by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 16, 2013 | Annotated Quotations, Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary, Trinity Foundation Reviews
Image: Foggy Foothpath © Copyright Dave Smethurst and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons License. One seminary I attended, Bethel Seminary San Diego, hosted lectures this week by a C. S. Lewis scholar. Though I did not attend the lectures, notice of...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 10, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, DMH Personal News, Random Commentary
Though only some remarks after “One final bit of irritation” are relevant to the Pious Eye site’s purpose, I’ve found no review site that will keep something of this length posted. Besides, Pious Eye is also my personal blog (at times, after a...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 19, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
A couple of my Facebook acquaintances seem to share most of what a certain Christian feminist/egalitarian (she self-identifies as both), Rachel Held Evans (hereafter, RHE), posts to her blog. (That’s what I get for attending a seminary where ordination-seeking...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 29, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews
Yesterday (Saturday 28 September 2013), the creation museum in my area held its yearly “Museum Day.” Though the event ran from 9 AM to 6 PM, with presentations by a range of speakers from Gary Parker to John Morris to Ray Comfort, I only managed to attend...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Sep 23, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews
Note: Some format fixes to this old post, completed in June 2023, may cause some direct links I’ve provided to paragraphs to be off a bit. The anchors for these direct links are created by code when posts load, so changes to the posts change the anchors. I...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jul 1, 2013 | Annotated Quotations, Book (& Other) Reviews, Resources
“‘Social’ or Distributive Justice.” Chapter 9 in Law, Legislation and Liberty: A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy, Volume 2: The Mirage of Social Justice. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1976. Pages...
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) | Apr 22, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Brauns, Chris. Bound Together: How We Are Tied to Others in Good and Bad Choices. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 208 pages. Paperback. ISBN 978-0-310-49511-6.On balance, this is an excellent book: well organized, theologically Reformed (in Baptist mode), engaging....
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Mar 12, 2013 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Frazee, Randy. The Connecting Church 2.0: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 978-0-310-49435-5. Cover price $16.99. Something is wrong with the contemporary church in America. But what? Where did the church go wrong and how can...