One of the problems that arises out of pro-life phrases like “sanctity of human life” is that it makes human life the standard. But God’s law is the standard, not human life. We should rather speak of the sanctity of God’s law, and the resultant dignity of human life. Neglect of this principle is why …
When Cartoons Prove Prophetic
Evangelism, Not a Merger
“Reminder: copying the outside of a culture is not the same thing as engaging with it” (Rules, p. 209).
Recklessness on the Trumpoline
One of the great ironies in the Trump phenom has been the behavior of ostensible conservative leadership in their recklessness on the Trumpoline. From Falwell to Coulter, from Hannity to Rush, they have been bouncing around like crazy on that thing — and mom has been standing in the back door stoop saying, “Someone’s going …
And Just as Lively
“Virtue without Christ is like a corpse without a head” (Rules, p. 209).
What “Never Trump” Means
So here is your morning after breakdown: The current delegate count runs as follows: Trump (621), Cruz (396), Rubio (168), and Kasich (138). Or, to put it another way, Trump (621) and NotTrump (702). The line that somebody needs to get across is 1,237. Trump is a mere five delegates across the halfway line — …
A Most Necessary Meme
Trump Change
Eight years after America was first suckered by the promise of hope and change, we are now being offered the downgraded expectations of cope and change. I refer, of course, to the apparent ascendancy of Donald Trump, he would offer us Trump Change, a state of affairs that rhymes with Chump Change. For one like …
Deadline for Registration Prize of Canon Coolness
THE GIVEAWAY ENDS TONIGHT!: CanonPress has kindly partnered with GraceAgenda to give away a $100 giftcard to the Canon book table at this year’s conference! You must register by this evening (3/14/16) at 11:59pm to be entered in the drawing! The conference is free, but now you can have a chance to get PAID to …
Why the Future of Atheism is Bleak
What can you do when you hate someone who is completely, entirely, wholly, and necessarily out of range? When it cannot strike at the Father God, He who dwells in unapproachable light, what can the rage of impotence do? There is really only one option, and that is to strike at an effigy. You cannot …