by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Apr 3, 2016 | In The News, Random Commentary
As I began to realize a few days ago, when I spoke of the “Baffling Clash: Pro-Life Leaders v Donald J. Trump,” some of us cannot be part of movements. As someone who believes every person’s inalienable right to life begins at conception, I’m...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Mar 31, 2016 | In The News, Random Commentary
Trump image by Michael Vadon, used under license (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.Today’s “Morning Jolt…with Jim Geraghty” e-mail (free from National Review) contains an interesting passage on the latest Donald Trump controversy. Here it...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Feb 8, 2016 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Random Commentary
I saw a very strange documentary recently: (A)sexual (directed by Angela Tucker, Arts Engine Inc., 2011). The premise of the film, which takes for granted the contemporary belief that people have innate sexual orientations (inclinations to have sex with persons of the...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Feb 6, 2016 | In The News, Random Commentary
Believing true what one wants to be true rather than what actually is true may be a less prevalent phenomenon among conservatives than liberals, but it is certainly not unknown among conservatives. For instance, one needn’t watch Fox New, the Fox Business...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 31, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, In The News
I just read an interesting document, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s 2001 “Report of the International Theological Dialogue between the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the World Alliance...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Mar 13, 2015 | Activism (Petitions and Such), Brief Notices
Decorated Chaplain Wes Modder threatened by Navy – Take Action.
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Jan 4, 2015 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Mitchell, C. Ben, and D. Joy Riley. Christian Bioethics: A Guide for Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families. B&H Studies in Biblical Ethics. Daniel R. Heimbach, Series Editor. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2014. 207+xiv pages. ISBN...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Nov 29, 2014 | Book (& Other) Reviews, Posted (or Sent) Elsewhere
Hannula, Richard M. Samuel Rutherford: Lover of Christ. Bitesize Biographies. Darlington, England: EP Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-78397-018-6.Richard Hannula’s Samuel Rutherford Bitesize Biography is an excellent brief introduction to Rutherford’s life,...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Oct 31, 2014 | In The News, Random Commentary
IntroductionHaving decided to waste no more effort sending letters to my local paper, the U-T San Diego, I’ve no longer needed to formulate quick responses to “the latest.” This has freed me to indulge my preference for prolonged reflection (also...
by Pious Eye (David M. Hodges) | Aug 29, 2014 | In The News
Image: California State Capitol, courtesy Wikipedia user Coolcaesar (Creative Commons license). The local paper today informed me of my state’s passage of an interesting bill to formally define, in the context of sexual assault investigations on college...