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Uniformitarianism; Parable of the Servants; Tithe?

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Unmasking Politicians; Bible in 5 Minutes, Habakkuk

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Working for the Weekend

Common grace, or common goodness if you prefer, are good examples of God’s grace. Those of us within the kingdom, must remember to give thanks to the King that, while the creation yet groans, while death has not yet been … Continue reading

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Grumble in the Jungle

It is such an obvious part of our lives one would think, you know, that we’d at least be aware of it. “It” is our propensity to come to believe that what we receive becomes what we are owed. Our … Continue reading

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The End Was Near

It would be funny were it not so sad and destructive. Our modernist masters, led by Arch-Scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson, have been beating their epistemological chests praising their empirical wisdom as the sole arbiter of truth, while mocking the notion … Continue reading

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Why is work important?

With each passing wave of stimulus checks we get closer and closer to the notion that the state should simply send everyone a check every month, or at least, send a check to everyone who doesn’t earn one in the … Continue reading

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New Theses, New Reformation

Thesis 62- We must exercise dominion, ruling over all things well. I’m not in the habit of citing Karl Barth favorably, but when you’re right you’re right. Counter-intuitively, but insightfully Barth considers the sin of sloth to be on par … Continue reading

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Evil Employees and Saintly Corporations

It is a common but dangerous business, our propensity to make ourselves the heroes of our own stories, and to see all who stand in our way as wearing the black hats. As a person with an interest in all … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with minimum wage laws?

In the ethics class I teach I typically ask my students this question, “Should people be able to freely make their own economic decisions without the approval of the government?” Almost always the whole class responds “Yes.” Then I ask … Continue reading

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Fighting From Freedom

I have, on more than one occasion, taught a class on dystopian novels. We’ve read Brave New World, 1984, That Hideous Strength and more. I always ask my class “Why do these men, the rulers over these hideous cultures, do … Continue reading

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