A Tidbit on “Taste”
This week I am studying Psalm 34, and the two instances (one noun, one verb) of a Hebrew word for “taste” (טעם) caught my attention.… Read More »A Tidbit on “Taste”
Jason Parker
Jason Parker is the pastor of High Country Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He blogs at http://relentlesslybiblical.blogspot.com.
Article 15: On Local Churches and the Sovereignty of God
This is a series to further explain the articles of “A Conservative Christian Declaration.” . We affirm the primacy of the local church in the conservation… Read More »Article 15: On Local Churches and the Sovereignty of God
Article 14: On Our Children
This is a series to further explain the articles of “A Conservative Christian Declaration.” . We affirm the necessity of passing these values to our children… Read More »Article 14: On Our Children
Corinth and Christmas: What ‘Food Offered to Idols’ Can Teach Us about Celebrating Christmas
What shall we do with Christmas? A quick glance at the store-fronts and an ear perked to the songs in the air would seem to… Read More »Corinth and Christmas: What ‘Food Offered to Idols’ Can Teach Us about Celebrating Christmas
Charity and its Fruits by Jonathan Edwards
Although I have been writing this series of posts intermittently for two years now, I have yet to recommend a book by the man who… Read More »Charity and its Fruits by Jonathan Edwards
Are Protestants Afraid of Beauty?
Leading 20th century Roman Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar contended that Protestantism had no place for beauty in its theology. “Contemporary Protestant theology nowhere… Read More »Are Protestants Afraid of Beauty?
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
I agree with Peter Leithart—real men read Jane Austen. It’s too bad I didn’t know this before I became a man. It wasn’t until after… Read More »Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Works of Anne Bradstreet
“That fearful sound of fire and fire, Let no man know is my Desire.” After our foray into economics, I had intended to return to… Read More »The Works of Anne Bradstreet
Moore Myers: A Call for Clarity and Charity in Dialogue on Virtuous and Vicious Music
In a recent front-page article for Christianity Today, Russell Moore argues that Christian hip-hop could call the American church back to a powerful, even dangerous, gospel. Calling the… Read More »Moore Myers: A Call for Clarity and Charity in Dialogue on Virtuous and Vicious Music
The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek and A Humane Economy by Wilhelm Röpke
Perhaps you have no interest in economics beyond the price of bread going up and your gas budget not going as far as it used… Read More »The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek and A Humane Economy by Wilhelm Röpke
The Quest for Community by Robert Nisbet
In this series of book recommendations, we have bounced around across time and across genres. We started with some classic theological works which will hopefully… Read More »The Quest for Community by Robert Nisbet
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
In the last installment in this series of book recommendations, I recommended good children’s literature. I now want to recommend some literature that was certainly… Read More »The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Yes, I mean it. You need to read this book. Not only that, you need to read it in a particular way, which is, out… Read More »Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
What is the best book ever written on America? What is the best book ever written on democracy? Amazingly, at a well-seasoned 177 years old… Read More »Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
The Democratization of American Christianity by Nathan O. Hatch
“Fundamentalists and Pentecostals share all the virtues and vices of popular culture,” says Nathan Hatch as he applies his analysis of the development of American… Read More »The Democratization of American Christianity by Nathan O. Hatch
Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged by Roger Scruton
Having first recommended books which expound the strong foundation of our faith, I have moved on to recommending books which reflect upon the milieu in… Read More »Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged by Roger Scruton
The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
“In the United States at this time Liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition,” Lionel Trilling famously declared in 1950.… Read More »The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
“Ideas Have Consequences” by Richard Weaver
In these book recommendations, we have worked our way back in time to the fourth century. We could spend much more time back there, and… Read More »“Ideas Have Consequences” by Richard Weaver
On the Incarnation by Athanasius
Getting the gospel right is near and dear to the heart of every conservative Christian. The integrity of the gospel is a non-negotiable. In this… Read More »On the Incarnation by Athanasius
Confessions by Augustine
Having recommended books by A. W. Tozer and John Owen, let me backtrack in time to a man that both of them would recommend reading –… Read More »Confessions by Augustine