Gene Fant talks University Statements of Faith. Why Sherlock Holmes matters. Are non-overlapping magisteria a myth? Fred Sanders counsels writers on learning the craft. Aikido and the Art of the…

YouTube Playlist of St. Matthew’s Passion Translation of the Libretto General Introduction – What’s on the blog? – Yet more on Church Music – Take that, rival podcast! Defining and…

General Introduction – Where’s Michial teach again? – Stuck in the middle with the soulless Calvinists – The plan for November Talking Back, Not Bach – One hand in the…

I figured our discussion on last week’s podcast, in which we proclaimed that the most important part of a hymn or worship song is the doctrinal content and that emotional…

General Introduction – How did we spend Halloween? – Mad Dog Gilmour is on the prowl – What’s on the blog? – Listener feedback Let’s Talk Churches – The praise-band…

Susan McWilliams laments that Modern Family has benefits that actual modern life has stripped away from most families. Patrick Deneen wonders whether 18th-century liberalism had inherent in its project the…

Gain some perspective on the sizes of things in the universe. Gain some perspective on the relative volumes of communications traffic. The Kindlings Muse has another great lecture from one…

We’re a little rusty, but give us a break: It’s been a month. Also: No bibliography today. Also also: Our special guest is my wife, Victoria Reynolds Farmer. General Introduction…

The subject of this week’s All Songs Considered podcast (from NPR, and highly recommended to people who like pop and rock music) was Side One, Track One—the best songs that…

For a variety of reasons—beyond and in my control—I don’t have the time to devote the space to this topic that it deserves, but I should say something, anyway. You…

I have more questions than answers in today’s post, I’m afraid, so I’m counting on your comments to help move me through this topic. It came about through a simultaneous…