Every Nation under Heaven: Biblical Nationalism III
In two previous essays, I explored the nature of national identity through God’s work creating nations at the Tower of Babel, forcing the children of Noah to fulfill His command to fill the earth, and then His crafting of a single nation from the man Abraham. Though we could draw much more from the Old Testament on the nature of nations (I recommend giving attention to the book of Isaiah), we turn to Acts 2 in the New Testament in...
Bonds and Chains: First Wave Feminism and the Institution of Marriage
In August 2023, I posted an essay that explored the biblical characteristics of marriage, focusing on the institution’s theological context, civic role, and hierarchical structure as revealed in Scripture. The description of marriage I offered differs significantly from the one assumed in modern Western culture. Yet Western Civilization was deeply shaped by the Christian worldview of the institution. So, how have our families,...
“Earth’s Holocaust”: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Social Reform
Debates over the possibility of social reform have been prominent in twenty-first-century American politics. Leftists have proposed to rectify systemic racism, sexism, and sexual exclusion through the power of legislation and modern technology. The rapid-fire accusations and proposed legislative solutions have left many conservatives and moderate liberals confused and deeply alarmed. While we can certainly be concerned and promote...
I Look to the Stars: Embracing the Joy of General Revelation
Astronomy When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained (Psalm 8:3 KJV). My parents were my teachers. They homeschooled me and my four younger siblings from first grade through high school. When I was nine or ten, my mother began to teach us about astronomy. We learned to identify the constellations of the northern hemisphere from studying books on astronomy and star maps:...
Biblical Marriage
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. (Ephesians 5:31–33; KJV) Throughout history, Satan and sin have consistently worked to undermine the institution...
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