It's a little controversial, but I'll say it anyway: I'm wishing my Iranian friends a Happy Nowruz. How Nowruz came about, and how I came to know my Iranian friends, are two interesting matters. Let's start with the first: Nowruz, the celebration of the Vernal (Spring) Equinox, goes back to pre-Islamic times when Persia ruled …
The Outpouring: Alive at the Community Coffeehouse
OUTA1 (Fall 1993) The coffee-house ministry was the gathering par excellence of the Jesus Music era. Although there are live recordings out there of concerts, coffee-house recordings are few and far between. This site features only two, both from Texas: the Answer (and that was a rehearsal) and the Latter Rain. And both of those …
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Thoughts About My Father, Twenty Years Out
There are some anniversaries that are harder to note than others. For me, this is one of them. Twenty years ago today, my father, Henry G. Warrington, passed into eternity in a South Florida hospital. He was the first of my immediate family to do, but certainly not the last: my brother followed suit six …
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Some Random Thoughts on the Charlie Hebdo Attack and Islam
It's not easy to keep up with life and the world's events at the same time, especially if your job isn't--or jobs aren't--to keep up with all of it. Nevertheless I'd like to put down some random thoughts on the subject. Most of it has appeared before in one form or another on this blog, …
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Harriet's Secret…or Harriet's Revenge?
Last Friday evening my wife and I got to do something that doesn't happen very often around here: go to a movie première, in this case that of the documentary Harriet's Secret. The film is produced and narrated by Dean Arnold, who is a well-known figure in this community. As the trailer conveys, it's an …
"Get Out of My Way!" Some Things Never Change
When Joseph was put in charge of Egypt by Pharaoh, the following happened: He had him ride in the chariot of the second-in-command. Men ran ahead of him and shouted, "Make way!" Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of Egypt. (Genesis 41:43 GW) This reminds me of the Canadian journalist John Fraser's account of the departure …
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They'll Bust You for Anything in the U.S.
Including, in some places, DUI on a lawnmower: A Northern Colorado man was arrested on suspicion on DUI but it was what he was driving that makes this case unusual. He was driving a lawnmower. Police said Kenneth Welton was driving drunk from bar to bar along a very busy 8th Avenue in Garden City …
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Everybody at a University Needs to be Able to Thank God
But as East Carolina University, that's not necessarily the case: In an email obtained by Campus Reform, Assistant Professor Eli Hvastkovs, who teaches chemistry at East Carolina University (ECU), instructed his students to prepare a “family friendly” 35 word personal statement that mentions future plans or “thanks someone.” The students, however, were explicitly forbidden from thanking …
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Messing With a Celtic Agenda Isn't a Good Idea
From time to time I've made many disparaging remarks about the Scots-Irish, some of whom I count as ancestors. These range from their inauspicious (but prophetic) arrival in this land to discussing Grady McWhiney's research, which I find priceless. I think that understanding this ethnic group is crucial to understanding these United States more than …
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What Happens When You Cut Corners on Final Expenses by Using Cremation
(That's a barbecue grill under the casket spray.)
