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The Limits of Political Office

The Limits of Political Office

Every revolution needs slogans.  Here is mine:  politics fourth. —Gary North, Political Polytheism (1989) Real change has to start with the culture.  All we can do on Capitol Hill is try to find ways government can nurture healthy cultural trends. ...

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Praying For A Miracle In 2013

Praying For A Miracle In 2013

I prayed and God started the airplane motors.  This is prayer, this is what it is supposed to be. —Francis Schaeffer, Death in the City (1969) Thus, Christian faith is a religion primarily of submission, not of stimulation.  —James Jordan, ...

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Comfort And Joy

Editor’s Note: As many readers originally noted how they enjoyed this article, we are reposting this piece from 2011. Let us never forget the true meaning of the season. Have a very merry Christmas! He comes to make His blessings ...

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The Astonishing Virgin Birth

The Astonishing Virgin Birth

…Conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary…. —The Apostles’ Creed (6th Century) With War at Hand Israel and Syria had been at each other’s throats for decades.  But when a powerful and aggressive empire rose to the ...

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Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist

Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist

 In a moment of irritation I insisted that the historic Jezebel was not particularly wicked and was, if anything, a good wife. —Elijah Baley in Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel (1954) She was a powerful, complex woman whose courage and ...

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Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist

Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist

In a moment of irritation I insisted that the historic Jezebel was not particularly wicked and was, if anything, a good wife. —Elijah Baley in Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel (1954) She was a powerful, complex woman whose courage and ...

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Christianity And The American Frontier

Christianity And The American Frontier

Between 1776 in 1850, the American frontier opened up. Colonists first expanded out as far as Appalachia and then pushed the frontier to the Mississippi River. In 1850, American pioneers pushed the edge of settlement to Texas, the Southwest, and ...

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The Idol State: Then and Now

The Idol State: Then and Now

The idol state uses the language of compassion because its intention is a messianic one.  It finds the masses harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd, needing a savior. —Herbert Schlossberg, Idols for Destruction (1983) …Man’s nature, so to ...

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The Death of America and the Lessons of Failed Empires

The Death of America and the Lessons of Failed Empires

Somewhere in the fifty years just past is where historians of the future will place an arbitrary line and say: “This marks the Fall of the Galactic Empire.” —Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1951) Social commentators, historians, and philosophers are always tempted ...

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What If Solomon Ran In The Last Election And Won?

What If Solomon Ran In The Last Election And Won?

Virtually every time in the Bible that God gives a promise or a kingdom to someone, the first thing he does is ruin the promise by sinning against God. —James B. Jordan, Biblical Horizons Would You Vote for This Man? ...

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