Backward Mutters

  • From whence this evil?

    Unde hoc malum? A great little Latin phrase for big pressing problem: from whence this evil? “Where does this wrongdoing come from? What is its wellspring, the source of its ongoing prevalence and power? The doctrine of original sin is, if nothing else, and intellectually serious attempt to answer such…

  • Pop Culture and Christianity

    “The new generation of Christians is likely to be a different kind of audience. Raised on iPods and downloadable music, they find it difficult truly to commit to the idea of a separate Christian pop culture. They might watch Jon Stewart or Pulp Fiction and also listen to the Christian…

  • 3 State 3 Mountain – 1 State and 1 Mountain, Part 1

    All dressed up and no place to go. Here are a small portion of the 2400 cyclists who descended on Chattanooga, TN to do the 3 State 3 Mountain Challenge hiding under the bleachers at Carter-Findley Stadium. The ride, scheduled to begin at 8 am was delayed 45 minutes because…

  • Of Presidents and Pansies

    I’m usually not into political commentary, but Governor Easley’s endorsement of Hillary — “…this Lady right here, makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy” gave me that heavy sinking feeling. Oi, he’s so culturally “hip” and “in touch!” If only he’d have referred to her as “this little Lady ri…

  • Original Sin

    Just got my copy of Alan Jacobs’ latest book. I’ve listened to Jacobs’ commentary on most things literary via Ken Myers’ Mars Hill Audio Journal. In fact, I’ve listened to him so much — especially Volume 77 and his extended discussion on C.S. Lewis — that I can actually hear…