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In my late twenties, I was part of what you might call an “internet destination church." The pastor had a popular blog; he wrote plainly, poked at sacred cows, and tackled subjects most others avoided. It drew a decent online following, and whenever we hosted conferences, people

Enjoyed this convo and hope it’s helpful to the local church! Hat tip to Michael Foster for giving us a good title to riff on!

It’s better to be considered dangerous by the wicked than harmless.

I have long entertained the idea of writing an article titled “Elmer Ph.uD.”

pro-tip: don’t be ashamed of what is taught in Scripture

While looking for a lined notebook to use today, I found this note from one of my sons thanking his teacher in the co-op for teaching him economics and civics. Gen Alpha is gonna make it.

Can you imagine suing the _Little Sisters of the Poor_ to force them to provide abortifacient coverage? This has been going on for fourteen years!

I was born with a rare disorder. In the year of my birth only two other children were born with it anywhere on earth. Because of this, the first 15 years of my life were spent in doctors offices and operating rooms. People like Ms. Siddiqui would look at my medical history and

Again: AI lacks the Spirit of God. It cannot therefore possess Spirit-enabled wisdom or discernment. Furthermore, I question the wisdom and discernment of anyone (esp. a pastor) who relies on AI for such a task as this. It’s vice-ridden imbecility. We must reject this madness.

I always said we’d never get a dog. But here we are. Happy to have been wrong about this. All four of my boys are utterly pumped.

Among the most rebellious things a young man can do in 2025 is be a serious man of Faith, get married in his early 20s, he and his wife not use artificial birth control, and the couple have more than 2 kids. A guy can't get more radically counter-cultural than that.

What’s the essence of Calvinism? The late J. I. Packer would respond, “God Saves Sinners.” Doug Ponder unpacks this and more on today’s podcast, “Rare Calvinism” (link below).

This is a good rule. Reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt’s deservedly famous “Man in the Arena” quote.

“Stand by the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it.”

The recent passing of several Christian leaders has brought this evergreen advice to mind: “Let not the one who puts on his armor [for battle] boast like the one who takes it off [in victory].” (1 Kings 20:11) The finish line is the goal, not the starting blocks.

This is precisely how I’ve reconciled this to deal with the years of delayed gratification that ended in misery upon trying Turkish “delight.”