Category: Culture
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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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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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Why We Need More Christian Billionaires
This is a follow up to my sermon from September 18, 2022. A couple weeks ago when I preached on wealth from Matthew 6, we saw that Jesus’ view of wealth is deep, complex, and full of wisdom. But it is also easy to misunderstand. Some people think Jesus taught as ascetic message and idealized a a…
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When American Presbyterianism Had a Backbone
“If Christ is really king, exercising original and immediate jurisdiction over the state as really as He does over the Church, it follows necessarily that the general denial or neglect of His rightful lordship, any prevalent refusal to obey that Bible which is the law-book of His kingdom, must be followed by political and social…
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Funding Christendom and Stewarding Wealth
Funding Christendom and Stewarding Wealth This is follow up to last week’s sermon: September 4, 2022 Wisdom About Wealth: The Prosperity Gospel, the Poverty Gospel, and Kingdom Stewardship (Matthew 6:19-33) As I said in the sermon, it’s not easy to preach on money, wealth, economics, etc. I want to further unpack problems with the “poverty gospel”…
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Will Natural Law Arguments Work in the Public Square in America in 2022?
Can we make effective arguments from natural law in the public square in our culture today? Many say that Christians should not use the Bible in making political and cultural arguments. Instead, we ought to argue from something more universally recognized, such as nature or reason. While I firmly believe that we can and should…
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