On Reservations and Kid Rock
Kid Rock lives in Clarkston and has a house about half a mile from the church. He brews a beer comparable to Coors Lite that all the local restaurants and bars stock in case he shows up, which he sometimes…
On Worshiping America
Plenty of comments have already been made on the patriotic worship service at First Baptist Dallas last week. It really should not come as a surprise that “Court Evangelical” Robert Jeffress’ church held something like this. It should also not…
On Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ and Marine Le Pen
In following up my post from Thursday, I want to briefly focus on ‘Imagine’ as a summary of the Baby-boomer, liberal establishment project. Lennon’s song represents the hope that all the characteristics that distinguish cultures and peoples, being divisive as…
Some Reflections on Mark 6:14-29
Herod is controlled by a woman who is not his legitimate wife, and his daughter holds massive sway over him. He cares what John the Baptizer says because Herod knows he’s right (v.18-20), but won’t change his ways. Herod’s political…
On Patriotic Idolatry
Christians have a word to describe the worship of that which is not God: idolatry. Idolatry, of course, can be a quite impressive form of devotion. The only difficulty is idolaters usually end up killing someone for calling into question…