Aim to be excellent rather than elite. Excellence is about substance. It isn't measured relative to others. Elitism is about perception--how we stack up in the eyes of people. Jesus is excellent. The Pharisees are elite.

"Favourable conditions never come." -C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

Happy 95th birthday to Thomas Sowell! In celebration, I wrote about some of the important lessons I have learned from Sowell—lessons I think we all would be wise to understand. Many thanks to Modern Age for running the piece. modernagejournal.com/celebrating-th…

Thomas Sowell turns 95 today. Josh Parcha reflects on some of his most enduring lessons—about knowledge, justice, and the danger of certainty: modernagejournal.com/celebrating-th…

Highlighting an article in honor of Thomas Sowell’s birthday today. modernagejournal.com/celebrating-th…

Thomas Sowell’s work shows that wisdom lies in not just having knowledge but recognizing its limits. From Josh Parcha: modernagejournal.com/celebrating-th…

"In an era of 'third-way Christianity' . . . [w]e get a free pass to sit back in our self-righteousness and know that we were not one of the 'extremists.'" Tyler Lacovara American Reformer americanreformer.org/2025/07/revivi…

“The Gaines Dilemma” How false dilemmas are weaponized in church controversies Josh Parcha americanreformer.org/2025/07/the-ga…

"Another hallmark example exists of a false dilemma being used in the church. In her book, Shepherds for Sale, Megan Basham points out how many stances—on everything from immigration to taking Covid-19 vaccines to transgender issues—are dependent on a love your neighbor principle."

Precisely. "Later, Mr. Gaines told Christians that they should “‘judge not….’ ‘Love one another’ it’s not difficult,” apparently having complete amnesia to the fact that just minutes prior he had unequivocally judged all of modern Christianity as hateful and vitriolic."

I once heard a pastor say, “How you see yourself is how the enemy sees you.” I thought this quote was not only true and powerful, but also important to understand for two main reasons. I explain those reasons in my debut for New Identity Magazine here👇 newidentitymagazine.com/grow/growth-an…

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