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Elliot RavenwoodBiblePhilosophy

Zeus vs. "The One", or Why We Should Lay Off the Neoplatonic Whipping Boy

My wife and I have recently been having a long-running dialog on the nature and application of prayer. So it was with great interest that I read Lauren Winner&

Matthew Lee Anderson

Technologizing the Presidency: David All and the Republicans Online

If you want to be President of the United States, you need a lot of friends.  MySpace friends, that is.  And Republicans seem to be way behind.  Check out TechPresident.com if you don’t believe me.  David All, of the David […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

FRC Blogger's Briefing: Dr. Michael New

Back on February 8th, Dr. Michael New was the guest of FRC for their weekly blogger conference calls.  I don’t actually know where Dr. New is from–he is not listed on the Heritage Foundation’s experts page.  He did, however, release […]

Keith E. Buhler

Turbo-Taxed

Once again, I was impressed with the (relatively) painless process of filing my taxes with TurboTax’s online service. For my admittedly simple W2 earner’s return, it took me about an hour and fifteen minutes, it cost me $60 total for […]

Keith E. BuhlerEvangelicalismFormation

How good is "as good as possible"?

“But one ought to try to become as good as possible oneself, but not to think that only oneself can become perfectly good — for if one thinks this is one is not yet perfectly good.” -Plotinus Ennead II.9, Chap. […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

An Open Letter to Canon

Dear Canon, I wanted to let you know that I am disappointed in two things regarding your company: your warranty policy, and the fact that you wouldn't disregard

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Only Thing That Matters: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

It’s Valentine’s Day.  The day for romance.  The day for love.   But that’s not stopping me. My wife and I watched “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” this last weekend, so I was planning this post before Melinda Penner at STR […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

The Business of Creation: The Young-Manager Takes on Greed

My time at Wheatstone Academy was one of the most significant learning experiences of my life, mostly because I received challenging and difficult instruction from my boss on a regular basis. That boss, Brian Nick, has now become a friend […]

Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics

Government and Happiness, Redux.

A while ago, I linked to this story pointing out that “subjective well being” is increasingly being used as a measuring rod for British policy. Mere O reader Peregrine commented right away, pointing out that it might be useful. He […]

Matthew Lee AndersonMusicChurch

Christians by Faith, not by Genre: Sufjan, Swithfoot, and the Nature of the Artist

I received a great many presents this Christmas. I almost felt guilty about this. But then my philosophical training saved the day. I began to think about the nature of

Elliot RavenwoodUncategorized

By Zeus! Greeks are worshipping the ancient gods again!

From the UK's Guardian earlier this month: By Zeus! After a break of 16 centuries, Greek pagans are worshiping the ancient gods again - despite furious opposition from the

Matthew Lee AndersonPro-LifeScience

From Death unto Life: The Pro-Life Position and the Presence of Death

In late January, I wrote this essay for a Pro-Life symposium that it seems never materialized. In it, I included this claim: The pro-life position is fundamentally about