Bring Back the Warrior Poet

But how do we go about cultivating again the warrior poets of old? No meathead mercenaries for us – we need men of conviction, intelligence, creativity, and passion waging our wars. More

And This Is Why We Got Married pt. 3

Women need love, and men need respect. And since we have these commands, we can assume that with God’s help men are capable of loving their wives and women are capable of respecting their husbands. More

Putting Away All Bitterness and Anger

This most recent Sunday morning my family stayed home from church. We also stayed home from church the Sunday before that. Before you go wondering, let me assure you our reasons for staying home were not anger and bitterness. The sky is blue, the grass is green, and Lauren is pregnant. And with pregnancy at…More

Oklahoma!

For this week’s Family Movie Night, we watched another Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical – ‘Oklahoma!’ Having built up all my expectations off The Sound of Music and The King and I, this experience was not those. Or at a minimum, Oklahoma! is not The Sound of Music. For some idea of what I mean, check out this page for the 1955…More

Feminism and The Men’s Rights Movement

Dovetailing off recent episodes of this podcast – Episode #116 ‘Why Men Hate Going to Church’ and Episode #130 ‘Reverse Sexism in American Churches’ – I want to talk about the Men’s Rights Movement. Micah Hershberger sent me two videos this week to mull over. Watch for our forthcoming episode of On The Rocks podcast in which we discuss…More

American Truck Simulator

My son Daniel recently talked me into playing American Truck Simulator with him on our computers, and I have to admit that this is a fun little game. Yesterday morning before going to work, I had saved up enough money to buy my first big rig. And as of last night before bed I had…More

Gov. Ron DeSantis vs. Woke, Inc.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should have the R for Republican behind his name changed to a C for Courage. The Daily Wire reported yesterday: ‘DeSantis On NCAA Threat To Pull Events From States That Protect Girl Sports: ‘To Hell’ With Your ‘Events.’ DeSantis, then, has done what South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem lacked the nerve to. Are…More

The Island at the Center of the World

If one looks closely, one can almost see current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the comedians at Saturday Night Live in the 17th century historical sketch Shorto provides.More