On Testimony and History
In an earlier post I suggested that, when comparing different religions with Christianity, one must take seriously the centrality of the person of Jesus. That means, rather than starting with […]
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Van Gogh’s Death: Post-Impressions
A new book about the famous Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is taking the art world by storm. As seen this month on 60 Minutes, Pulitzer Prize- winning authors Steven […]
The X-Factor: Don’t have it, don’t need it
Have you got the X-Factor? Plenty of people believe they do, lining up in their thousands to audition, but only one can win. Sony Records won’t be disappointed to hear […]
Hopeful Dissatisfaction
The Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has recently been elected the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature. He was born in Stockholm in 1931 and published his first collection […]
“Is This Real Life?”
At the moment, over 70 million viewers have tuned in to YouTube to watch the wacky antics of a kid named David who has just left the dentist. Aside from […]
iFreedom
I remember it vividly, as if I had heard those words today, even if two years have already passed. I was in a car with the band of an Italian […]
Will there be Macs in heaven?
Steve Jobs’ death on Wednesday “provoked the largest online response of any event in recent history” according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Even the briefest survey of news outlets, Twitter, […]
Relative Cleanliness
Yesterday, my wife and I experienced that trauma only renters can understand: the rental inspection. Few things bring clarity of mind, like knowing the owner of your apartment will be […]
Wondering Fair 