At the beginning of February, I presented this set of questions as questions needing to be asked of the Republican candidates. The paragraph below is the conclusion to this post. In addition, every candidate for president needs to be pressed on this same question. We are now in the midst of primary season, which means …
An Important Emphasis
Virtuous
You may have noticed a banner ad at the top of this blog promoting Nancy’s latest book, entitled Virtuous. One of the things that Nancy has loved doing over the years is to lead small group Bible and book studies. She has done it with young girls and older women. She has led studies for …
Just One Battle
“Conservatives discourage easily because without a robust eschatology every battle is the entire war” (Rules, p. 205).
A Little Shadowban Question
If you would, please bear with me — I need to begin with a little test. I have some reason to suspect that I may have been shadowbanned by Twitter. If you know not what that is, here is a brief article on it by Milo Yiannopoulos, the self-described “dangerous faggot.” So first the test. …
Unicorn Flatulence
Rick Phillips recently wrote that socialism is evil. Now this is a sentiment that should make all God’s children rejoice and be glad, and I applaud Phillips for saying out loud what needs to be said out loud. Socialism really is evil, and it is evil for the reasons Phillips said. But more needs to …
None at All
“Precisely because we are not disembodied spirits, there are no human rights without property rights” (Rules for Reformers, p. 205).
A Bright Red Nose for the Clown State
The other day I tweeted this about the ongoing primary battle on the Republican side: “The reason Trump is doing well so far is that the clown state is engaged in a diligent search for a bright red nose.” But this requires further development, along with other related observations need to be made about where …
Review: Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott My rating: 4 of 5 stars On my short list of books I am actively reading, I include a “bucket book,” defined as a book I really should have read by this time in my life, but which for various reasons, I have not. In this category, I just finished Ivanhoe, …
Review: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well written & moving. View all my reviews