“The development officer for Choctaw Valley was usually all grins and spectacles, always ready with a hearty handshake.”
Flags Out Front, p. 8
Examine Things From Every Angle
Not Just Passing Time
“To handle issues of eternal life and death as if we were discussing the weather is inexcusable. How can we deliver a solemn message in a casual manner, or refer to the eternal destinies of men and women as if we were discussing where they will spend their summer holidays? Christians who care are earnest.”
Stott, The Challenge of Preaching, pp. 80-81
Just Creepy
“One ACLU attorney named Greenbaum was particularly flummoxed, and spoke quite sharply to his colleagues about it. ‘Urination I understand, and defecation I understand. Setting the damn thing on fire is clearly protected speech. That’s why we come to work in the morning. That’s why we’re here. That’s what freedom means. But subordinated honor? That is just creepy.’”
Flags Out Front, p. 8
The Content Cluster Muster (02.27.20)
Children Still Matter: The Derangement of the Left Marches on: The Strangest Thing about the Debate https://t.co/k76pzkqDoj— American Institute for Economic Research (@aier) February 26, 2020 Breaking The Liberal Echo Chamber: I’ve been a Democrat for 20 years, but I attended Trump’s rally in NH last night and thought it was really important to share …
Preaching While Hot
“Earnestness goes one step beyond sincerity. To be sincere is to mean what we say and to do what we say; to be earnest is also to feel what we say. Earnestness is the deep feeling essential to preaching.”
Stott, The Challenge of Preaching, p. 80
Like a Wet Rope
“The number of compelling human interest stories had plummeted, and the number of twenty-four hour cable news channels had not plummeted. No news, no interesting wars, and no celebrity meltdowns were to be had anywhere. Slow news days dragged slow news weeks after them like a wet rope, and producers of news programs were starting to get desperate.”
Flags Out Front, p. 7
3 Reasons Why Socialism Should Not Be Considered as the Butterfly’s Boots
Introduction: Given the state of government education in America today, there is naturally a great and growing excitement among the youth of today concerning the tried and failed policies of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Or, as they might put it in Brooklyn, it sometimes seems the yoots are all in. After all, if we can put …
132: How We Should Be Praying for Trump
This week Douglas Wilson talks about ways Christians can be praying for Donald Trump, unpacks the greek word asunetos, and plugs the book, Preaching as Reminding.
132: How We Should Be Praying for Trump
This week Douglas Wilson talks about ways Christians can be praying for Donald Trump, unpacks the greek word asunetos, and plugs the book, Preaching as Reminding.