Pentecost
When I went to church this morning I noticed a young man I hadn't seen before standing alone just outside...

God and Caesar
Although I defended Mark Kleiman in his dispute with Allen Brill, I think Allen is basically correct in his complaint...

Meanwhile, on the right ...
Sgt. Stryker reports that the hometown of one of the Abu Ghraib torturers is rallying round their boy, like "a...

Rather die than kill
Mark Kleiman created quite a dust-up in the blogosphere with this post: Am I the only person who couldn't care...

By popular demand
I asked my pastor last night about what those interfaith meetings are about. It sounds like it mostly covers organizing...

Ascension Day
On Thursday evening my church had a joint Ascension service at the local Episcopal church. The Lutherans and the Episcopalians...

A tale of a fateful trip
So, if you're an academic, you can try winning your fame and fortune by writing great books, doing great research,...

Words and deeds
My back has finally recovered; thanks to those who asked. While I was out Marvin posted a few pungent remarks:...

Blogroll boogie
Telford told me he tried to post his baccalaureate address from a few weeks ago on his blog, but Blogger...

More deadly than the male
I mentioned recently that, despite the claim that our society finds gender difference to be a passe concept, almost everybody...

Boy/girl
I was really sad to hear about the suicide of David Reimer, a boy who, after a freak accident, was...

Sed contra
Thanks for the words of support regarding my back. It's somewhat better today, and since I'm stuck at my desk...

Is 33 the beginning of old age?
Apparently so, because after my birthday on Saturday I somehow threw my back out and it hasn't been right since....

The opposite sex
So, as advertised, I'm getting around to women's ordination again. Back in part one of this discussion I asked about...

Answers to the lyrics game
Here's the full list from this post. I didn't double-check all the lyrics before I wrote them, so I realized...

More on women's ordination
No, I haven't forgotten the subject, I'm just chewing on it. In the meantime, Tripp at Anglobaptist examines 1 Timothy...

Going native
John Derbyshire's reading history seems to have intersected with mine at at least one point: we've both read An African...

Name that tune
OK, maybe the hot weather is making me feel frivolous, but I'm playing with another Internet meme. Only, I'm in...

Ack!
Peter is deleting his blog! Well, he says he's going to save it offline somewhere, so maybe I can bribe...