Since I'm always interested in trying new things, I had my retina spot-welded with a laser beam on Tuesday by a doctor who spoke no English. As cross-cultural experiences go, I think I prefer eating roasted grasshoppers.Not that I was unhappy with the result. Far from it. If you ever rip your ... Continue reading
Christianity and racial politics
October 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In both 2000 and 2004, the most reliable indicator of a voter's support for one presidential candidate or the other was that voter's commitment, or lack thereof, to religious faith. Most pundits were predicting a similar result this year, which explains the massive effort by the Democratic party to ... Continue reading
9/11: Lessons unlearned
September 11, 2006 By
If 9/11 was intended to frighten America into abandoning the Middle East, it failed. What the jihadists could not have anticipated was America's toughness.But they did hurt us, and we've been bleeding internally ever since. 9/11 deeply slashed American politics, as Daniel Henninger writes so ... Continue reading
Bridges
August 14, 2006 By 2 Comments
A child born deaf is a child born into a life of profound isolation. We say that the other senses are heightened when one is lost, and perhaps that is true. But speech and hearing are our default mechanisms for exchanging ideas, conducting business, building relationships, expressing feelings. ... Continue reading
One nation, indivisible
September 30, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I grew up in the south at a time when there were only two races: colored and white. I am white.I remember signs on drinking fountains, restroom doors, shops and restaurants that read "White Only." I remember the shouted epithets and whispered insults. I remember the fear and loathing that ... Continue reading
Confession: Good for the body and the soul
August 27, 2004 By
Bob at Mr. Standfast appreciates Dietrich Bonhoeffer, which automatically makes him good people. He has written a thoughtful piece on the way that sin isolates us not only from God, but from the community of believers, and how confession reunites us with both. Bob calls his essay On Confession: ... Continue reading
