Theology That Bites Back
“There are two sacraments, true, there is is only one sacramental. The world is that sacramental, and everything in it. Grace is everywhere and gets into everything. Faith can dig it out of anything. The grandeur of God can flame out from anything, like the shining from shook foil.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 40.
My friend Larry Cernik was a no-frills, no-nonsense, basic-gospel kind of man. He was a man who wanted to live by the Word of God, straight up the middle, and with no funny business. This being the case, what I wanted to do here today is to declare this gospel in the same way that …
Introduction: Echoing a piece from The Atlantic last fall, Christianity Today has published an appeal to evangelicals, asking them to extend grace to one another over the hard decisions that were made during the COVID emergency. Now that the state of emergency is over and done, we should be able to look back, reflect on …
“He rose from the dead in this world in order to redeem everything about it, beer and bacon included.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 39
Anthony Esolen is one of my favorite living authors, and this book is yet another example of why. The title is No Apologies. If you would be so kind as to take a gander, as the kids say, at the subtitle, you will catch a glimpse of what I mean. Living as we do in …
So, due to the fact that I was off on vacation for some time, the mound of letters to go through got a bit bigger, and the time available for going through them is the same. That means the selection ...
“At the end of the day, refined hedonism just creates snobs. Sure, they don’t find their pleasures in carousing, snorting cocaine, chasing skirts, and whatnot, but rather in taking a stroll through a miniature Japanese garden on a pleasant summer evening, in order to contemplate geometric proofs and chess moves of a higher order. And they are insufferable.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, p. 39
Introduction : Why are there no climate change protests in China? The answer is pretty easy when you think about it for a moment or two. They are unnecessary there because China is already communist. Why are there no Black Lives Matters marches in China? Because they are already communist. Why is their society not riven …
Philippians (4): Sermon Video Introduction: The apostle urged the Philippians to walk in a manner that was worthy of the gospel of Christ. But he does not just offer a generic “be a little ...
