The article that Nathan Wilson wrote for Books and Culture is now available on the web. Those who want to read the entire articule may do so by clicking here. Those who want a little more background information may still go here. And in another development, a lecture on the Shroud that Nathan gave should …
The B.T.K. Killer and the Objectivity of the Covenant
The recent arrest of Dennis Rader for the infamous B.T.K. killings presents an interesting dilemma for those who want to maintain, as I do, the objectivity of the covenant. For the sake of this discussion, I want to assume that the reports are true that Rader has confessed to a number of the killings, and …
Love Your Enemies
This instruction shows us the heart of the Christian ethic for individuals. A common error is that we take the biblical requirements for individuals and apply them to states, and also apply the requirements for states to individuals. We do not understand governments, and as a result we commonly do not understand the instructions given …
Knowing Where You are Headed
“Before taking a road trip, it is a very good idea to have some idea of where you are going. Before rearing a son to be ‘masculine,’ it is equally important to have some notion of what that is . . . Manhood is where boyhood should be aimed” (Future Men, p. 13).
Education in a Democracy
Visionaries, Follow this debate if you can. GSS stands for Government School Supporter, and PSS stands for Private School Supporter. PSS: Let’s compare the stats of private schools and government schools! GSS: That would be an unfair comparison. Many of the kids in government schools are neglected. PSS. Oops. Sorry. Let’s stop neglecting them then. …
How the Cow Ate the Cabbage
Evangelical postmodernists luxuriate in the sensation that they are on the bleeding, cutting edge. They feel that they have the “out-there-ness” to really make a radical statement to our times. In reality, their story is about as interesting as the one about how the cow ate the cabbage. By now, I have read a goodish …
Making a Cat Laugh
Dear Visionaries, I am trying to figure out how my last post could possibly have been construed as a defense of Republicans. I am not a Republican. The morphing we have gone through has happened to a nation, and not just to one or the other of the major political parties. We used to be …
Defining Masculine Sin
“But in our day, many of these designed masculine traits are drilled or drugged out of him by the time he is ten. Faith resists this ungodly process and defines sin by the Scriptures and not by pietistic traditions” (Future Men, p. 11).
World Conquest
42. So the Christian faith is a religion of world conquest? That is exactly right. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the …
Marriage As Manifest Glory XIV
Introduction: Although it is not possible to separate the various aspects of marriage from one another, it is possible to distinguish them. We have come now to the third section in this series on marriage, a section that deals with marriage and sin. And in order to understand sin rightly, we have to understand forgiveness. …