Bernie Sanders’ campaign has generated a lot of excitement. Who could have foreseen last May that the awkward campaign launch of this stern septuagenarian with the dandruff and wild hair would erupt into one of the biggest political stories of the last year? While Sanders has attracted many followers with his promise of universal health […]
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A tale of three kitties
Say I wrote a book and it took off and then one day I got a call from a Hollywood producer who was offering me a hundred thousand dollars to option it for a film. Would I stop for one moment to ask if that is the right thing to do? Or would I say […]
Is apologetics a special advertising section?
The other day I was sitting at the library flipping through Car & Driver when I came across an article on the new Hyundai Veloster Turbo. I began reading the article … at least until I spotted those three fatal words at the top of the page: Special Advertising Section. Immediately I recoiled in horror and […]
Developing Christ-minded leaders who make a difference in the world?
A few years ago our seminary adopted the following mission statement: “To develop Christ-minded leaders who make a difference in the world.” What is the function of a statement like that? One possibility is that it is there to remind the employees of the institution — the faculty, staff and administration — of their purpose […]
Two servings of fruit in every can?
The other day I was in the grocery store when I saw a display featuring cans of a carbonated beverage which promised “Two servings of fruit in every can!” It occurred to me that any society which tolerates the claim that a 355 ml (or 12 oz) can of carbonated beverage possesses two servings of […]
Who would vandalize an atheist bus ad?
The Christian Post recently reported that the Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason won a court case to post atheist messages on the sides of Little Rock’s city buses. But wait a minute. Why did they need to win a court case to do it? Apparently there was significant opposition. Some of the reluctance came from the […]
