John Adams once said that our Constitution presupposes a moral and a religious people. It is wholly unfit, he said, for any other. One of the places where this undoubted truth is most obvious is when we enter the realm of economics — the place where many Christians refuse to bring the lordship of Christ …
Look at a Walnut
I had read Notes from the Tilt a Whirl before in its various manifestations. But when it arrived in its final printed form, I was happy to sit down and go through it again, left to right. What a good book this is. The conceit for the book is that the solar system is a …
Exactly So
When Scripture prohibits adultery, this presupposes the validity of the bonds of marriage. Without marriage, there is no such thing as adultery, and the prohibition becomes nonsensical. These marriage bonds are established by God (“what God has joined together”) and are to be recognized by the state. When the state refuses to honor the institution …
Stay Me With Flagons
ABC News is going to be shilling for the White House’s health care reform proposals, nothing new there. But they are going to be doing it by broadcasting straight from the White House, which you can read about with your very own peepers here. But overlooked in all this is the sad fact that the …
Doilies on the Davenport
I have the book Young, Restless and Reformed on order, but have not yet read it. Comes now Peter Masters with a review of that book right here, and he says some things in the course of his review that I have to respond to. I am not saying anything about the book, mind you, …
A Curriculum Must
Here is a newly released biography of Nero for students in Christian schools or in homeschool. First in a forthcoming series, this book is the first open door to a series of fantastic educational opportunities. Before I say more, let me bring in old Martin for some sturdy observations. “When schools flourish, things go well …
The Last Teaser Quote
Nate has received his box of author’s copies of Notes From the Tilt-a-Whirl, which means that I now have a published copy to read through and mark up. I have read it in manuscript in its various incarnations, but this is different. This is official. The fact that my comments whooping this book can easily …
The Temple Pulled Inside Out/Pentecost 2009
INTRODUCTION: We are all generally familiar with what happened on the day of Pentecost. But we also need to take note of where it happened . . . and where it did not. THE TEXT: “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly …
An Apostate Nation
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we live as Christians in an apostate nation, a nation …
Secret Sin
As we bring up the subject of secret or hidden sin, a few preliminary cautions are in order. We are not concerned with sins that might have been committed by somebody else but weren’t. Nor is this about sins confessed and forgiven. This is not a post put up to stumble the introspective. The sole …