Category: Culture
Out of Touch: A Kevin James Short Film
Whither Our Nanny Police State?
There is a lot of debate about how to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak even within the church. It is important for Christians to have these discussions because we are all susceptible to being blinded by the Enemy and our individual sinful flesh and thus are all in need of opportunities to overcome our blindness….
Free Kindle Book: Race in America
I’m giving away the Kindle version of Race in America: Liberalism’s Attack on Minorities and the Church today through Thursday. Download your free copy today to learn more about how we can submit to Christ in His ministry of healing the racial, political, economic, and spiritual divides we are experiencing in our country today. You can also read an excerpt…
Race in America: Liberalism’s Attack on Minorities and the Church
We live in a world at war. A war that has been waged ever since Adam defied God and abandoned Eve to Satan’s deceit to get a taste of the forbidden fruit. Unfortunately, the church too often also falls for this deceit and retreats, unable to recognize the battles lines forming around us. Race in…
Austin’s Solution to Homelessness: The Homeless Hotel
The problem of homelessness is like all of the problems our society is facing today; a problem of liberalism. For liberalism at its heart is a rejection of God. Which, of course, is the foundation of all of our problems. The current trendy rejection of God when it comes to homelessness is a concept called…
A Christian, Liberty-Minded Reader on Culture, Science, Governance, and Economics
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years studying economics, governance, science, culture, etc. from a biblical perspective. Although a number of the books I’ve read are not written by Christians, by God’s common grace non-Christians can contribute to our understanding of the world and often do a better job than Christians–within limits. Here…
Anointed with the Oil of Gladness
With the loss of the Vietnam War, Watergate, stagflation, the mainstreaming of drug use, and the Jimmy Carter-led American malaise, the 1970s is not a prime candidate for nostalgic memories. Yet one thing stands out when looking back to that decade; liberals had a sense of humor. Gary Trudeau’s Doonesbury poked fun at everyone–liberals and…
Hate is a Christian Virtue
Let me from the start confess to not being very original. I borrowed the concept of the title of this piece from a recent column from Douglas Wilson–though I use it differently. We’ll return to it in a little bit after I work through a couple of things. The first is the White Horse Inn,…
Gimme All Your Money: The Trap of Progressive Liberalism
During its 1980’s resurgence, the Texas band ZZ Top released its Eliminator album, which contained the hit single, Give Me All Your Lovin’. The chorus went like this: Gimme all your lovin’, all your hugs and kisses too,Gimme all your lovin’, don’t let up until we’re through. Reviewing the song’s lyrics as I write this,…