The Power of Baby Steps in a Superman Culture

“If only someone would tell me what to do!” I often thought as I lay awake at night, going over and over the same problems in my mind. The situation I found…

The Robin & Boom Show #07 – Interview with Dr. David Wang on Notre-Dame Cathedral (Part 2)

In this second interview with Dr. David Wang, we continue to learn about Notre-Dame Cathedral and the significance of the recent fire. Dr. Wang explains how Notre-Dame cathedral is an incarnation of…

The Meaning of “Fallen Nature”

From my article “Was Calvin a Nominalist? Part 1: Historical and Theological Background” …to say that human beings have “a fallen nature” refers to more than simply each individual’s inability to stop…

Snowden on Double Standard at DOJ

Edward Snowden makes some insightful observations about the double standard of justice that is occurring with the indictment against Julian Assange vs. the DOJ’s decision not to charge President Trump. Read carefully…

Misfiring of the Longing for Goodness

From my earlier post ‘Virtue and Classical Education: A Commencement Address to a Graduating Class’: “We all long for Christ’s presence, for the beatific vision. We long for Him like flowers stretching…

Interview With Dr. David Wang about Notre-Dame

Last Friday morning, Jason Van Boom and I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. David Wang about the Notre-Dame Cathedral and its recent fire. Dr. Wang is a widely published expert on architecture…

Yo-Yo Ma Performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto

When I lived in England, everyone loved and talked about the music of Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Elgar is right up there with George Frideric Handel among the island’s musical luminaries. So imagine…

The Robin & Boom Show #06 – Interview with Dr. David Wang on Notre-Dame Cathedral

Jason and Robin interview Dr. David Wang about Notre-Dame Cathedral and its recent fire. Dr. Wang is a widely published expert on architecture who recently retired as head of the architectural department…

Getting Beyond the Hot Take

On Saturday, Jason Van Boom wrote a Facebook post to introduce the Facebook page associated with our new podcast. Because Jason’s post managed really to capture the essence of what we’re about…

Introducing New Podcast

Last summer I had the privilege of being visited by Jason Van Boom, who teaches history and philosophy at the University of Tartu in Estonia. During car journeys and meals, Jason and…

Daniel Hannan on Brexit

In an article that appeared last Monday, Daniel Hannan raised concern that the UK remainers are prepared to tear down Britain’s democracy (including the precedents that form the essence of its constitution)…

Self-Esteem, Self-Compassion and Self-Love

Is self-esteem good? Should you love yourself? What about self-love? There currently exists much confusion on these questions. Moreover, each of these terms require careful unraveling. Let’s begin with self-esteem. Self-Esteem =…



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