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  • The Virtue of the Free Market

    The Virtue of the Free Market

    I want to challenge an idea that is so common, it goes unnoticed and unchallenged much of the time. It is the idea that capitalism (aka, a free market economy) is built on greed. Many even of those who advocate for some form of capitalism concede this point. Some have even tried to argue that Read more

  • A Culture Worthy of the Gospel

    A Culture Worthy of the Gospel

    Many Christians today wonder what we can do to make a difference in our world. Of course, there are many good and biblical answers to that question, starting with faithfulness in worship and prayer, spilling over into fellowship/community and mercy ministry towards the poor. But nearly 100 years ago, J. Gresham Machen gave counsel to Read more

  • Why We Need Jane Austen’s Emma Right Now: The Left, the Right, and the Elites Who Rule Us All

    Why We Need Jane Austen’s Emma Right Now: The Left, the Right, and the Elites Who Rule Us All

    Where is Mr. Knightley when you need him? I do not subscribe to the “real men read Austen” philosophy. The only time I have read Austen is when I had to in order to teach the book, and despite having three daughters, I have managed to avoid watching the film adaptations of her works. I can Read more

  • 1/24/21 — Worship Exhortation: Pro-life, Pro-family, Pro-forgiveness

    1/24/21 — Worship Exhortation: Pro-life, Pro-family, Pro-forgiveness

    We are gathered here today to worship our Creator. God made each of us in his image. Psalm 139 describes him knitting us together in our mothers’ wombs. That same psalm teaches that God knew us, and had a relationship with us, even before we were born. On January 22, 1973, our nation’s Supreme Court Read more

  • What Have the Last Four Years Accomplished? And What Have They Revealed?

    What Have the Last Four Years Accomplished? And What Have They Revealed?

    “The old alliances are dead.”  – Theoden “The world is changed…I feel it in the water…I feel it in the Earth…I smell it in the air…. Much that once was is lost. For none now live who remember it.”                                 Read more

  • The Star of Joy — 1/10/21 Sermon Notes

    The Star of Joy — 1/10/21 Sermon Notes

    This post serves as a follow up to my sermon, “The Epiphany Star” on Matthew 2:1-12, preached on January 10, 2021. These notes summarize and supplement the sermon. Read more