Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today by David R. Helm My rating: 4 of 5 stars A good sturdy volume on sticking close to the text. Very helpful for preachers. I am reminded of the time when I was in junior high and my father was leading a bunch of us in an …
We Don’t Need More of the Same
“We don’t need sophisticated economics. We need people who understand the difference between bigger numbers and smaller numbers. We don’t need nuance in race relations. We need to judge people by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. We don’t need wise men who manage an endless series of nation-building …
A 7 Point Elevator Pitch in a Tall Skyscraper
I want to take a moment of your time to explain why you or someone close to you really ought to consider attending New St. Andrews College this fall. First, we provide a rigorous liberal arts education in the classical Christian tradition. It is important to note that the Christianity is not added to the …
Review: SERVILE STATE, THE
SERVILE STATE, THE by Hilaire Belloc My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book, which was in different measures confused and insightful. The difficulty is that when it was insightful, he would use his own peculiar definitions of terms (e.g. capitalism), and when it was confused, he would apply critiques to socialism that …
Review: We Would See Jesus: Discovering God’s Provision for You in Christ
We Would See Jesus: Discovering God’s Provision for You in Christ by Roy Hession My rating: 4 of 5 stars A classic book of evangelical piety, and very good. I may have read it decades ago, but am glad I read it (again, perhaps) now. View all my reviews
Red Queen Rising
After all those unpleasant choking sounds and the consequent demise of our constitutional republic, we are just a short way into the reign of our dear queen, the red one out of Alice. Her principal talent lies in her ability simply to insist on arbitrary authority, with no logic whatever to back it up. So …
Ain’t It the Way . . .
Maybe All
“Most of the really big problems in the world are caused by the smartest guys in the room” (Rules for Reformers, p. 163).
Because You Never Want the Truth to Turn Around and Apologize for You
“The rule is never to apologize for the truth. Never. When Scripture requires us to seek forgiveness or put something right, what we are putting right is our complicity in some lie or other. Lies must always be repudiated, and while it is certainly humbling, it is never strategically stupid. We are servants of the …
7 Follow-On Thoughts to Crimson Carnage
Occasionally something I write slips the leash and I have to spend a couple hours looking for it. That was the case here and so I thought it necessary to add a few follow-on thoughts. 1. Bryan Loritts said this on Twitter about my article: “@douglaswils blog is like using a eulogy to preach on …