Author: Pastor Rich Lusk
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The Politics of Simeon (Luke 2)
In Luke 2:28ff, an elderly prophet named Simeon takes baby Jesus into his arms and sings a prophecy over him. The short song has three themes: This last point is especially relevant, both politically and missionally. Baby Jesus has come to accomplish a mission of salvation. That mission now continues through the church, as Jesus,…
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Flynn-Paul on Amerindians
Here is Jeff Flynn-Paul on what early Western explorers believed about the people (“Indians”) they encountered in the new world of the Americas: Where does that lead us in terms of European prejudice against the Indians they found in the Americas? The historian Alden T. Vaughan summed up the longstanding consensus on European prejudice toward…
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The Corporate and the Individual
One of the greatest dividing lines today in terms of social and political visions is corporate vs individual identity. Should we judge individuals as individuals (e.g., judge each man by his own actions and character)? Or should we judge individuals as members of groups (e.g., the characteristics of the racial, national, gender, etc, categories to…
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A Biblical-Theology of Circumcision
Let’s examine the biblical-theology of circumcision. Circumcision was the sign of the Abrahamic covenant but is now obsolete as a covenant sign in the new covenant age. It is important to understand why circumcision had to be abrogated in the new age. Remember the context in which circumcision was instituted: Circumcision was commanded right after…
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Old X Posts, #1: Union with Christ, LGBTQ+, Wisdom, the Haunted and Enchanted Cosmos, Marriage and Parenting, etc.
Union with Christ is the heart of the gospel We are saved only as we are incorporated into the Savior by faith alone “As the Savior, so the saved” is a wonderful slogan to sum up the gospel — All that Christ has done is yours: His death to sin is your death to sin…
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X Posts From September 2024: Ordo Amoris, Nationalism, Natural Affection, Immigration, Public vs. Christian Education, Abortion/Pro-Life Movement, Churchill, Etc.
The X app does not have a great search function, at least on mobile devices, so I am going to post a lot of my older posts to the blog for easier searchability. I am not putting all of my posts and replies here, but the most important ones are included. These are post from…
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X Posts from July ’25 and Other Miscellanies: Marriage, Wisdom, Economics, Generational Warfare, Christian Politics, and More
Before @larsonhicks and I started doing the “Got a Minute?” podcast together, I went on Larson’s podcast to discuss wisdom from Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Here’s a blast from the past: — Progressives have their own version of postmillennialism and the covenant — they claim the next generation and they expect victory. — The welfare state is massive…
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The Bounded Life
Everyone was designed to live a bounded existence. We are creatures, accountable to our Creator, and called to live in accord with his law and design. We all have certain responsibilities and obligations assigned to us. Some things are our responsibilities, some things aren’t — being able to draw the proper line between what I…
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Postmillennialism, Hyper-Preterism, and Christ the King Sunday
This is an old X post… A🧵 on postmillennialism and a suggestion for guarding against an error some postmil churches fall into 1/17 I am a postmillennialist and have been for many, many years I believe the kingdom of God will grow, and the nations will be discipled over the course of history I believe…
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Sex that Sticks: Fornication, Divorce, and Purity Culture
The purity culture movement of the 1990s was kind of a mess. I was never in church circles where it was popular (I graduated high school in ‘91 right before it became a thing anyway) and by the time I had kids of my own, it had kind of died out in evangelicalism – and…
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