By Denis, Discerning the World Sundry (3) By Denis Haack Three brief extracts: young adults can’t read or write cursive; hatred breeds gullibility; and insight on state lotteries.Read more
By Denis, Discerning the World What does pro-life mean about abortion? By Denis Haack A Christian human rights lawyer asks whether being pro-life requires us to allow the State to legally mandate childbirth.Read more
By Denis, Discerning the World Sundry (2) By Denis Haack Three brief extracts from my reading: prevalence of guns; how to read; our experience of faith in a pluralistic world.Read more
By Denis, Faithful in the Ordinary How being politicized erodes Christian faith By Denis Haack Being politicized seduces the followers of Jesus away from the primacy of Scripture and the Christ-like ethic of loving those made in God’s image.Read more
By Denis, Faithful in the Ordinary How should we tip when no one sees? By Denis Haack Sometimes our true selves are best revealed when there are no onlookers. No obvious onlookers, anyway.Read more
By Denis, Faithful in the Ordinary Thinking about social media By Denis Haack Social media will not go away, so we need to revisit the question of how to be faithful in our use of it.Read more
By Denis, Faithful in the Ordinary Maturing is a process By Denis Haack None of us are equally proficient in demonstrating every fruit of the Spirit—and that reveals where we need to grow as followers of Jesus.Read more
Books Film, By Denis Book review: How to be Perfec t: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question (Michael Schur, 2022) By Denis Haack Most books on moral philosophy are dense and dry, requiring us to slog through turgid prose and convoluted logic. Except this one.Read more
Books Film, By Denis Movie: (TV actually) Human dignity depicted in Unforgotten (PBS, Masterpiece Theater) By Denis Haack A detective series on Masterpiece Theater (PBS) that emphasizes mercy and human dignity.Read more
By Denis, Discerning the World Article worth discussing: “How America Fractured into Four Parts” (George Packer, The Atlantic) By Denis Haack Journalist George Packer says there are four competing stories being told about America by Americans. It’s not a good situation. What story do we tell?Read more