Volume 17 Issue 4 Prima facie: “as it seems at first sight” In certain types of court cases, the opening is referred to as the ‘prima facie’. The… Click To Read More "Prima Facie"
Information is Changing the World
Volume 17 Issue 3 I listen with interest as Netanyahu jumped from point to point in his recent interview on the BBC Satellite News Network. He was talking about… Click To Read More "Information is Changing the World"
The Adventures of Moby-Duck
Volume 17 Issue 2 There it was, as big as life on the cover of Harper Magazine: the story of Moby-Duck. For several years I’ve been telling the story of… Click To Read More "The Adventures of Moby-Duck"
Playing at an Open Window
Volume 17 Issue 1 Jaimen Ortiz was walking down the street in Arlington, Virginia when he saw that two small children were playing around an open window on the… Click To Read More "Playing at an Open Window"
Dealing With Dead Reindeer
Volume 16 Issue 12 Let’s put the dead reindeer on the table and deal with it right away because it sure is stinking up the room. America is, as… Click To Read More "Dealing With Dead Reindeer"
Forgetting How To Preach
Volume16 Issue 11 Religion and philosophy now let me think, I believe I can get this all together, and given a little time, I can reach some sort of… Click To Read More "Forgetting How To Preach"
Death of a Waterfall
Volume 16 Issue 10 The world’s largest waterfall is gone. The Parana River runs between Paraguay and Brazil and reaches a point where it becomes five miles wide.… Click To Read More "Death of a Waterfall"
The iPod Factor
Volume 16 Issue 9 So what is the iPod factor? Let us say for this discussion that it is a pop-culture iconic symbol of modernity. It is the gotta… Click To Read More "The iPod Factor"
Wind Madness in the Church
Volume 16 Issue 8 The inspiring story of Ernest Shackle-ton and his brave men aboard the Endurance is punctuated with amazing accounts of men trapped on the ice floes… Click To Read More "Wind Madness in the Church"
Argumentum Ad Populum
Volume 16 Issue 6 “An argumentum ad populum (Latin: ‘appeal to the people’), in logic, is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all… Click To Read More "Argumentum Ad Populum"
The Living Dead
Volume 16 Issue 5 Americans, I fear, have been reduced to emotional, spiritual zombies. We can’t respond authoritatively to anything. We can’t project our ideals with certitude. We refuse… Click To Read More "The Living Dead"
Where Does it All Lead
Volume 16 Issue 4 By now, most of us are aware of the startling changes unfolding within our culture and within Christianity. What is not readily apparent is the… Click To Read More "Where Does it All Lead"