The catastrophe in Haiti is one that ought to challenge multiple cherished assumptions, but instead it is just providing us with a venue to put them all on display yet again. I have been to Port au Prince once, when I was in the Navy, and the abject poverty there, when everything was “okay,” was …
Earthly Clay on our Heavenly Boots
I want to begin by noting the importance of being loyal to a bunch of things — in every area of life. I do not speak of idolatrous loyalty, but rather a fierce kind of Chestertonian loyalty to the piles of stuff and collections of people that God surrounds all of us with. If we …
The Constitution As Frankenidol
The other day I was listening to one of those military commentators that Fox News brings on from time to time, and he was talking about the Ft. Hood massacre. Now, before going any further, I need to say that of course that shooting was terrorism, of course the military dropped the ball on preventing …
The Heart and Musical Vocabulary
In multiple places in Scripture, we are told of the blessing that comes with singing a new song. But this is an easy phrase to misunderstand—we tend to think it means a recent song. But the idea of the new song is that of a fresh song. It refers the quality of the song, and …
He Killed Their Violence
The Lord Jesus died at the hands of violent men, and when He rose, He was delivered from the hands of violent men. This is one of the themes we find in Scripture—God’s deliverance of His people from violence (Ps. 18:48; Ps. 140:1-4). This does not require pacifism—God’s warriors are never described as violent men. …
A Nation of Unclean Lips
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we confess to You that we are a nation of …
Lots Doing at Canon Wired
How to address death metal fans? – Conversations with Doug Wilson from Daniel Foucachon on Vimeo.
The Fact and the Flavor
I am delighted that Canon has released a new book by a friend of mine, Stuart Bryan. The book is called The Taste of Sabbath, and promises to deal with two fundamental issues when it comes to observance of the Lord’s Day. First, he gets the fact of it right. And second, and just as …
Like a Bee in a Barn
So I am sitting here with my solitary thought — that thought being like a bee in a barn — and I thought to myself, what good is an unblogged thought? If Scott Brown upsets Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts Senate race, I’ll take it. If he turns out to be the vote that defeats …
Warning to Rome
INTRODUCTION:When we fall into the trap of thinking of the Bible as a book to aid us in our personal devotions, we often miss the larger context. We need to remember that this is a letter to a particular church in a particular city, and Paul gave the warning because he saw certain kinds of …