“Herod knew what many Christians do not. The birth of this child meant that the old way of ruling mankind was doomed. The transition from the old way of rule to the new way of rule was not going to be simple or easy, but it was going to happen. Of the increase of the …
So Start at This End
“Expecting our faith to affect the larger polis when it has not yet changed the average shelf at the local Christian book store is expecting something that is not going to happen” (Rules for Reformers, p. 5).
Registrations Open for the Grace Agenda
I am glad to announce that the web site for the Grace Agenda this spring is now live. You may take a gander here. One significant change this year is that registrations for the conference are now free. We will be happy to take donations, of course, but there is no charge for the conference …
7 Reasons Why BioLogos Is A Threat to Classical Christian Education
Before getting into the thicket, let me briefly define my terms and say a few preliminary things about my concerns. First, by BioLogos I mean this particular project as an attempt to harmonize biological evolution and Christian faith. Second, while I believe that this attempt (however well-intentioned) is a threat to every form of Christian …
And Never for the Applause of the Adversary
“Reformation involves conflict, as we shall see in a moment, but how you fight makes all the difference. Should you fight like a cavalier, with swift sword play and witticisms, or like a thug and a wart on your nose? The besetting sin of ostensible reformers is the sin of shrillness and officious forms of …
The Light Is in the Sky
“The sun has risen. Christ has come. He is the king. the light covers the world. A return to heathen midnight is an impossibility. Those who walk in darkness now are doing so in a world suffused with light. This is hard to do — you have to remain blind, or hide in root cellars. …
Probably Not Big Enough
“Secular conservatism is like trying to use your pocket handkerchief to slow you down after the main chute has failed” (Rules for Reformers, p. 2).
Book of the Month/December 2014
Leif Enger’s other novel, Peace Like a River, was an earlier selection of mine for “book of the month,” a year ago today, in fact. And now comes his other novel So Brave, Young, and Handsome. Let me first say that I don’t really care for his titles. Peace Like a River is taken from …
Skin and Blood
As recent events to Ferguson demonstrate, lawlessness dislocates everything in the system, up-and-down the entire line. People are complicated, especially when they are in sin, and situations are complex. So when people make up their minds about a particular allegation based entirely on the color of the participants, they are establishing nothing other than their …
Gotta Move Fast
