Jesus v. Jerusalem: A Commentary on Luke 9:51–20:26 7. “Called But Not Chosen” (Luke 14:1–24) It seems almost unbelievable that Jesus’ open condemnation of the Jews, Herod, and the Pharisees in particular got Him an invitation to dinner at a chief of the Pharisees’ house. The fact that this occurred pretty much shows that the […]
The great conservative hypocrisy, or ceding the moral high ground
There is a lot of talk of triumph for conservatism these days, but the truth is this country has not seen a genuine biblical conservative in the major parties for several decades (honestly, not even Reagan in practice). The problem is this: at the heart of conservatism lies a great compromise with the nastiest of moral enemies: […]
Revolutionary shocks in The Problem of Slavery in Christian America
Now that people have received The Problem of Slavery in Christian America, reactions are coming in. They are generally of one nature: exasperated wow. Most people simply don’t know the details of history. When they are exposed to those details, they can only react in shock. Just a few comments along these lines: During the […]
The deadly silence of the establishment right
There’s a real problem with truth-telling today, and it is widely manifest in our current political season. But the whole truth will make you uncomfortable. Perhaps that’s why it’s so rare. I’m going to tell it to you anyway. Thanks to a new round of James O’Keefe’s undercover work, key Democrat operatives are caught openly […]
The wrong way to do social activism (Target edition)
Some Christian activists are drawing attention to themselves in a purported effort to get Target Stores and its customers to repent over its transgender bathroom policy. The tactic is to have someone record them while they parade through the store “street preaching” at the top of their lungs again the LGBT-pride policy. (See videos below.) […]