“The point that Kevin makes here is what I call the Cave of Adullam phenomenon. Back in the day, we ran a magazine for about twenty-five years (Credenda/Agenda). It was about forty pages of teaching on family, church life, the civil magistrate, eschatology, and so on. Near the back was one page we called the Cave of Adullam, which was dedicated to skewering what we called the ‘regnant follies.’ We would also occasionally horse around in the masthead, or in an editorial up front, but in the main the bulk of the magazine was clothed and in its right mind. But what would happen is that people would get the magazine, turn immediately to the Cave, read it with a guilty chuckle or two, spend the rest of the evening being harangued by their conscience, and then write us a concerned letter about our writing habits—when they really ought to have been more concerned about their reading habits. This is called reading all the snark and ignoring the rest. This is called picking all the bacon bits out of the salad, and then complaining about the paucity of greens” ().
Belfast Blues
Introduction: Riots recently erupted in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of an attempted beheading, when a Sudanese immigrant attacked an Irishman with a knife. Thing had already been tense ...
Henry and Eve
As believing Christians, we look to the book of Genesis for a divine account of how God created all things. It is right and proper that we do so. For example, we can clearly see that He created the heavens and earth, and the sun and moon, and the sea and dry land. He is …
Queen of the Persians #6
Introduction: Sermon Video In this passage, we can see the envy and conceit of Haman on full display, as well as the shrewdness of Esther on full display. She knows how treacherous the terrain ...
The Respectability Ache
“The temptation to ache for worldly respectability is, however, rampant throughout the evangelical world. Vast sections of our evangelical establishment have gone down before this alluring temptation, like dry meadow grass before a sharpened scythe.”
Thoughts on the Ireland Riots? | Doug Wilson
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The Winsome Standard
“The desire to be found winsome by the world puts the standard completely in the grasp of Old Slew-foot. He is the one who now determines whether or not you are being winsome. No, no. Scoot farther to the left.”
Content Cluster [06-11-26]
Saving Time: China Compass Interview: A Road With a Decorated Ceiling: More here. A Song I Really Like for Some Reason: Finally Found Them: HT: Samuel Cherubin: E.J. Paprocki Featured Product: Education (Chrestomathy):This small book is a collection of my quotations on the subject of education, taken from sources all over tarnation. The word chrestomathy …
A Never Ending War
“We are at war with crapola, and are willing to use words like crapola as the occasion demands.”