by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jun 27, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
Among current books I’m reading, some of which I may even finish someday, is A. W. Pink’s The Sovereignty of God (Chapel Library MOBI edition, available free, as are EPUB and PDF versions). I’m only at the eight percent mark in my reading, but have...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jun 21, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
In a couple book reviews, I took issue with one author’s anti-individualist rhetoric and expressed gratitude (though not perfect satisfaction) for another’s effort to distinguish between different uses of the word “individualism.” I’ve...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Dec 28, 2012 | Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary
Image: Anti-abortion activists at Knoxville March for Life 2013, courtesy photographer Brian Stansberry (Creative Commons license). Learn more here. Alas, I remain incapable of achieving extremest-of-the-extreme status. Compared to blogger Justin Edwards (a man likely...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 2, 2012 | Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary
Image: The Zombies are Coming! Courtesy Deviant Art user Neo160 under Creative Commons CC-BY-3.0 license. In his Moore to the Point blog, Russell D. Moore suggests an analogy between currently popular zombies and spiritually dead humankind in general:...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 31, 2012 | In The News, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere, Random Commentary
Eric Metaxas posted an article to breakpoint.org arguing, based on the story of non-violent repeat offender Gary Ewing, in favor of revising California’s “Three Strikes” law: “Enough of Three Strikes, Unjust and Expensive”...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 17, 2012 | Random Commentary
Image: GIF of not-equal-to symbol (math and computer science versions), courtesy Wikipeida user Shubjt under the CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed license. Originally prepared September 2012 (09/17/2012, 11:46 PM, to be excessively precise) as a comment on a Facebook friend’s...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 24, 2011 | DMH Personal News, Legacy Pages, Random Commentary
This site’s old “About” was a depressing piece of business, no doubt about it. Though my convictions were strong, I was “not a happy camper.” Truth be told, I remain a melancholy individual. Except for some alleged cheerfulness during...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | May 1, 2006 | Annotated Quotations, Random Commentary
Image by Flicker user ellenm1, used under Creative Commons CC BY-ND 2.0 license. In his 1985 book, Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse In The Age of Show Business, Neil Postman suggested that the rise of television to its central place in contemporary culture...