The story you won't find reported in major media outlets: “Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.” These are the first words 16-year-old gymnast Gabrielle Douglas tweeted after she won the all around gold medal at the London Olympics yesterday. On the stadium floor, Douglas also told a reporter that ”the glory goes up to Him, and the blessings fall down on me.” Read the whole thing. HT: Nancy Pearcey … [Read more...] about Gabby Douglas Wins Gold, Gives Glory to God
The Hole in Our Holiness – Kevin DeYoung
Kevin DeYoung discussing his forthcoming book, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness, set to release at the end of August, and currently pre-selling on Amazon for less than $10. … [Read more...] about The Hole in Our Holiness – Kevin DeYoung
Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda
Peter Wood is President of the National Association of Scholars. This past February he began examining, in a series of meaty blog posts, the eight major components of President Obama's plans for higher education. I just came across the series yesterday, and simply had to read it all in just two sittings. Wood builds his case well -- he shows how the President's seemingly disparate actions are actually of a piece, each bolstering the other, and each reinforcing an ambitious long-term vision of higher education. If you are wondering how on earth the federal government's takeover of the … [Read more...] about Obama’s Higher-Education Agenda
Defining Religious Liberty Down
Ross Douthat has an excellent article explaining how governmental entities seem to be narrowly interpreting "religious liberty": THE words “freedom of belief” do not appear in the First Amendment. Nor do the words “freedom of worship.” Instead, the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans something that its authors called “the free exercise” of religion. It’s a significant choice of words, because it suggests a recognition that religious faith cannot be reduced to a purely private or individual affair. Yet that's exactly what some want, as evidenced in the Chick-fil-A imbroglio, the HHS … [Read more...] about Defining Religious Liberty Down
The Value of Manual Labor
Great post from Karen Swallow Prior: I’m married to a building trades teacher who works every day with students who might chafe at studying the liberal arts but have skills that can meet the needs of the current workforce and produce satisfaction and dignity as those gifts are used. Indeed the latest research shows that jobs requiring an associate’s degree, vocational training, and on-the-job training are among the greatest current workforce needs. As the poet W. H. Auden put it, “You owe it to all of us to get on with what you're good at.” Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about The Value of Manual Labor
Capitalism has an image problem
Last December a Pew Research survey found that 18-29 year olds had a more negative perception of capitalism (47-46) and a more positive perception of socialism (49-43). That's consistent with what Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute describes in this WSJ article: "Capitalist" has become an accusation. The creative destruction that is at the heart of a growing economy is now seen as evil. Americans increasingly appear to accept the mind-set that kept the world in poverty for millennia: If you've gotten rich, it is because you made someone else poorer. He goes on to explain how … [Read more...] about Capitalism has an image problem