I recently gave an interview on classical Christian education, and the link is now hot.
War! What Is It Good For? Absolutely . . . Actually It Does Do Some Good Things
I got a thoughtful letter from a friend asking about the war motif that runs through a bunch of our stuff here in Moscow. My dad’s formative book is called Principles of War. There is the Canon Press tag “Publishing Is Warfare” that we have had around here for a few decades now. There is …
What God Intended Is What Will Be
“Jesus did not throw the gospel out into the world, hoping that someone would respond to it . . . on the glorious day when the wheat is gathered into the barns, there will be no one in heaven maintaining that Christ died to bring in the chaff and weeds as well, and wondering out …
Possibilities and Actualities
“By learning why Christ died, we will also for whom He died . . . What exactly does the Cross of Jesus Christ do for sinners? Christians have adopted two basic answers to this question. The popular answer is that the Cross creates the possibility of saving everyone, while the biblical answer is that the …
Networked Cowardice and Corruption
Zondervan is releasing a new edition of the Bible, and what else is new? But as we keep making advances in semiotic contextualizations, we have now learned how to make the Bible even more accessible to middle America, which is of course where all the Bible buyers are. Take, for example, this problem passage: “The …
Pre-Cambrian Spending
Rep. Paul Ryan has introduced his budget proposal, the work of a responsible adult. The screeching began almost immediately, with shouts that Ryan and the orcs with him were hellbent on starving widows and orphans. Keep your eye on the ball. We are no longer debating whether or not there will be draconian cuts. That’s …
Apostles Are Troublesome When Alive
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #37 “For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ’s …
What We All Believe Really
“The reason this objection [to God’s sovereignty over evil] surfaces within Christianity is that some Christians are consistent enough to say out loud what all Christians, at some level, believe” (Back to Basics, p. 41)
What Illustrations Illustrate
“The purpose of illustration is not merely to make the truth clear, but to heighten its nobility and glory” (Macartney, Preaching Without Notes, p. 32).
Grim and Deadly
Some people see the whole chessboard, and some people don’t. Some people want to know what would be so unChristian about moving that pawn right there to that other spot, while others understand what the Scriptures teach (authoritatively) about the whole game. InterVarsity is in the middle of capitulating on the issue of sodomy, which …