Ep 127: Timeless Preaching Made Accessible with Revived Thoughts
Troy Frasier and Joel Bourdess join us to talk about how sermons preached before the advent of audio recording can …
History
How Private Generosity Embarrassed the Greatest Empire of the West
It was the early 360s CE. Emperor Julian (361-363) paced the floor nervously amidst his secretaries. There was a fresh …
Reflections on the Gulag Archipelago
Life is filled with suffering, and suffering is magnified and multiplied by the endless stream of malevolence. I am discovering …
Going Back Toward a Durable Society
This guest post was written by Paul LaScola. If complete slavery is defined as full forceful control over one’s actions …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Achieving Power, Printing Money, Creating Wealth
If you wanted to become the most powerful person in the world, how would you do it? Work harder than …
Sinful Nature and the Question of the State’s Necessity
Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For …
Christianity and Government Considered
Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he writes to the Christian followers …
Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Legality v. Morality
Being born into a nation-state, all of us are trained to equate “illegal” with “bad,” and “legal” with “OK.” And …
Desiderius Erasmus: The Forgotten Christian Libertarian
2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in …
America’s Christian Libertarian Roots
* Today’s guest post comes from author Samuel Smith. The United States of America were blessed to be founded on …
Twelve False Assumptions Behind Mainstream Politics
1. That the world’s problems can be solved by passing more laws. The more rules there are, the less freedom …
Ep 14: Pope Francis Attacks Libertarianism; Jeffrey Tucker Responds
Several weeks ago, Pope Francis escalated his political and economic rhetoric with a direct attack on libertarianism. Jeffrey Tucker, one …
America’s Choice: Splitting Our Baby in Half
Human desire is a magnetic force. Whenever a person desires something, the desire takes hold of their whole being. Another …
Resurrection Sunday: the Surety of Our Hope
Each Easter, countless people from around the world look forward to spending time with friends and family, or perhaps just …
The Curious Case of Russell Moore
Most politically-aware Christians are probably at least somewhat-familiar with the recent controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention surrounding Russell Moore, …
A Shining City on a Hill
Today’s guest post comes from Robert Maynard and was originally posted at Fifth Estate. ********** The notion of establishing a …
Toward a More Augustinian View of Government
The following is an excerpt from Jason Hughey’s chapter in the new book, Called to Freedom. (edited for format) With …
The Dying and Desperate Left
The American Left – which never had a sterling record to begin with – is rapidly deteriorating. In one sense …
Religious Superstition in the Age of Christianity
Religious superstition characterized the Greco-Roman culture of the first-century. Here is but one snapshot of home life: In addition to …
The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ
“Christianity and Politics: The Attempted Seduction of the Bride of Christ” by Christopher R. Petruzzi. Wipf and Stock Resource Publications, …
Change History: Support LCI in 2017
Why is it that followers of the Prince of Peace are so often the quickest to beat the drums of …
The Nativity Means the End of Empire
“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” – Jesus of Nazareth to his imitator Paul …
The Global Populist Revolt and the Church
2016 will go down in the history books as a watershed year for world politics. Between the stunning Brexit vote …
The West’s Deadly Speech Pathology
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. Go to any …
Libertarian Impulses in Early Christianity and Contemporary Theology
Does Christian history and theology shun libertarian ideas? Of course not. In fact, Jamin Hubner argues that we can find …