Introduction: When John Knox penned his peppery critique of Bloody Mary, that infamous First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, he wadded his little booklet into an object ...
The Moment
Introduction: What happens when cultural norms break down? If you have not been living under a large rock for the last six months or so, you know that the question is not a hypothetical one. We have had lock downs, a secession in Seattle, riots, murders, massive governmental incompetence, equally massive governmental over reach, toxic …
The Obverse Image of God
“They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21 (KJV) ...
In Which We Have An Opportunity to Talk About Ourselves in the Third Person
Introduction: I have previously used this space to commend a newsletter called The Masculinist, written and distributed by Aaron Renn. He provides a lot of trenchant analysis of the sort that you won’t find among the approved but gelded evangelicals, and hence it has a lot more explanatory power than what you usually get. If …
And Now for Some Words of Encouragement
America is currently in the grip of a fever, and fevers break. The task of conservative believers is not to have a good testimony during this time of feverish panic. Our necessary task is to still ...
Our Galvanizing Grandfather
Introduction: My purpose here is not to rehearse the arguments over masking mandates, or to again work through the basics of biblical civics. If you need a refresher, you can find one here or here. ...
A Land Where Nobody Smiles
Introduction: Let's step back a few paces and try to take in the year 2020 in one worldview summary take. I am not promising you anything, but let's give it a go. Joel McDurmon recently asked what ...
Getting Evangelicals Saved
Introduction: Those who have followed this blog for a while are probably aware of a general pattern that I do try to follow. Whenever I address some current events imbroglio, whether it be race riots, ...
Discredited Down to the Ground
Introduction: So I am going to be writing about our discredited ruling class, and the rest of us who enable them, but I want to begin with a parable. The subject matter of the parable is not exactly ...
The Binariest of Choices
Introduction: Last Friday when I left the office to head home, I was greeted out on the sidewalk by a liberal lady (who would self-identify as an evangelical, if that helps, which it shouldn’t) who was masked up, carrying a poster that chided Christ Church for having held a joint service last Sunday. Our problem …










