Just War, the Houthis, and the Modern Landscape of War

Introduction: The Christian faith rose to preeminence in the Roman world in the face of unrelenting hostility from the state—three centuries of that hostility. Unlike other faiths, which came to dominate their respective regions with the help of the sword, the Christian faith didn’t have that kind of help. It is consequently easy for Christians …

Little Bundles of Sin

Children do not begin in some neutral place. They do not start out innocent. As my father used to say, with great affection, ‘Babies are little bundles of sin.’ All that is necessary for the sinning to start is the requisite muscle strength and intelligence. Once the muscle strength and intelligence are there, the sinning starts. And sometimes it starts a little bit before that.”

Keep Your Kids, p. 3

Descend to Hilarity

“Few earthly blessings compare to sitting around a dinner table with your grown kids and their spouses, all of them Christian. Someone starts telling spanking stories, and the evening descends into hilarity. In the next room, the grandkids are going at it as well. All this, coupled with wine, and laughter, and psalm singing, and jokes, and sausage stew, and a fire in the fireplace . . . The covenant is a wonderful thing.”

Keep Your Kids, pp. xi-xii