As I continue to reflect on the state of things in the UK, I wanted to post something that might be a tad provocative, and by this, I don’t mean provocative to those who are currently agitating for the ordination of sea urchins, or whatever it is they are doing these days. Those folks have …
Think Globally, Sit On Your Butt Locally
I am preaching through the book of Amos, and so issues of economics, finances, generosity, and so on keep coming up. This last Sunday, someone after the service asked about something they had heard, which was that Catholic charities outgive evangelical charities, and do so by a long shot. This had application to Amos, but …
Which Should Be Obvious
“In contrast, multiculturalism is tied to the position that all we have are different cultures without any borders surrounding them. That’s like saying that there are all kinds of lines on the chart, but there’s no paper” (Steve Schlissel, Christian Culture in a Multicultural Age, p. 101).
Lesbians Who Aren’t Really
I am not sure that any young people read this blog, but, if they do, this post might be a good one to get some parental guidance on first. I generally sleep like a pre-Cambrian rock, but occasionally I wake up in the middle of the night, and am wide awake for an hour or …
Next Act in the Goon Show
As Chesterton put it, people who don’t stand for something will fall for anything. In a time when murky thinking reigns supreme, it is not surprising that we have gotten to this . . . what? travesty? outrage? goon show?
Deep Affection for America
Today is the 4th of July, and we have been free of the tyrannies and predations of the House of Hanover for 232 years now. Tyrants and predators have not disappeared from the earth however, and so this evening I would urge everyone to set off a firecracker or squib as a kind of taunt …
Cultures Are Always Loyal
“Culture always comes from religion . . . Culture always becomes a servant of the birthing religion, and its very raison d’etre is to protect, further explicate, and expand the influence and control of the mother religion . . . If you understand the relationship between religious belief and culture, you’ll understand clearly what’s happening …
Let’s Fry Them Up in Crisco
Many years ago, when I was in a band, I came home one evening after a practice or a gig or something. I say this because I remember this incident vividly, and I was carrying my guitar. The kids were in bed, and Nancy met me at the door very worried about something. Our duplex …
Out in Public
“Culture, as we understand it, is not simply a matter of personal preferences, or likes and dislikes, but it is a matter of public preferences. The shared space is where we find culture, not in the private and personal space (although it extends there). How things are viewed that occur in the private space is …
The Un-Fukuyama
“These are not the last days of history, they are simply the last days of ungodly humanism” (Steve Schlissel, Christian Culture in a Multicultural Age, p. 23).