“A people who are enslaved to their lusts will never be the kind of people who successfully throw off tyrants. We have been offered a series of bribes—free love, porn, drunkenness, government handouts, and other forms of lotus-eating—and these are the bribes that make us content with the dimensions of our prison cell.”
Identical Reasons
“There is no biblical way to be a friend of true authority without being, simultaneously, and for the same reasons, a deadly foe of tyranny.”
My Replies During November Will Be Extraordinarily Sweet
Letter to the Editor: As you can see, my name is Deborah. You have articulated what I have been thinking perfectly. Thank you.May I be a true Deborah, if in no wise other than supporting ...
Peter Was Not the Inconsistent One
[Concerning Acts 12:7-10] “Peter then went over to John Mark’s house, left a message, and disappeared from the book of Acts a wanted man, on the lam, with his picture in all the post offices. This was what we would call a jailbreak, and it was not just a bit of innocent fun. The guards here were executed for negligence they had not been guilty of (Acts. 12:19), and yet, despite the seriousness of the issues, Peter did not consult with a bunch of modern Christians, who would have urgently advised that he turn himself in—citing, as they did so, with tears in their eyes, 1 Peter 2:13-17.”
NQN, the Ocho
Welcome to the eighth iteration of No Quarter November. This is NQN, the Ocho. First, let me share the thing you are probably most interested in—the video. None of my beard hairs were harmed in the making of this thing, which was naturally a concern of yours, and we thought it got the message across …
Reformation Can Be Difficult
“We do not have the option of sailing to a new world and starting over. We cannot move out of this dilapidated house in order to go build a new one. No, it must be a remodel project. The house is run down, and so we must fix it up. Not only so, but we have to do this while the house is also on fire. And at the same time, many of the other residents like it just the way it is and are fighting us tooth and nail. All this means that we need to have a robust theology of resistance.”
Chicks Dig Famous People
Christianity as Prop
“In these disintegrating days, there will be a temptation to appeal to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in order to prop up the western liberal tradition. And if the appeal is to Christ, I’ll take it, just like I think the wino at the soul kitchen ought to pray the prayer.”
The Standard Epistolary Business
Letter to the Editor: You, sir, are a loser at life. That’s a fair-minded statement. Mary Mary, you're telling me! Fair-minded? Are you kidding me? If you knew just ...
Can the Two Walk Together?
“I can get gumbo and grits more easily in New Orleans than I can in Manchester, New Hampshire. The same goes for hearing live zydeco. These represent variations in a common culture. A farmer with a pickup truck in Wisconsin listens to music all the time that sings about red Georgia clay, and this despite the fact that he has never seen any. This is part of the texture of a common culture, and a big part of what makes it so enjoyable to live in a country as big as ours. But abortion represents an alien civilization.”