War, terror, silence, restoration. [Jer 31]

I came home last night and the son had a face like thunder. He had been watching Stefan Molyneaux on Trump. He is worried, for basic strategy says do not poke the bear. He is despondent. The news is bleak. Russia warned on Friday that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could … Continue reading War, terror, silence, restoration. [Jer 31]

The gospel is now hate speech [I Cor 8]

We live in this time and this context. The leadership we have is fallen. We are to pray for our leaders (including the very needy and broken people who must run for the Prez and be the next narcissist in the White House). We are in this world. But the world hates us. Consider this … Continue reading The gospel is now hate speech [I Cor 8]

The unprotected want a Trump.

Glen Reynolds quoting Peggy Noonan, who hates the term elite, because the New Amsterdam Slimes, for which she works, is the journal of record for the elite. There are the protected and the unprotected. The protected make public policy. The unprotected live in it. The unprotected are starting to push back, powerfully. The protected are … Continue reading The unprotected want a Trump.

Rhetoric is not exegesis [I Cor 4]

I like John Wright. I also like Hilaire Belloc, Ann Bernhardt, and Mundabor. They may not like being put in the same group, but all of them are unapologetically Catholic (Roman) and I prefer my coffee and wine neat. (I would have included Alte in this group, but she is a wise young woman, and, … Continue reading Rhetoric is not exegesis [I Cor 4]