Author: Pastor Rich Lusk
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Interacting with Christian Nationalism (Part 2)
1. I didn’t necessarily find every detail of Wolfe’s discussion of prelapsarian life convincing, but such speculations (if guided by Scripture) are entirely appropriate and useful. I agree with Wolfe that civil government is a creation ordinance that would have existed in an unfallen world as a way of organizing and structuring social life (e.g,…
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A Summary of Ecclesocentrism
Think of the layout of a medieval city. The church is at the center of town and the steeple is its high point. The church’s position as society’s center and summit is represented geographically and architecturally. But this does not mean the church is the only sphere that matters; they did not try to cram…
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Interacting with Christian Nationalism
I put up a Facebook post earlier today raising questions for Stephen Wolfe and his “Christian Nationalism” project. Because it got so many responses, I figure I’d share a few more thoughts, but it is much easier to do so on a blog than Facebook. First, I expect that I will like much of Wolfe’s book,…
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With the mid-term elections upon us….
With mid-term elections right around the corner, here is my advice on how to cast your ballot: Vote for the candidates that hate you the least.
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Frame on Natural and Special Revelation
This article from John Frame cuts through a lot of the common misunderstandings of the relationship and use of special revelation (Scripture) and natural revelation. Note that Frame (and Van Til) do not deny that we can learn truth from our reason and our senses interacting with the rest of God’s creation. There is no such…
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How to Read the Bible: Bride Figures
Egalitarianism ruins everything. And that includes how we read the Bible. When we read the Bible through the lens of an ideology (like feminism or egalitarianism) that is contrary to the Scripture, it is like wearing blinders. We end up missing very basic things about the biblical text. This TGC article is a good example of this kind of…
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John Piper on Emotional Blackmail
“Not feeling loved and not being loved are not the same. Jesus loved all people well. And many did not like the way he loved them. Was David’s zeal for the Lord imbalanced because his wife Michal despised him for it? Was Job’s devotion to the Lord inordinate because his wife urged him to curse…
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John Calvin, on Why Pastors Need to Be Thick Skinned
None are more exposed to slanders and insults than godly teachers. This comes not only from the difficulty of their duties, which are so great that sometimes they sink under them, or stagger or halt or take a false step, so that wicked men find many occasions of finding fault with them; but added to…
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Find a Spouse, Build a House: Conference Follow Up
I had a great time in Austin at the conference hosted by King’s Cross, pastored by my good friend Garrett Craw. Michael Foster and I have collaborated several times now, including speaking together at the Stronghold Conference (Huntsville, 2021) and an 1819 podcast but this was our best joint venture yet, as I thought our talks complemented each other…
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Gems from Esolen
Here are a couple of great quips from Anthony Esolen’s book Out of the Ashes: “The health of a society may be gauged by how full the churches are, those beating hearts of culture and communion.” “We do not produce many great comedians in the present. We do produce a lot of material for comedians in…
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