When the rats begin to scramble on board the ship, it is a sure sign that the boat is sinking. First the self-described personal freedom loving libertarians and now Karl Rove believes that Conservatives can embrace same-sex marriage, or, just leave it to Continue Reading
August 23, 2012
The Kidnapping of Our Children and How to Get Them Back
Childhood is a divinely protected season of life. That is what Jesus declared when He said, "…But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be Continue Reading
June 30, 2012
Statism and the Road to Serfdom: A Biblical-Theological Reflection on the Supreme Court Decision on the HealthCare Law
Ideas have consequences—and unintended consequences. The Supreme Court decision about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Acts ("Obama-Care") is one such case. It's merits, deficiencies, nuances and implications will be debated between legal Continue Reading
May 11, 2012
The President’s Evolution and Our Culture’s Degradation: A Call to Prayer and a Plea for Revival
May 11, 2012 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Often we cannot fully grasp the historical significance of events as they happen. The 24/7 news feeds into our homes can desensitize us to even the most remarkable of events. Yet, the announcement of Continue Reading
May 8, 2012
Anarchy in Search of Meaning
Saint Huck / FoterGod hates rebellion. "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry" (1 Samuel 15:23a) [See also Numbers 20:12-14; Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 63:10; Psalm 68:6; Psalm 107:10-11; Nehemiah 9:26. Continue Reading
April 14, 2012
“The Moral Force of the Pulpit”
Knilram / FoterJohn Wingate Thornton wrote, "To the Pulpit, the Puritan Pulpit, we owe the moral force which won our independence (Political Sermons of the American Founding Era, 1730-1805, edited by Ellis Sandoz [Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Fund, Second Continue Reading
March 16, 2012
Elegy for an Encyclopedia Britannica Salesman
In the sepia tone years before the iBook and the iPhone, before Wall Street Journal went color, and before Al Gore invented the Internet; and when there were only two channels available to those privileged few who possessed a Zenith black and white Continue Reading
December 31, 2011
An ‘Error Message’ on the Screen of Western Civ? The Most Important Question Facing us in 2012 is more than an Election
The most important question of the coming year is not “who will be the next occupant of the White House?” The single most important matter before us all is a question of value. It is a question that may be stated, "Will the Western world embrace the Continue Reading
Being a Pastor and Speaking Out in Today’s Culture
A pastor I know recently told me that he was criticized for being “too political.” He has heard such an indictment all his ministry, he said. Today he leads a major ministry in America and battles daily for the rights of pastors to speak so that Continue Reading