Deficient devotion to duty

What follows are the very words of Abraham Kuyper: “The life of particular grace does not stand by itself, but has been placed by God amid the life of common grace. Since Holy Scripture is definitely not limited to opening up for us the way of salvation, but has been given also to enrich common [...]

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Going to work on Sunday: a suggestion for your adult education program

Happy Monday morning! We’re all starting a new work week this morning, having enjoyed a Sunday of rest-in-order-to-worship-so-we-can-work (check our previous post for more on this). Now it’s time to get back on the job. Here’s a quick suggestion for your summer adult learning. As part of serious discipleship, a.k.a. mentoring young believers (and each [...]

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A WoW is met by a ToW

Please do me a favor. For the next 19 minutes and 58 seconds of your life, sit still, watch, but especially listen to this hilariously and gruesomely provocative video. (Note: blasphemy alert at 11:07.) Then we’ll say more. Now you know what the “WoW” in our title stands for: our nation, our young people, our [...]

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School Choice and Private Education (a lecture at Acton University 2011)

This week I’ve been enjoying an academic-like conference sponsored by the Grand Rapids think tank, Acton Institute. Yesterday I presented a lecture, with accompanying Keynote slides, as part of the University academic program, on “School Choice and Private Education.” Having stuffed my lecture with a full 30% more material than I could deliver in 45 [...]

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The (im)morality of biofuel subsidies

A rare breed, this fellow, Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn. This statesman (a politician with class who puts the national interest ahead of local interests) believes he’ll have the required Senate votes to end the 45-cent blender tax credit for ethanol, and the 54-cent tariff on imported ethanol. In case you’re unclear about the morality of [...]

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