I also love how vividly Tolkien portrays evil in The Lord of the Rings. He makes you feel how seductive, how terrifying, how oppressive – how truly evil – it is. For example, I love when Frodo is looking into …

Yesterday for my day off, I went to Borders, ordered a large coffee, and, in connection with my recent interest in biographies, read James M. McPherson’s Abraham Lincoln. There are a host of books on …

Jun 7, 2011 · Psalm 124:8: “Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” This verse meant a lot to me yesterday. I was tired and perhaps a bit discouraged, and needed remindin…

Mar 30, 2010 · Torrance’s section on the ascension in Atonement is very interesting. He discusses the extra-Calvinisticum at length and how particular understandings of space-time have hindered people …