The Archive
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Sometimes, it is difficult to not be frustrated with God. After all, if he could change me into a saint in the twinkling of an eye, why wouldn't
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
I'm on holiday these days, which means (a) reading books rather than blogging and (b) watching far too many movies. Tonight: that quintessentially male western, Tombstone. Somewhat surprisingly,
Keith E. Buhler
Second, the imposition of secular values on a society with strong religious sentiments only invites a backlash and revolt by those whose religion explicitly rejects secular and worldly notions. (See Mortimer Adler’s essay on World Peace In Truth for a […]
Tex
Western eyes tend to scrutinize Turkey as one of the few truly secular states in the Middle East; even though Turks themselves would like to think of themselves as more European than Middle Eastern—and certainly NOT Arab. With the recent […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
Blogging will be a little lighter than normal the next two weeks. This week, I’ll be in Hawaii. Immediately after that, we drive to St. Louis and finally move in to our apartment. No doubt it will take me a […]
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
Continuing my summer blockbuster binge, I dropped in to Transformers two nights ago. In sum, I got about what I expected: teenagers who are little more than eye-candy falling
Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsUncategorized
I haven't decided on a candidate for 08 yet, but if Mitt Romney continues making moves like these, he will quickly win my support. The candidates for President
Matthew Lee AndersonFilm Reviews/Hollywood
First up, The Simpsons: The Movie. Typically irreverent, cheeky and at points bizarre. Unlike Serenity, the writers for the Simpsons managed to transfer the show from TV to movie without
Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalism
During last week of Wheatstone Academy, several intuitions about the state of Christian youth were broadly confirmed: 1) It seems that on the whole, attention spans are decreasing considerably. Most
Matthew Lee AndersonBible
VIII. Conclusion My initial move was to outline interpretations of two exegetical issues, namely anthropology and justification, pointing out that a fundamental tension exists within exegesis of both issues, namely
Matthew Lee Anderson
Dr. Fred Sanders is one of the smartest and most interesting people I’ve ever met. Conversations with him are stimulating and challenging. His last two posts at Scriptorium Daily have been exemplary in both these regards. From a prayer for […]
Keith E. Buhler
Francis Beckwith said, “Moreover, much of what I have taken for granted as a Protestant—e.g., the catholic creeds, the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation, the Christian understanding of man, and the canon of Scripture—is the result of a […]