed under: Other Tagged: Albert Einstein, Pipes

Published on May 01, 2015 00:05
April 30, 2015
The Art of the Paragraph | The Smart Set
If you’re a writer, you know you have to take paragraphing seriously. But have you considered your options? The Art of the Paragraph | The Smart Set.Filed under: Other Tagged: Reading, Writing

Published on April 30, 2015 23:50