The death of Queen Elizabeth II will be more significant for our culture than most people realise. The Queen has been a pillar of godly virtue during a period of history in which western society has been brazenly eroding the moral foundations on which it was built on an … [Read more...] about The Death of a Queen and the Death of a Culture
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Masculinity, the Church, and Jordan Peterson
Why is it that when men are looking for purpose in our increasingly purposeless culture, they seldom look to the Church? When men are looking for masculine role models, why do they rarely seek them in Christian leaders? Jordan Peterson's masculine message to the Church may not be … [Read more...] about Masculinity, the Church, and Jordan Peterson
What We Say and Don’t Say
Our public witness is increasingly defined less by what we say and more by what we don't say. Sluggards and Lions For the sluggard, there's nothing worth fighting for... After all, we wouldn't want to be seen as a "meddler", would we? I wrote recently about the danger … [Read more...] about What We Say and Don’t Say
Fighting with Lions
It was sometime last year, on a fairly ordinary car journey, when the voice of my then-7-year-old son piped up from his usual seat in the boot. He announced that he'd memorised something, and asked if we wanted to hear it. My wife and I gave each other a slightly bemused … [Read more...] about Fighting with Lions
Glorious Songs, Gloriously Sung
We don’t spend nearly enough time thinking about what or how we sing. God's people are called to sing glorious songs to a glorious God (especially when it seems like they shouldn't). Ghostly Words I’ve been in the habit recently of remembering random parts of hymns which … [Read more...] about Glorious Songs, Gloriously Sung