Introduction: In 1983, Ronald Reagan ordered the invasion of Grenada by American troops, and the Caribbean island was liberated from its Marxist rulers—an event the islanders still celebrate. ...
Ragnarok and the Administrative State
Early American Politics
Introduction: For those who know the back story, it is kind of odd that you can go to our nation’s capital, and there visit both the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. After all, the two men were political adversaries, on opposite sides of the aisle, and this was before that center aisle was even …
The Authoritarianism That Already Crept In
Introduction: I want to begin by thanking Jonathan Leeman for interacting so extensively with me and with others who are seeking to challenge the current state of affairs. By “state of affairs,” I mean this great civic bender we all appear to be on. Some of us believe that there has been a huge earthquake, …
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Letter to the Editor: Who sings the intro (Blind Willie Johnson’s, God Don’t Never Change) to Blog & Mablog? Would you please forward a link of the entire song to me? Thanks so much! ...
Breaking the Law and Cases of Conscience
Introduction: We all have a pretty good idea that when the authorities command us to stop preaching in the “name of this Jesus,” our responsibility is to keep on preaching regardless. We must obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29). When it comes right down to a direct conflict between a commandment of men and …
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Boycotts, Both Theirs and Ours
Introduction: So as we are being treated to the spectacle of the South rising again, challenging the authority of the Feds again, and this time doing it when they have the manifest moral high ground, it is time to examine some of the secular freak-out reaction to it, not to mention some of our reactions …
MLK, Consequentialism, and More
Introduction: As I consider the next chapter of Eric Mason’s book, and look around at the dumpster fire news that is floating away on the crest of yet another flood, and with this happening on a day-to-day basis, it is hard to escape the conclusion that God is just messing with us. All of the …
But Who Among Us Has This Not Happened To?
Home Alone in the PCA
All, In order to make some space for a #NoQuarterNovember post today, I am serving up a truncated letters section today. In order to keep life simple, I am just publishing letters on the PCA, R.I.P. post. How does the story of the Southern Baptist Convention fit into your paradigm of the slippery slope toward …
Trump, Kavanaugh, Kanye, Pence, Bahnsen, Sasse, and a Few Random White Guys
So over the weekend I tweeted out a link to David Bahnsen’s recent article about “the Kavanaugh-hearing as opening salvo” for a lot more of the same, which I thought an appropriate and solemn reminder for us all. And if you go to read it, I would remind you that Bahnsen was not arguing for …