I want to see if I can tie some disparate threads together. But first, a bracing dose of Chesterton. “Modesty has moved from the organ of ambition. Modesty has settled upon the organ of conviction where it was never meant to be. A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the …
Why Chesterton Doesn’t Fit in Skinny Jeans
In my review of the The Truth About Organic Foods, I had occasion to quote Chesterton, and this raised an important question in the minds of some — where do I get off quoting Chesterton in the midst of a post that, for all intents and purposes, looked to some like a valiant attempt to …
An American Drubbing
I have been addressing, from time to time, the tomfool notion of American exceptionalism. The central point I have made thus far is that the genuine exceptionalism displayed by the Founders consisted of the fact that they knew that Americans were not exceptional, which was exceptional. They built a form of government that sought to …
An Encouragement to Vote
Before saying what I want to say here, I need to start with a disclaimer. The church of Jesus Christ is inherently political, but it must not be partisan. The mere existence of the church will have political ramifications, but this is no reason for the church to over-commit. It is the difference between being …
The Reason We Are in the Back Seat is So That We Can Be Salt and Light
If incoherence were beans, or cheese, or sour cream, or anything like that, Obama’s executive DECREE on bathrooms in government schools would be at least a nine-layer dip. Incoherence, how do I not follow thee? Let me be unable to count the ways. There are too many. They come too fast. They are throwing them …
Deny Him Seventy Times Seven
I was recently asked how the radical ethic taught by Jesus — if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two — relates to baking a wedding cake for a same sex mirage ceremony. And then shortly after that, I saw the meme off to the right floating around somewhere, and thought …
On Refusing to Live in Pinkletown
A little while ago, a few weeks back, we had a discussion here in this space about my insistence on using um, flamboyant and non-PC language when discussing the homosex phenom. We had a good time in that discussion, but we weren’t done yet. Let me appear to change the subject for a minute. In …
Seven Effective Strategies for Dealing With Lust
This post was originally published April 15, 2011. 1. Run away. Paul tells Timothy to “flee youthful lusts” (2 Tim. 2:22). Joseph employed this admirable technique when dealing with Potiphar’s wife (Gen. 39:12), and he did not know that in running from her arms, he was actually running toward a throne. This was not made …
Gaslighting the Christians
A servant is not greater than his master, and so in principle we should always expect to get the same treatment that Jesus did. But because — despite being His followers — we are still tangled up in our own sins and failings, there is always for us a measure of deserving some of it. …
Review: The Napoleon of Notting Hill
The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I always enjoy Chesterton, although his fiction is usually too much of a jumble for me. At the same time, there are magnificent lines, pearls mixed in with the peas.. View all my reviews