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TexPolitics

Active Christian Media Review: How the Left Was Won

Unfortunately, one of the most frustrating experiences any rational person could ever have is to listen to liberals try to justify their position on any sort of political or social issue” (x). So begins Richard Mgrdechian’s book How the Left […]

Matthew Lee AndersonEducationBible

Fools Becoming Wise

I Corinthians 3:18-19 “If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom

Matthew Lee AndersonrevelationTheology and Practice

Rationalizing the Transcendent

The discussion on the rationality of a transcendent being continues unabated over at PseudoPolymath. Mark and Jim continue to wrangle over whether it is possible or necessary to determine whether

Tex

The King's Academy

Two posts in one week!?! I know, it’s unheard of, but I couldn’t contain myself. I just read this article at JPost.com and followed it up with this news release from the Hashemite Kingdom. Jordan’s King Abdullah is opening a […]

TexLiterature

Pride and Prejudice

I imagine I am somewhat putting my reputation on the line by making my reading of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice common and public knowledge; after all, it

Matthew Lee Anderson

Paleo...sophist?

My brother decided to take on the Pope’s recent speech by arguing–if it can be called that–that Christianity suffers (or almost suffers?) from the irrationality of Islam. Unfortunately, the ironies my brother points out seem grounded misunderstandings of the nature […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

Saints Behaving Badly: Buy it Now

I missed this two days ago, but Saints Behaving Badly, a fun and engaging introduction to some of Christianity's more...interesting saints is now available on Amazon.  I

Keith E. Buhler

Coming to a theater near you

Despite what I thought earlier, the movie Facing the Giants (reviewed here) will, in fact, be released in the area for you LA/Orange county readers. In short, I recommend this satisfying and truly unique film, so see below for the […]

Matthew Lee Anderson

Staff Retreating

We at Wheatstone are retreating the next few days, so blogging will be light. In the interim, Keith Plummer at The Christian Mind, has articulated the question for “The West”: “Who is being most consistent with the inconsistent deity of […]

Keith E. Buhler

the thorns of a rose - a myth

A fascinating narrative in the style of the Greek fables, written by unlikely author…   “In ancient times, when the world was just beginning that is, there was a young lonely nymph named Rose. Rose was lonely because she wasn’t […]

Keith E. BuhlerEpistemology

Examining a proverb

“He who knows others is learned. He who knows himself is wise.” – Lao Tzu With the reading of many books comes learning. With the in-depth analysis of a broad range of topics and issues comes the reputation for being […]

Matthew Lee AndersonUncategorized

NewsFlash: Pope Too Subtle for World, Apologizes for Our Ignorance

The Pope's recent essay apparently didn't fit very well into a soundbyte. The outcry prompted an apology, leading to this fitting headline: Pope Sorry for Reaction