You may have noticed a banner ad at the top of this blog promoting Nancy’s latest book, entitled Virtuous. One of the things that Nancy has loved doing over the years is to lead small group Bible and book studies. She has done it with young girls and older women. She has led studies for …
Just One Battle
“Conservatives discourage easily because without a robust eschatology every battle is the entire war” (Rules, p. 205).
A Little Shadowban Question
If you would, please bear with me — I need to begin with a little test. I have some reason to suspect that I may have been shadowbanned by Twitter. If you know not what that is, here is a brief article on it by Milo Yiannopoulos, the self-described “dangerous faggot.” So first the test. …
Unicorn Flatulence
Rick Phillips recently wrote that socialism is evil. Now this is a sentiment that should make all God’s children rejoice and be glad, and I applaud Phillips for saying out loud what needs to be said out loud. Socialism really is evil, and it is evil for the reasons Phillips said. But more needs to …
None at All
“Precisely because we are not disembodied spirits, there are no human rights without property rights” (Rules for Reformers, p. 205).
A Bright Red Nose for the Clown State
The other day I tweeted this about the ongoing primary battle on the Republican side: “The reason Trump is doing well so far is that the clown state is engaged in a diligent search for a bright red nose.” But this requires further development, along with other related observations need to be made about where …
Didn’t Know My Phone Was That Secure
The current showdown between the federal government and Apple is very interesting, and turns on a technical question that is beyond my capacity to answer. Whether we should side with Apple or not depends upon the ramifications of what they have been asked to do. But all of us can know the principle that is …
Aim Low
“When fighting principalities and powers in high places, the preacher should take care to aim low . . . where the sin is” (Rules, p. 205).
Another Perspective Certainly
21 Principles for the Christian Citizen
Because the teaching of the apostle Paul on civil authority is widely misunderstood and misrepresented, we need to review some basic principles. As we do, we need to remember something that Abraham Kuyper once said: “In any successful attack on freedom the state can only be an accomplice. The chief culprit is the citizen who …