“Self-examination is an exercise in something we should already be doing: looking for Christ. And if we know Christ, then we know He cannot thrive in sin, nor can any other spirit thrive in sanctification.”
“Folks on both sides of the debate often seem to forget that Jesus’s words on fasting have more ‘do’s’ than ‘don’t’s.’ Those opposing it focus on what is forbidden, while those observing it focus on what isn’t.”
“But the people who subscribe to this teaching suppose that they can assert whatever exceptions they want, and the burden of proof will be on everyone else to rule them out.”
“‘Sentience’ is the current mainstream metric of moral relevance, and this works for their narrative because conditions can be placed upon it—i.e., your moral relevance ends where their autonomy begins.”
“If it wasn’t below you to lie about Santa, Junior has no reason to assume it’s below you to lie about Jesus. And guess what? It’s not, because you have lied about Jesus. Your testimony has contradicted the Gospel you preach.”
“Those who are ‘just asking questions’ are going to be humble, not proud. They are going to welcome counter-questions. They are going to be searching for answers, not supposing they have all the answers.”
“The left has long bullied women and minorities into voting their way, but that well has begun to run dry. So, much like the elders of Gilead begging Jephthah to come back, they have begun offering masculine men positions in their army.”
“God gives us goals, and He gives us means. But He rarely gives us all the means at once. We are never going to make it in one reach, so we must keep reaching at different leverages, no matter how sore our arms get.”
“In cases like these, no human lives are immediately at stake. But the question is: must we really wait until it escalates to that point? If we see a war coming a mile away, is it not our duty to engage in proportionate acts of war now?”
“Whether or not the details should all be released by now is really not relevant. Alas, they are not; and so we are responsible to pray, wait patiently for those additional details, and simply go about our own Christian duties.”