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Andrew SelbyEconomics and Business

Is Aid to Africa Effective?

The German magazine Spiegel ran an article recently attacking the notion that aid to Africa is as effective as commonly conceived. The article argues that aid to third-world African countries fosters an unhealthy dependency and has been proven to be […]

Andrew SelbyChurch

St. John Chrysostom on Romans

Lately I’ve been reading St. John Chrysostom’s homilies on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. A striking feature of Chrysostom’s writings (Chrysostom means “golden mouth” in the Greek for etymologists out there!) is how evangelical they sound! Yes, I mean […]

Andrew SelbyPolitics

No More "Public Servants"?

On this Fourth of July weekend our great nation remembers those who fought for independence and established our venerable republic. The men who did this did, indeed, have some economic

Andrew Selby

My New Job at Total Financial Solutions

This past week marks the first week of my new job at a great company called Total Financial Solutions, and the reason I think this is noteworthy enough to blog about is the up-close experience of the business world this […]

Andrew SelbyTheology and Practice

Luther's Bondage of the Will

Lately I've been doing some reading about predestination and free-will. I think theology is utterly important - after all, how can you have a relationship with someone without

Andrew SelbyBibleTheology and Practice

The Strong Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy

I was just listening to a lecture by JP Moreland on the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy. A few highlights - these are not comprehensive arguments by any stretch but are aspects

Andrew SelbySports

Lessons from Robert Horry, aka "Big Shot Bob"

Those who missed last night's NBA finals game missed quite a fight. When the dust cleared at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich., though, the San Antonio Spurs

Andrew SelbyTheology and Practice

Quotes from "The Hidden Life"

A truly excellent devotional I am now reading is 19th century Bible expositor Adolph Saphir's, The Hidden Life. Here are some gems: In the sweet valley of humiliation

Matthew Lee AndersonDevotional

Death comes to all Men

You know you've been blogging for a while when blogging becomes an important outlet for the deeper thoughts of your normal life. Or in this case, normal death.

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy

On Why ID Matters

Reading my brother's latest comment, I realized why ID matters for our broader worldviews. The Discovery Center's website (the Discovery Center is the hub of ID

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophy

Natural Law and Sexual Ethics

Way back on May 22nd, my brother posed this dilemma for natural law advocates: If anything would be unnatural and contradictory to the function of sex, it would be castration,

Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophyScience

Evolutionary Theory Confusions

My brother recently accused Mere-O of attempting to increase traffic by referencing "scantily clad women" (twice). I'm not sure anyone looking for said women would