Introduction: I was in a recent discussion with Dr. Vishal Mangalwadi, and he used a phrase that hit me with some force. He said that American Christianity was a "defeated religion." That discussion ...
Theology as Excuse Making
Not Hidden in a Corner
“This idea that the church is Israel now is not some esoteric doctrine, tucked away in an obscure corner of the Scriptures somewhere.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 115
Februletters
Letter to the Editor: RE: MoonbatsI agree with you regarding the entertainment (and other) value of the disruption to come if RFK Jr. is confirmed. It's also good to keep in mind, though, ...
Moonbats and More
Introduction: As I type this, we do not know whether RFK Jr. will be confirmed by the Senate. It is quite possible that he will not make it, although I certainly hope he does make it through. But some of my reasons for that are clearly in need of an explanation. Under ordinary circumstances, which …
Not Homgenized
“When the first missionaries got to Hawaii, they were not welcomed by a committee of Swedes, Jews, and Eskimos. The message of Pentecost does not reduce to a spiritual quota system. But at the same time, we need to recognize that the Holy of Holies is now everywhere (1 Cor. 3:16). The sanctuary has not been decentralized, but rather pancentralized.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 111
Jesu, Defend
“Stand in the pass behind us, we pray,
And lower Your spear against their pursuit.
Turn them all back from their wicked attacks.
Rout them, we pray, and scatter them all.
Chase them like chaff in a hard and stiff wind.”
21 Prayers, p. 26
Why Do I Feel Like I’ve Read This Before?
At the Bottom
“You chastise us, Father, for all of our sins,
But that is not why the evil attack us—
They attack because we love what is good,
And because at the bottom our trust is in You.”
21 Prayers, p. 25
Drunk and Sober
“His adultery with Bathsheba, and his murder of Uriah, were the two great twin sins of his life, but one of the things that made the murder of Uriah so grotesque was the fact that Uriah was Hittite, doggedly loyal to David. Even when David got him drunk to help cover up his sin, Uriah stayed true to his cause—and in that moment, better to be Uriah drunk than David sober.”
American Milk and Honey, pp. 104-105
Indeed, Saving Them
“Not only would we be saved from their treachery
And from all of their lies and crafty deceits,
But we also ask You to be gracious to them,
Saving them from their treachery, lies, and deceit.”
21 Prayers, p. 22