As many of you know, the Longshore clan has gone on quite a journey over the last year and some change. We trekked our way from the Southeast to the Northwest with nine souls in the van. With gratitude, we left off the work of Founders Ministries down in Florida, which was growing at rocket … Continue reading Let’s Go for Christian Towns in 2023
Author: Jared Longshore
Joy and Toil
One of the lies we are tempted to believe is that joy and toil can never be packaged in the same box. You can have joy on one day and toil on another. Or you can have gladness of heart at 2pm and dishes to do at 3pm. But you can’t have a jolly spirit … Continue reading Joy and Toil
Judgment vs. Judgmentalism
Regardless of the common root, there is a world of difference between good judgment and judgmentalism. We must get the former while avoiding the latter. Jesus addressed judgmentalism when he said, “Judge not, that ye be not judged” (Matthew 7:1). Now we all know that this passage is often twisted. The school teacher returns the … Continue reading Judgment vs. Judgmentalism
The Mud Is for Your Hands
We have come to the point in the Christian Nationalism conversation where we need a little clarity and a great deal of courage. We don't need clarity in every nook and cranny. You can't rush the process on this one. We have a lot to work out when it comes to recovering Christian order in … Continue reading The Mud Is for Your Hands
(Dis)Respect for Marriage Act and the Case for the Christian Family
As Richard Weaver taught us many years ago, Ideas Have Consequences. We live in a world of cause and effect. We reap what we sow and to deny this is to mock God himself. The (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act is slotted for U.S. House approval this week. And what the prophet Hosea once said lands squarely … Continue reading (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act and the Case for the Christian Family
Advent Meditation: Look to the Needs of Others
On the one hand, you cannot blame the man who says that he is going to look out for himself. He has a busy life. A full plate. And only so many hours in the day. Moreover, the Bible does not forbid, but actually requires that a man look to his own needs so there … Continue reading Advent Meditation: Look to the Needs of Others
Joe Rogan, Matt Walsh, and the Duty of Having Kids
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pYVTgDtmqu2IQcVJfVixA?si=QGzyf_9sQ2yRXrY7KNjkdg I caught some of the recent interview between Matt Walsh and Joe Rogan. The last third of their exchange is where the action picked up. Rogan easily agreed with Walsh about the folly of transgenderism. But when gay marriage and the duty of procreation came up, there was a collision of worldviews. It was … Continue reading Joe Rogan, Matt Walsh, and the Duty of Having Kids
Worship as Warfare in our Christian Nation
So it is evident that a time of reformation is upon us. I was just down in Twin Falls, Idaho for an Idaho Family Policy Center conference. The folks assembled were what you might call dissatisfied with the current state of affairs. One of the speakers informed us about an LGBTQ event up in Coeur … Continue reading Worship as Warfare in our Christian Nation
On the Spanking of Rumps
The bible is unambiguous about the requirement for parents to discipline their children. If we get uncomfortable about such teaching, then our issue really is with God the Father. His teaching is plain: Proverbs 22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him … Continue reading On the Spanking of Rumps
Christian Nationalism: A Reply to Jonathan Leeman
Jonathan Leeman has written a recent article in which he recommends that we reject Christian Nationalism because it misrepresents Jesus. Leeman distinguishes between "influencers" and "identifiers." He is in favor of Christianity influencing the nation and its laws (these are the influencers). But he is not in favor of the nation and its government identifying … Continue reading Christian Nationalism: A Reply to Jonathan Leeman