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JESUS’ BAPTISM — THE FOUNT OF LIFE: A Study in Biblical and Practical Theology

[These are Sunday School notes from a class taught during Epiphany, 2004.] Introductory Note: January 6 is Epiphany in the traditional church calendar. Though Epiphany is often treated as a single day, with the Sundays following counted as “Sundays after Epiphany,” we will treat Epiphany as an extended season. “Epiphany” means “revelation” or “manifestation.” Following Read more

January 6, 2026
Notes on Suffering

Thanksgiving is the key to the enjoyment of any gift. Thanksgiving is the key that unlocks joy. Thanksgiving in all circumstances, especially in the midst of suffering, is crucial. When we are suffering, the great temptation is to think God isn’t good, meaning he isn’t generous, he doesn’t love us, he doesn’t have our best Read more

January 5, 2026
From the Archives: Theses on Food and Feasting (Revised)

[This was written several years ago and has been available on the the “essays” section of the website, but I’m republishing it here with a few edits.] Jesus made it clear we are not defined by what goes into our mouths but what comes out of them (Mark 7). To call some foods “clean” or Read more

January 5, 2026
December 2025 – X Posts and Miscellanies: Feminism, Christmas, Parenting, Drugs and the Demonic, Sexual Ethics, Socialism as Substitute Patriarchy, DEI, Guns and the Second Amendment, Civil Government/Romans 13, Virgin Birth, Communism, Newbigin on Christendom, Etc.

In C. S. Lewis’ Last Battle, Queen Lucy says, “In our world too, a stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.” Christmas is about the Creator becoming a creature in order to redeem his creatures. It’s about the God of Israel becoming the perfect Israelite to fulfill Israel’s mission Read more

December 30, 2025
Christopher Caldwell’s Age of Entitlement — A Few Notes and Questions

These are some notes from a while back, prepared for a discussion of Caldwell’s book: This is a compelling book. It’s straight forward and ruthless in its analysis. I thought his assessment of Reagan was harsh but probably fair overall – Reagan had some great rhetoric about limited government but did not have the nerve to Read more

December 30, 2025
The National Association of Evangelicals and Christian Nationalism

Tell me about the National Association of Evangelicals proposing an amendment acknowledging the lordship of Christ over America in the 1950s. AI answers: Yes, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) supported efforts in the late 1940s and 1950s to promote a constitutional amendment that would explicitly acknowledge the authority and lordship of Jesus Christ over Read more

December 30, 2025