Introduction: Either we are being ruled by a cabal of incompetents, whose twaddlesome deficiencies rise to near criminal levels, or we are being ruled by criminals, whose master plan is to continue ...
So Then . . . the FBI
Introduction: So, at last week’s Grace Agenda, we concluded the event with a giant Block Party. The evening was fabulous, just like last year, and one of the crowning blessings for us this time around was that our goings-on were surveilled by the FBI. It is a dangerous world out there, and when people start …
Crossway at a Crossroads
Introduction: Let us begin by saying that I don't know who made the meme, but I thought that it was one of the funniest things I had seen for quite some time. And I have heard, but have not confirmed, ...
A Daisy Chain of Non Sequiturs
So let us talk for just a moment about Christian nationalism, Not the Bee, and me. Last week I made some headlines, just like the man with the corduroy pillow. I had written a blog post in which I explained (cogently) the sense in which we should want America to be a Christian nation. We …
The Machete of Disobfuscation
Introduction: One of the things that everybody needs to be braced for is a spate of articles, books, think pieces, documentaries, and the like on the rising threat of Christian nationalism. That being ...
Christian Nationalism and Other Things That Skeerded Us Real Bad
Introduction: If you are an evangelical, you believe that Christ gave us the task of proclaiming the gospel of Christ to others, in the hope of persuading them to repent of their sins and believe the ...
Roe Reversal Rainbow Month
Introduction: Last Friday the Supreme Court dropped its 5/4 ruling in the Dobbs case, effectively reversing the infamous Roe decision of 1973. Their decision ended 49 long years of political heartbreak, ...
Sounds Kind of Insurrectioney, Jane
Introduction: We are coming up on the release of the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs. In anticipation of that decision, quite a few people are bracing for real trouble. As they ought to be. ...
A Banana Republic, But Without Any Bananas
Prolegomena to Any Future Monkeyshines: So then, let us review. Donald Trump, for all his mean tweets, was sitting on top of a pretty robust economy. When the infamous J6 protest went down, ...
Theological Deplorables
Introduction: Let me begin this thing with a little story that is somewhat off topic, but it does illustrate the point that I will be making more broadly. One time I had occasion to debate the head ...