Monthly Archives: August 2007

Laurence Vance is a contributor to two of my favorite websites: Lewrockwell.com and Mises.org. In the last few years, we have seen a resurgence of thought concerning the abolition of the current taxing system in the US. One proposal (endorsed … Continue reading →

Nothing went well with my surgery this morning. Thankfully, the pain has diminished since this morning’s horror.� After giving me the maximal amount of numbing shots, the procedures could not have been more troublesome. Their intention was to remove all … Continue reading →

Psalm 121:1 presents an interesting dilemma for the Psalmist. ((Psalm 121:1 ��r la|mma`�l�t �eSS� `�nay �el-heh�r�m m�a�yin y�b�� `ezr�)) The text reads: I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From whence shall my help come? Professor Mark Futato … Continue reading →

Rus Hooper makes an important point about Cyprian’s dictum: “nulla salvus extra ecclesiam” — outside the church there is no salvation. Hooper notes that, “The Fourth Lateran Council (ca. 1215) allowed that Cyprian could be wrong and that salvation could … Continue reading →

Psalm 129 is a Psalm of great comfort to the church of Christ. Amidst turmoil, God promises that the enemies of Zion ((Zion hear is a metaphor for God’s people; where the reign of God is manifested, namely, among the … Continue reading →

After three long months, classes resumed at RTS. I spent most of my day going up and down taking care of business. I had to get together all my books for Frame’s independent study, which he, with great sophistication titled: … Continue reading →

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On July 11th, the Catholic Church released a document entitled: Responses to some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church. The document states among many things that �the Church of Christ is present and operative in the … Continue reading →

On Friday I finally finished The Fellowship of the Ring. The first in Tolkien’s excellent trilogy. As soon as the book was concluded, I was eager to see the movie. I once saw the movie a couple of years ago. … Continue reading →

Many thanks to Scott Horton for this excellent interview with Ron Paul.

The title says it all. Michael Medved, blogger at Townhall.com, argues that Paul is a one-issue candidate. What is that one issue? Isolationalist foreign policy. Of course, the very first thing to point out to Medved is that Paul never … Continue reading →

After many years in the Reformed tradition, I have learned to appreciate history beyond the last one hundred years. History teaches that our dogmatism is easily overruled and once loved traditions can be easily refuted. With this in mind, I … Continue reading →

My friend Daniel Ritchie always writes succinct reviews. He tends to read all the books I have wanted to read in the last few years. In this case, he reviews Kenneth Gentry’s classic: He Shall Have Dominion. By Daniel Ritchie … Continue reading →

Elvis and Entrepreneurship by Gary North North is the most fascinating author I have ever read on the areas of economics and history. Here he shows his skills in an excellent introduction to Elvis and Entrepreneurship. (tags: Gary North) How … Continue reading →