Book Review on The Shack
by Teri Ong The front cover of William P. Young’s book, The Shack, wows us with the fact that this self-published novel is a “#1 New York Times Bestseller; Over one million in print.” Better known author Eugene Peterson proclaims, “This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good.” For all that hoopla, it is not a book I would have picked up on my own; I specialize in “old books.” I am intimately acquainted with Pilgrim’s Progress, having taught numerous courses at various levels based on that […]
READ MOREMedicine for the Sick
by Teri Ong There seems to me to be some odd thinking going on (or perhaps it is that no thinking is going on, which is not odd) about the government’s role in preserving our health. On the one hand, those who are of the “nanny state” mentality want to protect us from a whole list of things that could harm our bodies: cigarettes, trans-fats, high fructose corn syrup, sundry food dyes, etc. On the other hand, however, many of the same folks won’t grapple with the fact that there are many other more destructive behaviors that can’t be touched […]
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