Month: April 2008

Ben Stein: Expelled

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We don’t need no education We dont need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All in all it’s just another brick in the wall. All in all you’re just another brick in the wall. Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall … Read more

Parade of the also-rans: Mike Gravel

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What do you do when you get trounced by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries? If you’re Senator Mike Gravel, you see if you can beat them as an independent. What’s that you say? You forgot that the former senator from Alaska even ran as a Democrat? The next thing you’ll be … Read more

God as commodity

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Several years ago, I accompanied two friends — Eastern European university students who were visiting the U.S. for the summer — into a Christian bookstore. One of the two, Andrei, was a Christian who wanted to visit the store while in America to purchase some Christian music. The other student, Sasha, was an admitted atheist … Read more

How to name a subdivision

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Last week, we looked at how to name a church. This week, let’s take a brief look at how to name an American staple: that compound of suburban bliss — the subdivision. The trick in naming a subdivision is pretty simple: think opposite.  For example, if the subdivision consists of quarter-acre lots within the city … Read more

Time really is money

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As I was reading from Proverbs today, it dawned on me just how similar money is to time: Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Proverbs 23:4-5, ESV This reminded me … Read more