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Submit to the Authorities? What 1 Peter 2:13-17 Claims About Political Power

Christian Worldview

The Problem with Romans 13 Romans 13:1-7 is one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament. For starters, there is a long and convoluted interpretive history of not ...

Ep 260: Good Governance & Prosperity, with Joel Bomgar

Podcast

Today entrepreneur, Mississippi State Rep, and founder of the Bomgar corporation (now called BeyondTrust) Joel Bomgar discusses Prospera – a consulting firm establishing sustainable and profitable economic hubs in Honduras. Joel shows how good governance ...

Ep 251: An Anti-State Christmas

Podcast

Kick off the Christmas season with a cheerful short book by Tom Mullen, author of An Anti-State Christmas. Not only will you learn why Tom Mullen believes Jesus was the ...

Ep 249: How Do You Process and Apply History? with Jeff Nichols

Podcast

How do you process and apply history? What do you really know about history in the first place? …just trivia, or deep understanding that impacts your beliefs and actions? What’s ...

Sacraments of the State

Politics

All States have a vested interest in clothing themselves in a religious veneer or a “civil religion,” but this does not necessarily take the form of an “official” religion such ...

Should discrimination laws even exist?

Libertarianism

Lawmakers in the House and Senate in my state of Florida have proposed two bills (HB 717 & SB 774) that would amend the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) to ...

Ep 233: A Libertarian Christian Reading of Romans 13, with Matthew Bellis

Podcast

Does Romans 13 mean that we, as Christians, should just submit to the state? Or is there perhaps a better, more nuanced way to understand Romans 13, and therefore what ...

Who Is My Brother’s Keeper?

Christian Worldview

“The day when we decide that the Government is our brother’s keeper, that is the day the spirit of compassion has been lost.” —Herbert Hoover, 1949 If you are not ...

Ep 214: What is Government?

Podcast

Join the co-authors of Faith Seeking Freedom to get a “behind the scenes” look at the the book’s creation and the content of Chapter 3: What is Government? Show Notes ...

The Reason You Hate Politics

Christian Worldview

I’m prompted to write about this because of a blog post I’ve seen passed around my circles on Facebook. It’s written by John Jalsevac, a journalist and digital marketer turned ...

Ep 197: The Moral Case for a Free Economy, with Fr. Robert Sirico

Libertarianism

Fr. Robert Sirico, president of the Acton Institute, joins us today to discuss his journey from Marxist to free marketeer, and how he makes the moral case for a free ...

Ep 196: Trust in a Polarized Age, with Kevin Vallier

Libertarianism

Kevin Vallier is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. He works primarily in political philosophy, ethics, Political Economy, and the philosophy of religion. He is the author ...

Ep 195: Faith Seeking Freedom

Libertarianism

LCI announces a new book called Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions, a Q&A book designed to help libertarian Christians answer common objections to libertarianism from a ...

Ep 194: A Conversation with Dr. Norman Horn and Mike Maharrey

Libertarianism

In this episode, Dr. Norman Horn is interviewed by Mike Maharrey of the GodArchy Podcast and the Tenth Amendment Center. They discuss how libertarian philosophy meshes with Christian theology, as ...

Ep 193: The Use and Abuse of Science in Public Discourse, with Dr. Norman Horn

Libertarianism

Our very own Dr. Norman Horn talks about how Christians and non-Christians alike abuse science. Whether through sloppy thinking or simply being mistaken about the origins of the scientific method, ...

God’s Provisions of Authority

Christian Worldview

This article continues a series of weekly posts originally authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the 1800s. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background here ...

The Church of Christ and World-Powers

Christian Worldview

This article begins a new series of weekly posts authored by David Lipscomb, an important figure in the Churches of Christ in the United States. Learn more about Lipscomb’s background ...

When Bad Ideas Matter

Christian Worldview

Civility is needed in America. Recently I went to the sanctuary of church during the week, and the homily’s theme was to be guided by God’s will when choosing one’s ...

What will prevent mass shootings?

Culture

This guest post was written by Dr. Douglas Young. To prevent more mass shootings, many demand more gun control laws. But do these laws prevent such massacres or address their ...

We Pray for Peace as we Revel in War

Christian Worldview

Bloodshed Leads to More Bloodshed Whatever happened to the rifleman? I’ve got a job for the rifleman. He really knew how to settle the score When mercy knocked on the ...

New Research: Government is Killing Us

Libertarianism

Here in rural Indiana, as in much of the Midwest, it’s difficult to escape the visual reminder of the ubiquity of corn and soybeans in the American diet. Every morning ...

Truly He Taught Us to Love One Another

Want to “Do Something?” Embody the Kingdom of God

Christian Worldview

The subject of the kingdom of God is worth returning to again and again because a biblically-informed understanding of the kingdom emboldens the people of God for Spirit-filled kingdom demonstration. ...

Economics, Hierarchy, and the Question of the State’s Inevitability

Economics

Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For some, this is the worn-out debate between a view supporting ...

Monday Morning Matrix Meme: What is the Government?

Politics

Whenever there’s a school shooting, the answer from the political left is always the same: take the guns away from citizens and give them all to Donald Trump. It’s a ...

Sinful Nature and the Question of the State’s Necessity

History

Among Christian libertarians, as with other libertarians, there are differing views concerning the legitimacy, necessity, and inevitability of the state. For some, this is the worn-out debate between a view supporting ...

Christianity and Government Considered

History

Today’s guest post is by writer/commentator Paul LaScola. In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he writes to the Christian followers of Jesus’ nascent Church that they should honor the Roman ...

Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Voting

Politics

“Have you voted today?” I remember uttering these words when calling up random, local people on the phone hours before the end of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election. Somehow I ...

Monday Morning Matrix Meme: Authority

Politics

Human beings are often told to do stuff on the sheer basis of “authority” alone. “Listen to your teacher.” Why? Because they have “authority.” “Pay your taxes.” Why? Because the ...

The John Baeza Files: Detective Blows Whistle on Drug War, Prison System

Libertarianism

Before he was Ron Paul and Rand Paul’s head of security, John Baeza was a cop’s cop. Coming from a family tradition of public servants, Baeza started his career as ...

How Should A Christian Politician Behave?

Libertarianism

The following is a response to a recent e-mail received by Norman Horn. (names redacted)   Dear , Thank you for your kind remarks and questions. I’ll attempt to answer ...

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