Tag: god
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September 2026 Notes, Part 2: Christ-Esteem vs. Self-Esteem, Lindsay Clancy and Motherhood, Instrumentalizing the Christian Faith for Political Ends, Vision, Egalitarianism, Hitler, Feminism, Social Capital, Therapy Culture, Love, Empathy, Usury, Psalm 51, Universal Suffrage, Ethnicity and Race, Ordo Amoris, Pro-Family Socialism/Welfare, Boomers, Lust, Masculinity vs. Progressivism, Freedom vs. Safety, Birth Rates, Etc.
A podcast I did with Jacoby Nelson a while back on forgiveness: — On the day of judgment, Jesus – yes, sweet, loving, tenderhearted, compassionate Jesus – is going to say to many people, “Away from me,” and will cast them into the everlasting lake of of fire. Fear Jesus. Reverence Jesus. Be in awe…
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September 2026 Notes, Part 1: Lindsay Clancy Case, Effeminacy, 2 Samuel 11-12, Therapy Culture, Etc.
“My own plans are made.While I can, I sail east on the Dawn Treader. When she fails me, I paddle east in my coracle. When she sinks, I shall swim east with my four paws.And when I can swim no longer, if I have not reached Aslan’s country, or shot over the edge of the…
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Notes on the Filioque
A few notes on Eastern Orthodoxy (EO) and it’s rejection of the Filioque clause: — In the late 6th century in the West, traditionally at the Third Council of Toledo in 589, with later spread and formal adoption in the Roman liturgy in 1014.The original Nicene Creed (325) ended simply with belief “in the Holy…
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August 2026, Part 1: Horseshoe Theory, TCA, Christian Nationalism, Matthew 25 and Charlie Kirk, Natural Law, Fauci, Political Preaching, Antinomianism, Populism vs Aristocracy, Tocqueville, Parenting, Athletics, Sartre, the Anti-Natalism of the Left, Free Markets, the Bible and Literature, Christian Education vs Government Schools, Evangelicalism, Attraction, Patriarchy, Chesterton, Culture War, Islam and the West, Leadership/Vision, Etc.
I’m not posting on X as much these days, but here are my notes for the first part of August. — In 2012, a wealthy philanthropist gave an 18 year old $10,000. That 18 year old turned that investment in the most influential conservative political organization in the country, bringing in tens of millions of…
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A Compact Roadmap of American History, Part 3
Where do we go from here? Depending on one’s perspective, the American story can plausibly be interpreted in different ways. Looked at from past to present, we can see a great deal of continuity from medieval Christendom and the Reformation to America’s founding. The War for Independence, after all, was largely led by the “black…
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The Jews and the Corruption of the West
Dennis Prager, himself a Jew, points out that virtually all -isms, except Nazism, were founded or led disproportionately by Jews: Marxism, humanism, feminism, environmentalism, LGBTQism, etc. I do not deny Jewish involvement in all of these movements and in some cases that involvement was disproportionate to the Jewish population as a whole. But I also…
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Hebrews 8-10
[These are notes I used in a class on Hebrews sometime in the late 1990s at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX.] Knowing ScriptureA Better Covenant, Sanctuary, and Sacrifice Reading Assignment: Hebrews 8-10 INTRODUCTION As we have seen the theme of Hebrews is to show the superiority of new covenant Christianity to old covenant Judaism.…
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May 2026 — X Posts and Other Notes: Chrysostom, Tertullian and Others on Marriage; Gnosticism; Israel Podcasts; Chesterton; Masculinity and the Risks of Marriage; Bonhoeffer; Buchanan; Rushdoony on Public Education; Abortion/Pro-Life Movement; “Happy Wife Happy Life” Mantra; Filioque; Pentecost; 2 Samuel 6; Romans 11; Dispensationalism and Anti-Zionism; Christian Politics and Identity Politics; Free Markets vs. Socialism; Pharmakeia/Drugs; Alt-Right Influence; Iran War; etc.
You cannot love your enemies if you don’t have any. — Matt Walsh addresses the lame efforts being made at celebrating America’s 250th birthday: — Be the kind of man other men can follow. Hold yourself to a high standard. Be a good man who is good at being a man. — Proverbs teaches us…
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Sermon from January 24, 2016 — Trigger Warning: Divine Authority Designed to Offend (Mark 11:27-33)
These days we hear a lot about trigger warnings—trigger warnings that are designed to protect people from anything they might find offensive. The warning is there so that people won’t be triggered by something that offends them. We want to protect people from any kind of offense. Well, I would say this passage in Mark…
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Wedding Homily #7
Obviously, I have done a lot of weddings over the years. I try to preach a different homily each time. I’ll post some old wedding homilies here from time to time, but this is one from last weekend, based on Psalm 128. Madison and Eli, it is a great honor to stand with you here…