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October ’25 X Posts and Other Notes: Motherhood and Mother Hunger, Christian Nationalism, Puritanism, Welfare, Paedocommunion, Discipline, America’s Christian Founding, the Great Commission, Liberalism/Progressivism, Third-Wayism, the Culture War, Public Education, Feminism and Feminization, Masculinity, Racial Identity Politics, etc.
“Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty.” — Charles Spurgeon — “We all want progress, but if you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive…”… Read more
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What Is a Christian Nation?
People sometimes ask, “What would a Christianized nation look like?” I’m glad you asked. Thankfully, God actually set up a nation one time and gave them a law. So we don’t really have to guess. We can just look at the nation God established and the law he gave them. We can study the Torah… Read more
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Christian Nationalism: Towards a Definition and Taxonomy
There are at least 4 different definitions of Christian nationalism floating around so I want to provide something of a taxonomy for the discussion: First, the progressive definition. Progressives treat “Christian nationalism” as synonymous with racism/white supremacy, fascism, Nazism, religious coercion, etc. Of course, this is how progressives have labeled all conservatives for a long… Read more
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Do Conservative Christians Care for the Poor?
Tim Keller and other politically left-leaning Christian leaders have perpetuated the progressive myth that right-leaning Christians do not care for the poor. Actually, studies show that evangelicals, particularly Southern evangelicals, are the most generous and philanthropic group in America. See here (https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/statistics-on-u-s-generosity/) on giving by states based on percentage of AGI – other than Utah… Read more
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Church Courts and Civil Courts
When Christians cannot resolve their differences privately, God commands that we turn to the church rather than to the civil courts. Unfortunately, many Christians are unaware of this command or believe that it no longer applies today. Worse yet, many churches ignore this passage and do nothing to help Christians settle their disputes in a… Read more
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Leadership Requires a High Pain Threshold
Edwin Friedman is one of the best authors to read on leadership. In several places, he makes the point that in order to lead well, a leader has to not only raise his own threshold for pain, but his willingness to endure someone else’s pain as well. This is why empathy can be so destructive… Read more