As many of you know by now, NBC's Meet the Press visited Moscow, Idaho to take a look at the Christian community out here. So many good things have come out of their special report that it is hard to number the blessings. I will highlight a few of those gifts from God, then pivot … Continue reading Meet The Press Meets Moscow
A Strategy For When They Throw Stones
If you live long enough, someone is going to shame you. It may be the enraged leftist spitting on your car. It may be the cool shame of some leader that determines you're not in the inner ring. You can even get this kind of thing from the self-righteous who see your shortcomings and publicly … Continue reading A Strategy For When They Throw Stones
Raise Your Kids In Christian Community
The Apostle Paul says that children must obey their parents in the Lord (Ephesians 6:1). Now there is a world of difference between children obeying their parents, and children obeying their parents in the Lord. The former can be done in the flesh. The latter can only be done in the Spirit. The former can … Continue reading Raise Your Kids In Christian Community
Two Sons of David
2 Samuel 15 tells the story of Absalom's conspiracy. And in this conspiracy we see both a fulfillment of God's word to David that the sword would not depart his house, and we see a shadow of God's gracious covenant with David that his son would sit on an everlasting throne. The Text - A … Continue reading Two Sons of David
Jordan Peterson, Gay Marriage, and the Terrifying Christ
Jeff Shafer, Director of the Hale Institute at New Saint Andrews College, has provided insightful commentary on the recent Daily Wire interview between Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin on Gay Parenting. His analysis has sparked further thoughts in my own mind regarding both Jordan Peterson's thinking and the worldview of many American Evangelicals. Both appear to be … Continue reading Jordan Peterson, Gay Marriage, and the Terrifying Christ
How God Fulfills His Promises
J. I. Packer has said that covenant theology is "a hermeneutic . . . a way of reading the whole Bible that is itself part of the overall interpretation of the Bible that it undergirds." That covenant hermeneutic fosters insights into the text of Scripture. It helps one see what is right there on the surface of … Continue reading How God Fulfills His Promises
America’s Renewal, Nationalism, and the Triune God
William Wolfe has written a very fine article over at Center for Renewing America. That article is entitled "America's Renewal Requires a Foundation of Nationalism." I commend it to you. I want to render a hearty amen to Wolfe's article and offer a few thoughts of my own that popped up in the wake of reading … Continue reading America’s Renewal, Nationalism, and the Triune God
Our Sin Indeed Affects Others and Other Good News . . .
A common misconception today is that our sin only affect ourselves. Some have even ran this notion to the extreme, denying that Adam's sin affected mankind. Herman Bavinck has detailed the Pelagian error as follows, "There is no such thing as original sin. Adam’s trespass negatively affected his descendants only in that it left them … Continue reading Our Sin Indeed Affects Others and Other Good News . . .
About That CrossPolitic Episode
Last week I was invited to be a guest on CrossPolitic and you might say it garnered some attention online. There's some really important stuff going on in that conversation. So I want to follow up on the point I made on the show. But first a few clarifications. There was a dust up in … Continue reading About That CrossPolitic Episode
High Stakes Holiness
Given the modern air we are all breathing, Christians can easily make the mistake of thinking they are playing Solitaire, when in truth, they are playing Risk. Risk is a game of world conquest. And Solitaire is, of course, a single player game. If you're in single-player mode, then there can be some tough surprises … Continue reading High Stakes Holiness
REFORMATION & REVIVAL 