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Christian Nationalism Since 2019: A Retrospective
Needless to say, folks will remain embattled over the meaning of the phrases “nationalism” and “Christian nationalism” for years to come. Progressives obviously use these phrases as slurs to rhetorically browbeat and ostracize more conservative opponents. But even on the right, the term remains slippery, and whether or not unsavory elements can be kept out…
A man devoted to God’s Word
At the core of this remarkable man was the dauntless conviction that the Bible bore divine authority and that it was for all the saints, even down to the lowly ploughboy. This fueled a bevy of other Protestant views. Tyndale was no compromiser, sure in his opinions, uncowed in argument, and unworldly. His talents, his…
Protecting assembly and worship
But it is discouraging to see that there’s a need for this legislation in the first place. It means that, as a people, we are losing our sense of the sacred—of inviolate spaces and times devoted to worship. Our manners have so coarsened, and the passions of our activists have run so high, that violating…
Pastoral murders and the faithfulness of God
For one thing, if our brothers in India were faithful in their work, who are we to shirk on faithfulness? Summer is oftentimes a season of denominational meetings and conventions. And there are times when fatal compromise, wincing, and evasion are displayed in public. Countless other examples of cowardice abound in local congregations and in…
The “Me Generation” grows old—and lonely
NPR just ran a story on the difficulties solo agers face, and so did the Wall Street Journal. It’s not pretty. Who is going to pick you up when you’re under anesthesia from a medical appointment? Who will help you take care of yourself when you lose mobility? Who will have the power of attorney…
No, Gov. Spanberger, keep the stigma against suicide
Nowadays, morality and legality talk regarding suicide are verboten. As one Virginian who approved of the bill put it, “After my sister died, people actually told me that she was a criminal, that she had broken the law … God’s law and man’s law.” Now, there are kind and unkind ways to say this truth,…