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  • Just Friends?

    I don’t necessarily agree with everything Tolkien and Lewis have to say on this topic, but I do think their views are worth considering. — Can men and women “just be friends”? J R R Tolkien answers: “In this fallen world the ‘friendship’ that should be possible between all human beings, is virtually impossible between… Read more

  • Red Pill Proverbs: Hard Edged Advice for Life

    Fake friends are like shadows. They stay close to us while we’re in the sunlight, only to leave us immediately as we step into the darkness. — Understand that not everything is meant to be understood. Live, let go, and don’t worry about what you can’t change. — You can apologize over and over but… Read more

  • Calvin and Lewis on Liturgy

    John Calvin on liturgy: “As to what concerns a form of prayer and ecclesiastical rites, I highly approve of it that there be a certain form, from which the ministers be not allowed to vary: That first, some provision be made to help the simplicity and unskillfulness of some; secondly, that the consent and harmony… Read more

  • “Sin Boldly”: Righly Understanding Luther’s Counsel to Melanchthon

    Melanchthon was having another one of his bouts of conscience. His sins and sinfulness were weighing on him. He wrote to Luther, wondering aloud if he was really and truly a Christian. Luther responded with straight gospel fire: “Sin boldly. But believe even more boldly in Christ, and rejoice.” In other words: yes, you are… Read more

  • A primer on patriarchalism versus complementarianism — It’s Good to be a Man

    This was a Facebook comment of mine, turned into a short article on the “It’s Good to Be a Man” website, posted on August 19, 2020. Bnonn Tennant made a few edits. Summary: Complementarians are primarily concerned with male and female roles in marriage and church; the patriarchal-household view is concerned with how male and… Read more

  • 1 Samuel 29 Sermon Follow-Up: David’s Surprising Salvation

    The stories in 1 Samuel 28-29 are out of chronological order. The dischronologization serves both a literary and theological/ethic purpose. How do we know the stories are out of order? The geographical and chronological details make it clear that the events of chapter 29 actually happened before the events of chapter 28. The writer has… Read more