Pro-abortionists like to taunt pro-lifers for being so sure of ourselves. But one of the most convincing things about our side, actually, is that we wish we were wrong. Continue reading “I wish I were wrong.”
Abortion is a guy thing
Why would we believe that women naturally kill their own children? Instead, throughout the history of the world, abortion and infanticide have been traditional tools for male exploitation of women. It’s simple. A guy gets a woman pregnant, then he wants to get rid of the evidence and responsibility. Continue reading “Abortion is a guy thing”
The Lion of Judah is not tame.
[God] is not to be fenced in, under human control, like some domestic creature; he is the wildest being in existence.
– Wendell Berry, Christianity and The Survival of Creation
Jesus the Spy
The other night, it occurred to me how much the Christmas story is a tale of international intrigue. A head of state meets with visitors from another country and tries to co-opt them into providing sensitive information about a suspected security threat. But the conspirators are warned and escape to an African nation. Continue reading “Jesus the Spy”
Bad things don’t happen to good people
Unjust things often happen to good people. Inconvenient things constantly happen to good people. Unpleasant things frequently happen to good people. Tragic things sometimes happen to good people. But nothing happens to God’s people that God doesn’t allow and bless. Continue reading “Bad things don’t happen to good people”
Non-theistic space
Another in the series of common yet undocumented heresies: let’s call this one “non-theistic space.” Astrophysicists theorize about alternate universes that we can’t touch. Non-theistic space contains the areas which God can’t control. Continue reading “Non-theistic space”
Why the U.S. has no more civil wars
When I read about other countries destroying their own infrastructure, I ask myself why the United States doesn’t do the same thing. Well, we did once, in the 1860’s. And since then, maybe we just haven’t had a domestic cause important enough to die for.
Or have we? Continue reading “Why the U.S. has no more civil wars”
Five signs of a cult
- A strong sense of group identity and community
- A belief that the group is somehow separate from the rest of society
- A strong sense of group destiny and purpose
- An unwavering adherence to the teachings of its founder, which may differ radically from the rest of society
- A total commitment to the goals of the movement which overrides personal goals and comfort
Are these signs true of your church?
If not, why not?
The word of God is a sword, not a vibrator.
Like a sword, the word of God is only powerful when it’s applied to a specific point, or along a specific line. Like a scalpel, its purpose is not to stimulate you generally, but to heal you precisely. It has to cut away something.
Attend the church of God’s choice.
Small town weekly newspapers still print that old American slogan in their church news sections: “Attend the church of your choice.” Personally, I couldn’t trust myself to do that. Continue reading “Attend the church of God’s choice.”