President Trump recently opined with characteristic hyperbole on “the worst single mistake ever in the history of our country.” His answer may somewhat shock you, but there’s a lot of truth to it: “The worst single mistake ever made in the history of our country: going into the Middle East, by President Bush.” . . […]
Remember what, exactly? I have a suggestion. . . .
Memorial Day is a government-sanctioned holiday during which we are called to remember specifically those veterans who died during military service. You can enjoy the day grilling hamburgers, or dampen it by watching Hamburger Hill. Should we celebrate, or weep? Or both? How should we remember the cost of freedom in a biblical way? Memorial […]
Preventing the Warfare State: the biblical laws for kings
While to today’s mind it presents a nearly radical picture, the biblical teaching on war and military are the only proper place to find foundations for the topic, “National defense in a free society.” Indeed, the biblical direction is so opposite from what we have known and come to accept as normal, that were it not God’s Own Word, many Americans would refuse even to tolerate hearing it for a second. But hear it we must, because change we must.