Jan 30 2008
Reflecting upon the books of Joshua and Judges and Daniel Elazar’s exegesis of them, one encounters a striking juxtaposition of theory and practice. While Joshua’s leadership was an actual period and practice, the written account of his rule as an example to the Israelites following the failures told in the book of Judges serves as [...]
Jan 26 2008
The following is the biography my fellowship wrote up and published in the newsletter of the church we attend here: After graduating from the University of Chicago, Mark felt a yearning to go through his undergraduate studies again, yet with renewed knowledge and orientation. Introduced to the [organization] by Alumnus [friend], Mark views [org] as [...]
Jan 26 2008
From Daniel Elazar’s Covenant & Polity in Israel: Biblical Foundations & Jewish Expressions: A covenant is a morally informed agreement or pact based upon voluntary consent, established by mutual oaths or promises, involving or witnessed by some transcendent higher authority, between peoples or parties having independent status, equal in connection with the purposes of the [...]
Jan 22 2008
In his Kingdom Prologue Meredith G. Kline introduces the conception of God’s creation as being a regal construction. He outlines such a view by mapping the covenantal nature of the creation narrative in Genesis, beginning with a definition, or declaration, of God as a sort of preamble. This statement of “I am Yahweh†culminates in [...]
Jan 16 2008
Herman Bavinck’s treatise on Creation from his In the Beginning: Foundations of Creation Theology starts with the assertion that, “The doctrine of creation, affirming the distinction between the Creator and his creature, is the starting point of true religion.” On his path to defending creatio ex nihilo, creation out of nothing, as the one true [...]
Jan 13 2008
Well, I’ve had this sitting in the drafts pile for long enough and I already promised to post it soon. And now, I’ve been spurred once again to make this point: I am tired of people saying that “conservatism is in crisis.” People, conservatism is a school of thought. It takes a lot more than [...]
Jan 13 2008
It is a common trope among cultural conservatives that technology has had mainly ill effects on society and community. Yet one exception to this, I believe, is the Digital Video Recorder, or TiVo in popular parlance. Today’s sermon reminded me of this as it highlighted the liberating effect DVRs have on our family lives. With [...]
Jan 08 2008
David Brooks had some interesting things to say about Mike Huckabee recently. Unfortunately, some of it got the picture wrong. Second, Huckabee understands much better than Mitt Romney that we have a crisis of authority in this country. People have lost faith in their leaders’ ability to respond to problems. While Romney embodies the leadership [...]
Jan 06 2008
Romney – Thompson Perfect in the abstract sense? No. But the best we can get in 08? Definitely. Romney has the energy, executive experience, and wonkish cred to be the POTUS candidate. Thompson has the wit and no-nonsense approach to deflate Obama and call him out on his vague and vapid rhetoric. I think this [...]
Jan 06 2008
A few quick thoughts: I was very impressed by both the format and execution of the ABC/Facebook New Hampshire debate last night. It’s unlikely we’ll ever see something like the Lincoln-Douglass debates again, but this was a big step in the right direction. I kept waiting for Mitt Romney to turn to John McCain and [...]
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