Category Archives: For Anyone who dares
Don’t Worry the Public Square Will Find Us
There has been much handwringing among conservative Christians since the 80s about not having a voice in the public square. If Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is right, we need not worry about being absent from the public square for … Continue reading
Caged Frogs Worse than Non-barking Dogs
A guard dog that won’t bark at approaching danger is worthless but caged frogs can be worse.
Fifty Shades of Shame
Now that a movie is being made of the blockbuster novel Fifty Shades of Grey it seems appropriate to comment on it.
Twerking
I was relieved when I heard a woman in her 30s say she had to look up the word “twerking.” When it came across Google news, I too had to look it up thinking I really was asleep at the … Continue reading
What the United States, Louisiana, a Zombie, and the LCMS Have in Common
There may be many more than one thing these all have in common, but I can only think of one. They refuse to call things what they are.
Despair is a Greater Sin than Gay Marriage
The following was prompted by someone sending me this YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0. The sender pointed out how sophisticated the medium was and how siren the message. One despairs of answering it, and therein is the real problem.
Did you hear the one about…?
You know that joke about the guy threatened by flood waters who spurned offers from the truck, the boat, and the helicopter to take him to safety because he had prayed to God and God would save him? I fear … Continue reading
Getting Your Head Around It
I’m not sure we ought to be able to get our head around a person killing others at random and then killing himself. Mad dogs are mad. Fallen humans are fallen and there is no bottom to which they can … Continue reading
Shall the Circle Be Unbroken?
We’ll we’ve certainly completed our tyranny over them now. The prophesy of Genesis 3:16 is complete: The woman’s lust shall be for the man’s place and he shall be a tyrant over you. The ACLU with their lawsuit on behalf … Continue reading
“Of God and Gays and Humility”
That’s not my title that’s Jon Meacham’s, the former executive editor of Newsweek and now executive editor at Random House. His article is in the July 30, 2012 issue of Time. The upshot of the article is that if you … Continue reading