Category Archives: persecution

Eyes to See

It was my habit — my sophomoric habit — to proudly argue from my ignorance that we ought always to consider last things last. That is, recognizing the great difficulty in grasping the meaning of the end times and the … Continue reading

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RIP Consensus

Everybody is for diversity, until they aren’t. Everyone is for equity, until they aren’t. Everyone is for inclusivity, until they aren’t. Suppose, for example, that famed racist David Duke wants to speak on your campus about the racial superiority of … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, 5th Commandment; Uganda’s Gay Laws & More

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Jesus and the Pharisees

It may well be in the calculus of evil that the only character faring worse than a Nazi is the Pharisee. These were the original black hats. In each of the gospel accounts they are the no-accounts, the very foil … Continue reading

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The Children’s Crusade

The Devil delights in false dichotomies. When he persuades us that our choices are between this foolishness and that weakness — heads, he wins; tails, the kingdom loses. When we are lukewarm in our commitment, when we think the kingdom … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage; Shouting Down Dissent; Enemy Love & More

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Truth in Labelling: NPR’s Forked Tongued Hissy Fit

The federal government has a mammoth bureaucracy that stands guard over our eyes and ears, enforcing what they call “truth in labelling.” Pringles potato ch*ps, for instance, are not legally allowed to call themselves potato chips because they are powdered … Continue reading

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Don’t Take the Bait; Murderous Hearts; Beatings As Blessings

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How will the church respond to marginalization?

Despite our foolish belief otherwise, there is no bright and shining line that separates the church and the state, at least as we commonly conceive them. One could argue that many of our culture war flash points exist precisely where … Continue reading

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Wu-Who? Lisa and I on Proverbs 31, Noah and More

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