Many of us said the pledge of allegiance throughout our school years. Our hands cover our hearts when the National Anthem is played. The American flag flies higher than any other on our flagpoles. The Fourth of July is rapidly approaching, and we are making plans to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence…
Today the United States Supreme Court rendered a monumental decision legalizing same-sex “marriage” in all fifty states. We now stand in many ways as enemies of the State, antithetically opposed to its values and judgements. Our exile has suddenly become more apparent, and the place of our exile suddenly a bit more strange. Some would…
Continue reading ➞ Stranger in a Strange Land: Reflections on the SCOTUS Decision
We live in unique times. But there is nothing unique about the times. The philosopher of Ecclesiastes is prophetic still: “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” To think there is novelty in our day is in many…
Continue reading ➞ The Charleston Shooting, The Information Age & The Need for Knowledge
Bruce Jenner and Rachel Dolezal are two individuals that you may have heard of in the past few weeks. Bruce Jenner is an Olympic decathlon gold medalist who recently announced that he is in the process of becoming his “true” self: a female named Caitlyn. Rachel Dolezal is a female from Washington whose parents are…
Continue reading ➞ Bruce Jenner, Rachel Dolezal & The Search for Identity
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the Constitution permits an extension of the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples. This issue has been the source of contentious and impassioned debates fueled by sentimental existentialism on one side and unsympathetic dogmatism on the other. Such reactions testify to the weight of…
Continue reading ➞ The Marriage Debate, The Church & The Biblical Narrative