“The object of his satirical observations might be the lesbian bishop who thinks the central message of Romans is about global warming, but the more he says or writes anything about it, the more it is his behavior that is thought to be clearly ‘unscriptural.’ Right — like who cares about that anymore?” (Rules, p. …
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Grace Agenda Audio . . . Free Listenin’
Audio is now available from our recent Grace Agenda conference. Visit www.christkirk.com/graceagenda/ in order to listen online or download mp3s. You can also listen on the Christ Church app that is available for iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and Windows phone. Download the app here: http://get.theapp.co/8a44.
Taking Careful Aim
“A godly satirist should target lack of proportion, not exhibit lack of proportion (Matt. 23:24)” (Rules, p. 99)
The 5 Smooth Stones of Theocratic Libertarianism
Things in our public life together are gummed up enough that I believe we can openly call for radical reform. Whether we do or not, I think we are going to get the same treatment. We might as well respond with something that might actually help. Whatever the case, we will not be able to …
Our Transgressive Daisy Chain
The great need of the hour is for Christians in North America to get a map in their heads, a map that has an x on it, that x indicating “you are here.” Related to this, we need to know how exactly we got here. We need to be oriented, and that means we need …
On Taking Your Chimp to the Beautician
Liars are usually clever — you have to give them that. And one of the things the really smart ones know how to do is to use the last lie you caught them in as a basis for getting you to believe the lie they are currently telling. Take the specter of Jim Crow laws …
Not a Level Playing Field
“In short, Jesus got to call them white-washed sepulchers and they did not get to call Him a demon-possessed drunkard in return, even though some modern neutrality-mongers might want to say that fairness required it” (Rules, p. 96).
Book of the Month/April 2015
The mind of G.K. Chesterton was a field of corn. Not only was he a prolific source of thoughts, each one a stalk of corn, but each one of them contained hundreds of kernels, each of them capable of multiplying as well. He didn’t just write a lot — he was fruitful. He was at …
Ickybod
Usually Jonah Goldberg talks good sense, but yesterday I heard him defending the Indiana law as nothing more than a pitiful little consolation prize for the religious right. He was saying that the same sex mirage juggernaut has carried the day, and all conservatives are asking for now is the right to be left alone. …