The Liturgy and the Nature of Man and Reflections for the Church

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

In confirmation class in 7th and 8th grade my pastor taught us physical positions that we could pray from.  Keeling, prone, hands high, etc.  The idea was that humans are peculiar.  It isn't enough to give mental assent to something, but rather for full effect we need to commit our ...

Atheism and Facts and the Escape from Oneself

Monday, June 9th, 2008

A recent commenter said:  "Well I don’t believe in invisible entities like gods, angels, spirits, or pixies, faeries,etc…" I immediately thought to myself all the invisible things that he does believe in.   I thought of the invisible things that the scientific community believes in- like all the missing dark matter and ...

Interview question on the writing of Fidelis- a post apocalyptic setting for moral exploration

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

I was handed a bunch of interview questions a while back and we actually had an audio interview but that interview is now lost in the hills of Argentina (I kid you not).  I have been answering them one by one on my blog at www.birthpangs.com but this one (and ...

A Review of Prince Caspian: One Christian Disappointed

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I've heard a handful of rave reviews for Prince Caspian the movie but can't say that I can join them in their enthusiasm.  I feel even like I ought to title this review something like "A review of that movie which is titled after Prince Caspian and has characters similarly ...

the ChristianPost runs my column in defense of CS Lewis against the charge of Paganism

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

I was delighted to learn today that the ChristianPost.com ran a column I wrote defending CS Lewis against the charge of Paganism. I mentioned this column a week or so ago, as my friends at LaiglesForum.com also ran it. You may not know that Lewis has been charged ...

Article on Lewis and Paganism Published

Monday, May 5th, 2008

My friend Don Hank at Laigles Forum has published an article defending Lewis from the charge of paganism.  Some of you might not even know the charge has been levied.  Honestly, I don't want to link to them, so you'll have to Goodsearch your way to them. Below I have the ...

Highly Recommended: Peter Kreeft’s Handbook of Christian Apologetics

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

This isn't a formal review by any means but I did recently complete this book and thought it was so fantastic it deserved a quick mention. The book was suggested to me in my quest for a 'basic Christianity' book to give to skeptics that would lay out in ...