An inheritor of Jim Elliott’s faith may not be stabbed, shot, and clubbed here yet, but he certainly will be told to leave the Mall of America if he wears a Christian t-shirt.More
Why We Ultimately Cannot Help Legislating Morality
I maintain that we cannot help legislating morality. To propose, debate, vote on, enact, enforce, or review laws judicially is, inescapably, a moral exercise. More
Against Fatalism, If You’re Not Sure What to Do, Do Something
The most memorable advice my grandfather gave my father in his younger years went something like the following: “If you don’t know what to do, do something, even if it’s wrong.”More
Strength, Wisdom, and Kevin DeYoung’s Review of ‘The Case for Christian Nationalism’
Let us consider the ongoing debate about Stephen Wolfe’s book, The Case for Christian Nationalism, which Kevin DeYoung recently wrote a lengthy review of for The Gospel Coalition.More
Biblical Reasoning Regarding Securing National Borders
A certain passage can teach us much about the self-evident appropriateness of securing borders, when it is in our power to provide for such, as well as the consequences of not.More
Top Gun, The Northman, and How Christian Faith Stabilizes Science
What has been too much forgotten is that it was Christian faith that gave rise to, and stabilized, the restoration and advancement of science as we know it in the West. More
Not All That Glitters Is Gold, But Gold Still Does Glitter Too
Not all that glitters is gold. And also, all that is gold does not glitter. This is close to saying the same thing, but it’s not quite repeating one’s self.More
Where Public Library Bathrooms Are Permanently Closed Due to Meth Contamination
If reading my Bible leads me to place a high value on reading books generally, I see the whole business in Boulder as something approaching sacrilegious.More
Lamentations 3
Consider the inclusion of a reference to arrows being shot into kidneys, or the destruction and fate of the daughters of my people and city, or eyes being worn out from weeping.More
Sundry Summary Thoughts About Yes and No On New Year’s Eve 2022
As another year draws to a close, it occurs to me that planning boils down in the end to a series of Yes and No answers to various and multitudinous questions.More