I saw this Woodrow Wilson quote engraved in 3′ letters above an arch across the street from the TN State Capitol today:
“America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured.”
Wilson used these words to issue the U.S. into [...]
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And Also On that Note
Posted in Apologetics, Culture Wars on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Move Backward Is Afoot
Posted in Apologetics, Classical Education, Culture Wars, Gospel, Pilgrimesque on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is good movement abroad for churches to move back to the fundamentals of the faith, to put aside the petty, to teach the congregants to be concerned with the true fundamentals of the faith as were fought for and defended throughout history and then elucidated somewhat in the early 1900s by Torrey, et al.
Lately, [...]
Swine Flu – The Journalistic Scaredemic
Posted in News and Sports, The Things of This World on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A guest entry by Christie’s cousin, Larry J. Miller, M.D., who is highly esteemed for his excellence in medicine and his medical inventions, including the EZ-IO which is saving lives around the world every day. He is mostly esteemed by us simply for being a kind and gracious man.
Swine Flu – The Journalistic Scaredemic
Swine Flu [...]
I Just Got So Excited Your Honor
Posted in AMUSEMENT: "Muse" Means to Think and "A" Means..., News and Sports, The Things of This World on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t think the plaintiff thought this was as funny as I do. I laughed through the whole story, especially the Justice’s snarky remarks.
Court Upholds 10-Year Penalty for Robber’s Flub
By ADAM LIPTAK
WASHINGTON — “This,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Wednesday in announcing one of the term’s less momentous Supreme Court decisions, “is the [...]
Visiualization of the Budget Cut
Posted in The Things of This World on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HT: JT, et al
Spread the Fever
Posted in Apologetics, Classical Education on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I believe that every serious Christian needs to be classically grounded, not only to understand the history of our own civilization, but also to contend for truth in the marketplace. So I hope that you will check for a classical Christian school in your area — as a place for your kids and as a [...]
Pondering the Good Ol’ Days
Posted in AMUSEMENT: "Muse" Means to Think and "A" Means... on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chicago Tribune – 1934
Fun Story from MLB Yesterday
Posted in AMUSEMENT: "Muse" Means to Think and "A" Means... on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Identity Crisis for Newcomer
Paul Tripp Is Always a Blessing
Posted in Classical Education on April 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I can’t wait for this new find to arrive. And actually, I haven’t been on this site before, it looks like there is a good amount of free audio and video here.
Enjoy.
Clear Christianity
Posted in Apologetics on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mike Huckabee interviews former model Kathy Ireland who gives a clear testimony of her conversion to Christianity and a wise and beautifully-concise summary of her conversion to the pro-life position.
Click here
I Love Super-Summaries
Posted in Gospel, Pilgrimesque on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a great blog post that summarizes (maybe not perfectly, but pretty concisely) the big idea from the biggest minds in Christian philosophy in the past 1,000 years.
I would summarize it here, but it’s worth spending a little time perusing.
Ten Lessons from Great Christian Minds
Easter Blessings
Posted in Gospel on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ode to Smiling
Posted in AMUSEMENT: "Muse" Means to Think and "A" Means... on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Been Boring Here Lately
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I feel like the butcher who backed into a grinder and got behind in all my work. TBAP has been too quiet (except some good baby name suggestions), and Ryan has been ill.
To inject some antidote, I give you a good old-fashioned hockey fight. Turn up the volume, grab a hot dog and soda, sit [...]
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