In Augustine’s great book The City of God, he once wrote that in our fallen world, the dead are replaced by the dying. This being the case, undeniably the case, we ought to pay closer attention to this ...
Jim VanderPloeg, R.I.P.
The Very First to Be Raised
Introduction: The biblical doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is straightforward. At the end of our fallen history, there will be a general resurrection of the dead, whether just or the unjust, ...
In Which Darryl Hart Attempts to Float Above the Fray
Introduction: Darryl Hart wrote an article about Christian nationalism, and it is replete with true observations about this and that, and yet somehow assumed a stance that sought to remain well ...
Hayden and Danis
We live in an egalitarian era, a time of great impudence, when our surrounding culture wants to flatten everything. This is done in the name of lifting up the lowly and oppressed, but like all humanistic devices, it actually winds up tearing down instead of lifting up. If you hate the inequality between rich and …
Infighting and Those Reservoirs of Guilt
Introduction: There are two ways to approach this kind of thing. One is to lay out your premises, and slowly work up to your conclusion, showing your work as you go. People can then struggle ...
In Which Russell Moore Tries On Christian Nationalism
Introduction and Background: Minneapolis, it turns out, is ground zero for lots of things. George Floyd lost his life there, victim of a drug overdose, and his death was falsely blamed on the officer ...
The Mess That Is Candace
Introduction: Up to a point, you can really understand the behavior of those many people who had friendships and connections with the folks at Turning Point USA as well as a friendship and connection ...
Mary Magdalene and Judas the Troubled
Introduction: The tag for this post is Exegetical Fragments, but that is not quite right. There are actually a number of exegetical fragments laid out on the table in front of us here, but I ...
Mud Flaps, Talmud Flaps, and Flaps About the Talmud
Introduction: So I have a few things that need to be said about me and the Talmud. Be sure to give me a minute to get warmed up. But first, in order for you to understand what I am going to say, ...
Welcoming Brooks Potteiger
We are happy to announce that the Lord has supplied us with a pastor for our work at Christ Church D.C. Brooks Potteiger and his wife Laura will be moving to Babylon this summer, with their family, ...