2012 August

Huffington Post: God, Government, and the Good Samaritan
08/29/2012
Twenty years ago, in the run-up to the 1996 welfare reform law, the United States was in the thick of an argument over how to confront the issue of poverty. Back then, just about everyone agreed that billions of dollars in federal welfare spending had trapped the poor in a culture of government dependency.

Gospel Coalition Book Review: “The Searchers”
08/24/2012
Joseph Loconte’s “The Searchers” is richly rewarding. It’s a contemplation of Christ for believers and an outreached hand to unbelievers.

CNN Belief Blog: With Olympics, We Yearn To Be Like Gods
08/12/2012
The ancient Greeks, especially the frugal Spartans, would probably balk at the commercialism that saturates our modern Olympic Games. And it’s doubtful that either badminton or beach volleyball would satisfy their appetite for blood-and-guts competition.