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The political implications of Ascension Day

Ascension Day, May 5, commemorating Christ’s taking His place in the Godhead at the right hand of God the Father, is an important holiday.  Because of His Ascension, Christ fills all things.  Thus, He can be present in the Lord’s Supper; thus, He is present with His church; thus, He rules over all things.  After the [Read More...]

The Anti-Culture and its Unholy Trinity

We talk about engaging or changing the culture.  Carl R. Trueman says that this is beside the point:  We have no culture.  All we have is an anti-culture.  And it is presided over by an “Unholy Trinity”:  The entertainment industry, big business, and our legal institutions. From Carl R. Trueman, The Rise of the Anti-Culture [Read More...]

University students on identity

An interviewer asked University of Washington students about whether they agree that one’s identity is anything one chooses it to be.  At first he asked about the issues in the news, gender and bathroom questions, getting the standard approved answers.  But then he kept pushing it to see how far the students’ relativism would go. [Read More...]

Now Kasich drops out

John Kasich has now dropped out of the presidential race.  Donald Trump is the only one standing of the original 17 Republican candidates.  All that’s left now is the coronation. From  Kasich dropping out of presidential race – POLITICO: John Kasich is dropping his presidential bid, according to a senior campaign adviser, one day after [Read More...]

Reading the Psalms

The site with the video conversation on the Psalms by Bono and Eugene Peterson includes some useful tips from theology professor David Taylor on reading the Psalms.  Read them after the jump. What are your favorite Psalms? From David Taylor,  Bono & Eugene Peterson on THE PSALMS – Fuller Studio: Reading tips for the Psalms: [Read More...]

Republican leaders are resigning themselves to Trump

The Republican leadership is reportedly resigning itself to Donald Trump being their party’s presidential nominee.   They are accepting the inevitable–now that Cruz has dropped out–and are starting to get behind him. If you are a Republican who has been against him, are you changing your tune?  Or will you continue to oppose him when he gets [Read More...]

Cruz quits the race!

Ted Cruz has dropped out of the presidential race!  Donald Trump and John Kasich are the only ones standing, but the nomination is now Trump’s. From Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race – POLITICO Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race on Tuesday night, ending one of the best-organized campaigns of 2016 after a [Read More...]

Indiana Primary results

Donald Trump had a big win in usually conservative Indiana, likely ending Ted Cruz’s chances.  Early projections had Trump leading with 53% of the vote, to Cruz’s 36.2% and John Kasich’s 8.1%.  Trump will win at least 45 delegates, putting him over 1,000.  He now needs just over 200 to win a majority and the Republican [Read More...]

Bono and Eugene Peterson on the Psalms

As you may have picked up, I have been reading the Psalms lately, to my great benefit.  Fuller Seminary has made a video of U2 frontman Bono and respected Christian author and Bible translator Eugene Peterson talking about the Psalms.  It’s quite illuminating, with Bono making some applications to Christian art in general.  After the [Read More...]

Cruz’s chances are hurt by Republicans who can’t stand him

Ted Cruz’s efforts to win the Republican nomination in smoke-filled rooms are complicated by the fact that so many of his colleagues in the party just can’t stand him. Former Speaker of the House John Boehner went so far to call him “Lucifer in the flesh” and that he had “never worked with a more miserable [Read More...]