Category: Culture
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White Noise in the Moral Vacuum
Read more: White Noise in the Moral VacuumIt should go without saying at this point that the Western World is thoroughly post-Christian, and that goes for America as well as Europe, even if it is still to a lesser degree. One of the most obvious results in this shift is that the “Judeo-Christian” ethic is no longer a guiding light behind our…
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Let Them Drink Coke (Part 1)
Read more: Let Them Drink Coke (Part 1)Yesterday, I ate a doughnut. It’s important for you to know this because of what I’m about to tell you: I am passionate about nutrition. Well, I’m getting there. While my journey toward mindful eating has been a long one, marked by disordered eating, recovery groups, and counseling, it really wasn’t until recently that I…
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Praying for the Philippines
Read more: Praying for the PhilippinesOne of the largest typhoons, Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda), hit central Philippines last Friday, and Vietnam on Sunday, leaving thousands dead, and towns destroyed. The death toll is estimated to be about 10,000 people, but the numbers haven’t been confirmed. This storm has left many homeless and displaced. There are relief efforts taking place, but…
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Original Fiction: Excerpt from “Sitting On The Knees of Gods”
Read more: Original Fiction: Excerpt from “Sitting On The Knees of Gods”Preface and Part 1 can be found here. II. “The guy you all are doing this party for is a writer.” Freddie opened the door of the stairwell of the apartment building for me. “Sterling Johnson’s his name. He’s set to have a novel come out this spring.” We entered the hallway from the…
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Access Holy-wood
Read more: Access Holy-woodI’ve recently been thinking about the Strange Fire Conference put on by John MacArthur, since there has been quite a big uproar about it on the blogosphere in Evangelical circles. John MacArthur, being a staunch cessationist (believing that sign gifts from the Holy Spirit were only part of the early church, and have ceased), hosted…
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On Studying Fear
Read more: On Studying FearThis is, oddly enough, an article about writing an article. A former student of mine who now edits the university newspaper asked if I would write an OpEd piece for the upcoming Halloween issue. Touched (but mainly flattered), I accepted immediately, not considering the ramifications of my commitment. I was attempting to make a case…
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Why I Don’t Want God to Bless America – And Why Christians Shouldn’t Either
Read more: Why I Don’t Want God to Bless America – And Why Christians Shouldn’t EitherI want to begin by making it abundantly clear that I love America. I love the unparalleled freedoms & opportunities we’ve been granted. Most of all, I love the ideals that America was based on, but this is a nation that has fallen far from those truths that we used to hold to be self-evident…
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Episode 1 : Corinna Nicolaou of “One None Gets Some”
Read more: Episode 1 : Corinna Nicolaou of “One None Gets Some”Hello and welcome to the inaugural episode of The Two Cities Podcast. It’s our hope that the podcast will be a place where any one listening can find something that will challenge or stimulate their thinking. As with the written portion of the site, we do think that your involvement as a reader can prove…
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Gravitating to Purpose
Read more: Gravitating to PurposeNormally at this time of year, I’m plugging my ears to the conversations of my friends, as they pick at and detail all their favorite details of this year’s horror films (I’ll just saw I’m glad that the Saw series isn’t continuing on the way The Land Before Time has). With regard to film, I…
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Death by Natural Causes
Read more: Death by Natural Causes“Such is the natural and inevitable tendency of the best constituted governments. If Sparta and Rome have perished, what state can hope to endure for ever? If we wish to form a durable constitution, let us, then, not dream of making it eternal. In order to succeed we must not attempt the impossible, nor flatter…