Bono, One of Our Favorite Enigmas
The lead singer for U2 bares his soul in Surrender, a memoir worth reading for what it says about him and the church culture with which Bono has long flirted […]
Author Archives: johnamurdock
Death on a Friday Afternoon
As I type, it is Good Friday. First Things has published my piece on a singer amplifying her abortion here. It chronicles a sad trend in America today where we […]
Cinematic Revival
The Jesus Movement is coming to the big screen just as a college campus revival movement spreads from Asbury, Kentucky. Thankfully, the film is worth watching. My review and reflection […]
After Virtual
Groundhog Day marked the completion of the podcast series from the 2022 Front Porch Republic conference entitled After Virtual: The Art of Recovering Lost Goods. You can listen to all […]
Go, Herschel, Go
The Georgia Senate race currently presents no good options. Here’s one.
Last Day at the Abortion Clinic
John reflects on the fallen from abortion and his own time praying that the gears of death would stop. Here at First Things.
Mark Mitchell and Plutocracy on the Porch
At the Brass Spittoon podcast, John welcomes Front Porch Republic founder and President Mark Mitchell for a discussion of private property and its role in today’s urbanized ephemeral world. Listen […]
Pondering the Pigskin
John reflects on football and being on the losing side of a great upset. We may love our sports too much but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something lovable in […]
Chainsaws and Strip Mines
Bobby Chan leads an effort to protect the trees and reefs of Palawan, a frontier island in the Philippines. Delikado chronicles those efforts which are fueled by prayer in a […]
Remembering Apartheid Fondly on RAV
[Editor’s note: Below is a piece that got lost in the shuffle and never found a real home, but dedicated followers of this site may be interested. John has still […]
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