We live in discouraging times . . . and the temptation is to give up. Instead, we must stop, think about it, and hear what God might say to us. I do not believe that traditional, orthodox Christians are weak in the United States of America because of atheism, “the gay agenda,” or politics. We are weak because we have embraced lies. A man who lived in worse times and who loved a messed up people said: “Beware of your... Read more

We have a marvelous, though imperfect, Constitution and unlike most politicians, the Constitution has gotten better with age. This document is so inspired and has worked so well for so long that a few are tempted to give the document superpowers. The Constitution has a not-so-secret weakness: it has no power not given to it by men. Someone once said to me that the Constitution was a secular document because it makes no mention of God. While it is signed... Read more

Hard times make for tough politics, but good times followed by not-great times create horrid politics. At the bottom, people are struggling to eat. Let things improve under a Louis XVI and expectations start rising. People notice when the good times stop and then grow surly. Raised expectations dashed are the mother of revolutions. Ask Nicholas II. Beware the day of crushed dreams. The times may not be so (actually) horrid, but they feel that way and feelings matter in... Read more

Are we in a neo-Fascist moment? Is a demagogue in the Democratic or Republican Party running for office? This is an alarm sounded every decade and it is easy to become numb to it. The “boy who cried wolf” was naughty and deserved what he got. The town who ignored him was foolish and lost sheep. We must answer the warning cry regardless of how many times it may have been made in vain and let’s face it: we are... Read more

Roger Ailes polluted the conservative movement with his misogyny for decades. Who knows how his behavior warped the process? How many good reporters were lost? How many stories were spiked as the news network spent resources and time covering up for his vices. God have mercy on us. An open racist can no longer run for national office in the United States of America. In fact, even a plausible accusation of racism can derail a court appointment or cabinet level... Read more

A teacher sees politics play out on the playground. Strong kids grab the play equipment and do whatever they wish to do while the weaker kids get less. It’s hard to know when to intervene since you do not wish to teach the smaller kids that they cannot stand up for themselves, yet sometimes they cannot. Sometimes the free time of most kids is turned into unfree time as a small cadre of powerful kids dominate the choices. To maximize... Read more

We are not an age that likes absolutes. We temper, we hedge, we do not want to say a good man is doing a bad thing because we do not like conflict. I am thankful that a good man, Professor Grudem, has made his views known: he asserts a good man can vote for Donald Trump and, in fact, probably should. Sadly, his arguments are bad, his advice worse, and the outcome will be disaster. Make no mistake: if we... Read more

If my social media feed is any indication, a great many Americans are looking for the Persian King Cyrus. God says of this pagan king: Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings . . . Here we learn an important lesson: at least one pagan leader served God’s purpose. We cannot be sure who God will use or not use. Americans... Read more

When I was a boy, I thought my mom and dad could do anything. Like ZuZu in It’s a Wonderful Life, if my flower broke, I could just say: “paste it, Daddy” and he would. Part of growing up is learning (sad lesson!) that a flower cannot in fact be pasted and that Mommy and Daddy cannot fix anything. A step in true maturity comes when we recognize that we cannot do everything. We are “mortal man doomed to die.” We... Read more

Don’t pity Haman. Give him the Bronx cheer for his role in the drama of Esther deserves. As a Biblical character he is one the worst: a genocidal, conniving, vain man with imperial delusions. Thank God he was undone and his plans defeated. Esther did it: brilliant and beautiful. It was her beauty that blinded Haman as bigotry always does. He looked at Esther and saw a beautiful woman and discounted her because of her beauty and femininity. He would die regretting... Read more