A Lamentable Debate

I’ve been waiting for the right words (at least ones righter than my first impression) to respond intelligently to the recent presidential debate and the nuclear fallout since. If I only get one word, “pitiful” comes to mind. Russell Moore did much better: “When we ask, ‘Is this the best we can do?’ we actually …

Trump on Trial

“His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. He says to himself, ‘Nothing will ever shake me.’ He swears, ‘No one will ever do me harm.’ His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.” (Psalm 10:5-7) It’s no secret …

The Numbing of the Nation

If the truth frees us (John 8:32), it follows that lies enslave us. Maybe even more dangerous, they anesthetize us. Peter Sagal said that “President Trump is to lying what Charles Lindbergh was to flying. Nobody else would dare go that far!” He’s a world class fibber. Everybody knows it. Some proceed as though they …