Christ, The Word, The Church, The Republic
I’m not a lawyer, but.. The general assumption, when it comes to “expertise,” is the notion that if you gather several bona fide “experts” and ask them the same question within their field of study, you will get more or less the same answer. Either the world is getting more and more hopelessly complicated, or..
As I was claiming yesterday, Christian regeneration absolutely comes with a new set of eyes, and a new heart, and a new way of judging the world. If someone truly comes to believe in the Savior of mankind, that same Savior’s description of the process (being “born again”) means all new spiritual parts, and all new..
The Purity Thing Again.. Mike Pence is ever-anxious to let you know he’s made a difficult moral decision. He rarely fails to remind his audience he is Christian first, American second, and Republican third. Brimming over with that brand of paraded piety that earned him 0.1% of the primary vote, Mike furls his brow and..
Lots of people I respect, as people of faith and intellect, keep getting Romans 13 completely wrong, so I’ll try one more time… At the outset, this passage (“be subject to the governing authorities”) is likely THE most proof-texted passage in scripture. People trot it out as though absolutely nothing else in the Word qualifies..
You get to govern one of two populations – “Dominion Town” or “Chance Town.” Dominion Town is full of people who believe they are the children of a just and holy God who loves them and has made them in His image. God’s eyes are upon them all the time. If you make them stumble,..
Trump and J6 hatred partially explained Ponder two different ways of making a living.. Make a sale. Build a skyscraper. Open a restaurant. Convince a few hundred people out there to part with their money voluntarily for some product or service you offer. This is difficult work. You have to provide enough quality to give..
Cowardice I have reason to believe we are all natural cowards, that it takes training and education and moral conviction to overcome our natural state. Even if you ask experienced combat veterans about fear, they will tell you that only the truly insane are without it. Those who are considered “brave” are the ones who..
First: A “He said, He Said” Story.. In the event any of you are in the market for a good fresh dose of weapons-grade insanity, ponder the Nicholas Kuhnhausen story and the utterly bizarre way 48 Hours chose to tell it. It begins with the disappearance of 17 year old girl named Nikki, who is,..
Even atheists should warm to the idea… Calm down. This will not be a defense of theocracy. My position here is fundamentally rooted in the American story itself, and the governing tools forged at Philadelphia in 1776. (“Christian Nationalism” is NOT “white nationalism,” by the way; people who make that claim don’t understand that Christianity..
Not a typo.. Our daughter, in her new kitchen, made us “sheet pan frittatas” yesterday. We took mimosas on the back porch, talked shop, watched our grandson, Silas, blowing bubbles, gave Mary a few presents, lazed on the lawn, napped, and parted. In the driveway, on the way out, Mary gave voice to the reality..
