As I attempted to log in to my Airbnb account yesterday, I was greeted with this message: Before you continue Whether it’s your first time using Airbnb or you’re one of our original travelers, please commit to respecting and including everyone in the Airbnb community. I agree to treat everyone in the Airbnb community—regardless of…
Category: Culture
Get Your Swimsuits Out
According to the New York Times, it won’t be long before we will all be swimming to work: The truth is, how shall we put it, a bit more nuanced.
Happy Warriors: Miles Gone By: A Literary Autobiography by William F. Buckley, Jr
“Beware the one who makes his living off criticizing the sin of others.” – Pastor Eric Landry, discussing the actions of Ham against his father Noah in a sermon on Genesis 9. As I think about how biblically-minded Christians can deal with the constant assaults from the left, three things really stand out to me….
Imagine
Imagine there’s no Medicaid It’s easy if you dare No plans to hinder us People receiving care Imagine all the people Living in good health Imagine private health care It’s no so hard to see Less death or illness Without the Fed’s decree Imagine all the people Living in Freedom You may say that I’m…
Why I am Not Voting for Trump
I am not going to vote for Donald Trump for president of the United States. This has caused consternation among some of my friends stuck in the binary choice paradigm that voting for anyone besides Mr. Trump or not voting at all is essentially a vote for Hillary Clinton. I am comfortable with the decision…
Peacock Family Trip to the UK – September 2015
We had a great time on our two week trip to the United Kingdom. Lots of castles, lots of beautiful English countryside with rolling hills and charming towns. Lots of reformation sites and hymn writers and a few churches. Lots of driving on the wrong side of the road while shifting with the wrong hand. And…
Peacock Family Trip to the UK Travel Notes
Below are our notes on things to see in the United Kingdom. We didn’t get to see all of these, but someone has thought them worth seeing, so I thought I’d include them here for anyone who might be planning a trip.
Chattel Law Enforcement
A Texas state representative recently complained about being treated like a child during an encounter with police after he had been clocked driving 94 miles an hour. His statement was in the context of hearings over the sad case of Sandra Bland. There are a lot of problems we face today as we move toward…
Galileo by Mitch Stokes
Galileo by Mitch Stokes is a highly entertaining and informative book that helps rewrite the conventional wisdom the it was the church that stood in the way of Galileo and others as they pushed forward the idea that the earth was not the center of the universe. The geocentric view was in fact widely adhered to…
The Family Romanov by Candace Fleming
I enjoyed reading The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming to my son (age 12). It kept him thoroughly engaged. My wife enjoyed it when she read it too. It also provides a sad commentary on elitism, both on the blindness of the elite to the real world around them…