We would all be better off if fewer of us went to college, and more of us read our Bibles and Plutarch instead, and then became conversant with one another about what both can teach us.More
Category Archives: History
Book Review: ‘The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind’ by Mark A. Noll
Why have so many American evangelicals in recent decades not invested more in intellectual pursuits? Mark A. Noll here in ‘The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind’ wants to know.More
‘The Histories of Polybius,’ Watching ‘300’ with my Sons, and Mark O’Leary Gives Advice
Polybius being a Greek in Rome, his going to such lengths to chronicle the rise of Rome and the fall of the Greeks itself tells how important these things were to both peoples.More
Viktor Orban Speaking at CPAC, Studying Greeks and Romans, and Western Civilization
In Viktor Orban’s CPAC speech, I find still more reasons to study the Greeks and Romans. Something clearly has to be done, but we must remember who we are before we can do it.More
July 4, 1776 – The Declaration of Independence, Repentance, and Civic Duty
It is thanks in large part to the signers of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 that we have this country, because they passed it down to us. More
Church History, Sound Doctrine, and the Creeds
I have been thinking quite a lot lately about whether I am, and we are, as serious also about the importance of each word and phrase handed down in these ancient Christian creeds.More
Concerning Ecumenism and the Post-War Consensus
The more I study both Church History and current trends, the more unusual, superficial, and disproportionate the ideal of Christian Unity as it’s been presented in my experience seems.More
Book Review: ‘Simply Trinity – The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit’ by Matthew Barrett
Between ‘None Greater’ and ‘Simply Trinity,’ Matthew Barrett has made me aware of many things which were entirely unknown to me before, but which now sorely need further study.More
Book Review: ‘None Greater – The Undomesticated Attributes of God’ by Matthew Barrett
‘None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God’ by Matthew Barrett is an excellent survey of historically orthodox doctrine regarding the attributes of God. More
Bannockburn, Neighbor Dogs, and SPLC Polling on Political Assassination
Over a third of both Democrats and Republicans under 50 recently polled by the SPLC would approve the assassination of political leaders they believe are hurting our country.More