Introduction In order for us to navigate the next nine miles of bad road gracefully, one of the things we are going to have to do is learn how to work with stipulated definitions. There is a big difference between a word or phrase used in a specific way by someone who is careful to …
Parish the Thought
“Life in the church involves Word and sacraments, while life in the parish involves auto mechanics, farming, retail shops, and schools, along with all the other stuff men and women do.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 152
Despite Our Best Efforts, Letters Still Arrived
Letter to the Editor: Has it really been four years since that piece on Horror to which I responded? Having a large batch of children is like stepping into a time acceleration machine. As ...
Letters on a Tuesday. What Did You Think Was Going to Happen?
Letter to the Editor: Until about 6 years ago I foolishly ascribed to the “religiously neutral” argument. Praise God there are more and more leaving that position every day, and understanding ...
Wedding As Adornment
Dear Darla, I hear from Nancy via your mother that Trent has proposed, and that you have accepted. So good job, everybody. Now we’re talking. If you will permit me just one more short letter, ...
Letters Come Round Again, Once More, and Again Redundantly
Letter to the Editor: I’ve been following you and Christ Church for a few years now, and my Christian walk has benefited from your teachings, along with your wife and daughter’s books. ...
Christian Nationalism and the Nation State, Part 2
Introduction: While I do believe that Constantine's conversion to Christianity was sincere, my argument below does not depend on such sincerity. But it does depend upon him seeing in Christianity ...
Letters for an October Morn
Letter to the Editor: May I ask for some recommendations on books about Christian Education if I were to want to inform someone who might be interested in financing a project that would ...
Christian Nationalism and the Nation State, Part 1
Introduction: The fact of my ongoing dispute with kinists, and it is in fact an ongoing dispute, does not mean that they cannot mount any legitimate points or raise legitimate questions. They can, ...
That Tuesday Letters Thing Again
Letter to the Editor: You know good and well it is incorrigibly offensive to refer to Murder Hornets as "Asian." Your Euro-centric whiteness continues to shine brightly. In fact, it also ...