Category Archives: logic

Is it immoral to fluctuate prices based on temporal demand?

Of course not. Wendy’s, the hamburger chain, recently caught flak when they announced plans to introduce “dynamic pricing.” This simply means that you’d pay more for a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, for instance, at 12:30 PM than you would at 3:30 … Continue reading

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No Middle Ground

There is in the broader world a constant search for some safe, middle ground on the issue of abortion. Pro-lifers and pro-choicers desperately seek a via media between an outright ban and the heartless destruction of fully grown babies moments … Continue reading

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Rome Not Home

Sigh. I’ve just learned that another old friend has chosen to swim the Tiber. “Swim the Tiber” is a humorous euphemism for the deadly practice of leaving the Christian faith behind and embracing Roman Catholicism. As tragic as it is, … Continue reading

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Habits of the Heart

Is it possible that our besetting sins beset us because we prefer to lop their tops off to getting to the root of the problem? I have been wondering of late why we are so prone, in the midst of … Continue reading

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What’s our biggest weakness in understanding the Bible?

Logic, or a lack thereof. There are plenty of other weaknesses we have. We not only don’t come to the Bible as first century Jews but we do come as twenty-first century Americans. We are largely ignorant of the geography, … Continue reading

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The Unbearable Oughtness of Being Or, Postmodern Pharisees

The appeal of ethical relativism is rather plain to see. If there is no right and wrong then I can’t be convicted of any wrong. Ethical relativism allows me to write my own law, to edit on the fly, to … Continue reading

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Rabbits & Hats or, Money For Nothing & Your Checks for Free

The heart of magic is misdirection. Sure, there are specially made tools of the trade. There is well-trained prestidigitation. There are moments of art and flourish. The magic, however, is to get the audience to look one direction while you … Continue reading

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Why is the church full of hypocrites?

Because the world is full of hypocrites. Now, before you shake your head in disgust at those terrible hypocrites, let me channel my inner Paul Washer and remind you, I’m talking about you. And me. We are all eager to … Continue reading

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Should we be expecting plandemic, phase II?

While I haven’t the least trouble imagining that those in power are wicked enough to conspire against those over whom they rule, I do struggle to imagine they are smart enough to pull off many true conspiracies. Last night I … Continue reading

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Taking Our Losses

I’m not as much of a twitter warrior, or I suppose X-man might now be the term, than I once was. The medium I love, with its character limitations driving us more toward the poetic than the precise and careful. … Continue reading

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