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A True Example of Christian Humility

For today’s post I just want to relay something that blew me away from the sermon one of the assistant pastors gave at my church today. He was talking about the following passages from Luke: Chapter 20… 45 Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, 46 “Beware of the […]

It Was Necessary to Punish Moses

In my (almost) nightly Bible reading, I just wrapped up the first five books last night–Genesis through Deuteronomy. The end of Deuteronomy (Chapter 34) is pretty cool: 34 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him […]

Quibbling With Chesterton

I’m reading (and loving) G.K. Chesterton’s Heretics. But in his essay on Bernard Shaw, Chesterton ends with a passage that seems a bit off to me: Mr. Shaw cannot understand that the thing which is valuable and lovable in our eyes is man–the old beer-drinking, creed-making, fighting, failing, sensual, respectable man. And the things that […]

Brief Post on Free Will and God’s Sovereignty

I keep putting off this post until I “have enough time to do it justice,” but that apparently will never happen. I have written about this before, but there are a lot of newcomers, and also when it comes to economics posts, I’m certainly not afraid to repeat myself… The view of God as portrayed […]

The Buck Doesn’t Stop With Moses

In my nightly Bible reading I recently came across what I consider to be a hilarious aspect of the Old Testament. In Numbers 20 we see the Lord get angry at Moses for doubting His words: 20 Then the children of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the Wilderness of Zin… 2 Now there was […]

“Islam and the Gospel”

[UPDATE below.] This was a lecture series that my church hosted. The guest speaker was Al Fadi, author of The Qur’an Dilemma, a former Muslim born and raised in Saudi Arabia. I wasn’t able to attend the actual lectures, but Fadi was sort of interviewed by one of our pastors on stage today at church. […]

Reader Mail: Reconciling Anarcho-Capitalism With Christianity

Bill Peacock (a fellow Christian) sent me some concerns about my Mises Academy online class on anarcho-capitalism. With permission, I reproduce portions of his email below and offer my reactions. Note that I am offering this post partly as a way just of airing “alternative views” that are well-reasoned; I am not trying to answer […]

When You Think a Lot About Liberty, Your Hair Falls Out

This is Stefan Molyneux, who for some inexplicable reason is a bigger star in the libertarian community than me…so far. In all seriousness, this was a very pleasant interview. At the end we even dabble in religion, and no one is smited (though perhaps smitten).