Libertarians, Inerrancy, and the Problem of Romans 13
Romans 13 and Inerrancy Theology, liberty, and economics are my favorite topics to study, debate, or teach, especially when they …
Theology
Militarism and Easter
On this Good Friday, Christians are focused on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ as a propitiation for the sins of …
Compulsory Charity is not Charitable At All
This guest post is by Rev. Donald Ehrke. He is a Libertarian, a former GOP campaign manager, and ordained minister …
Hope for the Dead, Hope for the Living
Two articles came to my attention today that are well worth reading. The first comes from Judge Andrew Napolitano as …
Pray for Our Troops
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; (1 …
Friday Challenge: Spot the theological problem
It’s Friday, let’s play a game! Today’s challenge is to spot the theological problem in this song: Okay, I’ll give …
Is Wealth a Sin?
Whenever statistics about inequality and the so-called “control of wealth” get published, the Progressive blogosphere goes wild and their social …
Phil Robertson’s Victory Over the Secular Theocracy
This guest post is by David Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute. This two-part series (see part 1) …
Looking Forward by Looking Backward (My Personal 2013 Recap)
Adult maturity is partly evidenced by how well we allow our past to influence our vision and hope for the …
For to Us a Child is Born: Reflections on Isaiah 9:6-7
Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV 1984): 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the …
Truly He Taught Us to Love One Another
Christians carry around much of their theology within the songs that we sing. That is why the content of our …
Erasmus on the Just War
“The most just of wars brings with it a train of evils—if indeed any war can really be called just.” …
Erasmus on Soldiers
“Who could possibly tell how many hardships these idiots of soldiers put up with in their camps? And they deserve …
Erasmus on Christianity and War: Christian War Fever
“I simply admit that I have written some rather distasteful things for the purpose of frightening Christians away from the …
Erasmus on the Evils of War
“Since we see that there is hardly ever any respite from wars, which normally arise from the ambition or anger …
Should the Ten Commandments be posted?
Someone asked me what I thought about the Ten Commandments being posted inside or in front of courthouses. My short answer is: what’s the point?, who cares?, and this is much ado about nothing. My long answer is what follows.
Christian Anti-Capitalism
Review of Daniel M. Bell Jr., The Economy of Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World (Baker Academic, 2012), …
Just Politics
To get an idea of Ronald Sider’s perspective in this book, we might begin with a look at the man …
Follies of Christian Militarism
Introduction to War, Christianity, and the State: Essays on the Follies of Christian Militarism by Laurence Vance (Vance Publications, 2013), …
Adultery and the State–Moral Courage or Moral Busybodies?
The legislature of the state of Colorado recently passed, and the governor signed into law, a bill to repeal an …
You might be guilty of military idolatry if…
This past Memorial Day brought forth the usual military idolatry. What makes it worse, though, is that this military idolatry …
Shall We Smite With the Sword?
Philip Mauro (1859-1952) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Columbian University in the nation’s capital, now known …
The Idolatry of Statism
This guest post is by LCC reader Paul Maitrejean. Many Christians today are quick to leap to the defense of …
Citizenship and Allegiance
Growing up I was taught to value the greatness and splendor that is The United States of America. For a …
Theology doesn’t begin and end with Romans 13
On Easter Sunday, I joined a Facebook thread where the role of government and Romans 13 were discussed. A number …