Ayn Rand wasn’t greedy – she was selfish
Apparently it’s open hunting season on Ayn Rand, beginning with Gary Moore’s “Ayn Rand: Goddess of the Great Recession,” and picked up by Ben Witherington’s “Randian Libertarianism—-An Anti-Christian Credo.” I’m not entirely sure where it is all coming from, but here it is. Now, I have HUGE reservations about Ayn Rand’s philosophy, especially since she [...]
Predictions: Nebraska at Washington
I have been pretty excited for today’s game, especially since it represents the opportunity to get through our non-conference schedule undefeated (assuming we can handle South Dakota State next week) for the first time since 2005. Although I have heard a lot of Husker fans expressing concerns, I am pretty confident with the game only [...]
The Revenge of the Hivites…that Never Happened
In Gen. 34, we read that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, are alone capable of slaughtering an entire city of freshly-circumcised Hivite men “when they were sore” (Gen. 34:25) to avenge their sister Dinah, who had been raped by a prince of the city. Their father Jacob complains, “You have brought trouble on [...]
Growth in Preaching
Because I have been preaching more than normal lately (this was the third weekend in a row that I preached), I have begun to recognize a huge weakness that I had not previously known: I always want to say too much. My wife helped me to see this, but I very often try to give [...]
