One of the foundational tenets of our society is the notion of ‘equality’, the idea that everyone is and ought to be equal. Unfortunately, equality is seldom defined beyond this and it has led to a great deal of confusion, grief and outright deception in our society. The problem stems from the intentional conflation of … Continue reading Human Worth and the Myth of Equality
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Conscience and Vaccine Mandates
The point of this article isn’t whether or not the COVID vaccine is safe or effective. I have my own thoughts on that, as well as taking the recommendations of government officials who’ve lied repeatedly, but that’s for another time. What is more concerning is the willingness of professing Christians to dismiss and denigrate the … Continue reading Conscience and Vaccine Mandates
On People As Consumer Goods
The state of human relationships in our modern world is simply abysmal. Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions, even with social media to (allegedly) keep us connected with each other. This was a problem even before the government decided to force people to stay in their homes ‘for their own good’, although lockdowns, social distancing, and … Continue reading On People As Consumer Goods
Technology Is Just A Tool
We live in a really high-tech world. The amount of technological innovation in just the past century is mind-boggling when compared to any time before the Industrial Revolution. Even in my own lifetime, we’ve gone from watching shows on VHS to on-demand streaming on smartphones. This nosebleed-inducing pace of technological change can seem like a … Continue reading Technology Is Just A Tool
A Case For Looking On The Bright Side
Over the last year or so, I’ve noticed an interesting pattern when I talk to older people. If we’re talking about current events, the future, or even the recent past, I usually get some variant of the line ‘I’d hate to be your age today’. It’s an interesting inversion of what one would expect; usually … Continue reading A Case For Looking On The Bright Side
10 Tools To Foster Discipline
In my previous post, I talked about the importance of discipline in the Christian life. This week, I want to give you some tips to help build up discipline. These will, of course, require some discipline to use and stick with them, but using tools and systems can stack the deck in your favor and … Continue reading 10 Tools To Foster Discipline
Don’t Drink the Gender Kool-Aid
I recently saw a video about the latest ‘progress’ in gender pronouns, and it is weird. It is now in fashion for folks to identify not only as the opposite sex, but as things, places, or whatever else they feel like, using neopronouns. It gets really confusing really fast, because people can make up their … Continue reading Don’t Drink the Gender Kool-Aid
Virtue Signaling and the Christian
At this point, I think we’ve all seen our fair share of virtue signaling; people mouthing or posting pious-sounding (and typically left-leaning) talking points about some social malady, whether real or imagined. As annoying as it is, it seems pretty harmless, right? After all, letting your friends know what you’re up to is kind of … Continue reading Virtue Signaling and the Christian
What Unforgiveness Really Means
We all know that we’re supposed to forgive people who’ve wronged us, but sometimes we just don’t want to. Sometimes, people do things that really hurt, and it seems more appropriate to us to hold a grudge. It seems to be a popular pastime these days, with people going as far as to hold grudges … Continue reading What Unforgiveness Really Means
Here’s Why I’m Not Worried About Coronavirus and You Shouldn’t Be Either
Everybody’s worried about the Chinese coronavirus, it seems; and not without good reason. As Christians, though, we don’t need to be. As dangerous as coronavirus is (mostly to old people), we needn’t be afraid when we remember: God is still in control of the universe. The devil had to ask His permission to afflict Job. … Continue reading Here’s Why I’m Not Worried About Coronavirus and You Shouldn’t Be Either
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