Patriotism for Political Exiles
I grew up listening to conservative radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Phil Valentine criticize Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and the Democratic Party. I shared (and still share) many of their critiques of Democrats, whose mainstream policy views have become only more sinister over the past twenty years. I did not think George W. Bush was perfect during his presidency. I lament the Iraq War. But I thought he governed in a broadly conservative...
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
The American folk song “O! Say Bonny Lass” is a fictional conversation between a colonial soldier and his intended wife. The soldier asks his beloved if she will stand by him through the horrors of the war he is about enter, and the woman replies she will. He speaks of lying in a barrack, campaigning, enduring battle and famine and wounds, marching to the rhythm of the drums, and firing the canons. The soldier then asks his bonny lass...
Taxation without Representation: The Importance of Constitutionalism
This month several contributors from the Helwys Society Forum are going to offer essays related to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Each post will address a specific aspect of the founding and suggest some applications for our present moment. Sometime in the early 2010s, I attended a community get-together in early July where the organizers decided to give printed handouts of the Declaration of...
Church Transfer Growth: Fictional Letter to a Fellow Pastor
Dear Fellow Pastor, Thanks for reaching out about the recent developments in your ministry. Your excitement about your church’s growth is palpable. It’s definitely a “good problem” to decide how many services, classes, and/or groups you need to support this growth! As I’ve told you before, our church prays for you and your church. We regularly pray for other Bible-believing, gospel-preaching churches in our region. While we differ on...
Honor Where Honor Is Due
In December 1994, our family pulled up in front of 940 Blue Mountain Lane in Antioch, Tennessee. My mother had never seen the house in person. She trusted my dad to pick out a house for us. We pulled up to the house with a moving truck, a red Plymouth van, and an old Nissan pickup. We’d spent the last few years in Waldorf, Maryland, where my dad had pastored a recent church plant. We were moving to the Nashville area for my dad to...
HSF Contributors Interviewed on Truth in the Public Square Podcast
Two HSF members, Christopher Talbot and Matthew Steven Bracey, were each recently interviewed by Truth in the Public Square podcast, Talbot on Francis Schaeffer and Bracey on conservatism. We encourage you all to check them out....
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