I recently received a copy of The Long Weekend by Robert Graves and Alan Hodge, thanks to The Folio Society. It's a history of sorts dealing with Great Britain between World Wars I and II. Early on in the book, there is this arresting passage that deals with the aftermath of World War I . . . Most E...

After a busy weekend, I have some time now to post, and that means part three of my commentary on potential persecution of Christians here in the United States. The question I want to examine briefly is the subject of resisting such persecution i.e. whether such resistance is justified in a biblical...

. . . and any other fast-food chain out there . . . A lighter note today, although I don't know how light the emotion of irritation is when one is experiencing it. When I go through a drive-thru at McDonalds, I am typically in a hurry and not in the mood for conversation. I know what I want. I know ...

I haven't watched an Academy Awards show in years. However, I do see the news coverage of the Oscars. On that note, I have a couple of observations.  First, there seemed to be surprise that the celebrities and the presenters largely eschewed political statements. Why should that be a surprise? The ...

Normally I like to put up photographs to illustrate the point of my posts, and this one was no different . . . except for some last-minute scruples. The picture I saw from the Palm Beach Times was perfect. They called it their best shot of the day. I call it horrific and tragic. What was it? A pictu...

I can remember the days when Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy was known as "Leaky Leahy" for his big mouth. Well, it's happened again, only now it's California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who now chairs the Senate's Intelligence Committee. The loose-lipped senator let it slip during a public hearing that Pakis...

If you get a chance today, read this commentary from Examiner.com. It highlights the recent move by New Hampshire State Representative Daniel Itse to reassert states' rights in the face of the growing federal juggernaut. Mr. Itse bases his bill on Jeffersonian principles, calling for New Hampshire t...

I have been teaching a series on Romans at my church. Among the sources I am using in my study (with the Bible being the main one, of course!) is Donald Grey Barnhouse's commentary series on that book of Scripture. In the portion of his commentary dealing with Romans 6, Barnhouse does a wonderful jo...

I can see now that I am going to have to expand this subject beyond the original two-post idea I had originally. Rather than a complete focus on persecution with this post, I need to make some observations first. And my observations were sparked by a frequent commenter to The Seventh Sola. In the me...

Today's post is more of a personal reflection of mine. When we hear evangelistic sermons these days -- and I am talking about genuine evangelistic sermons -- it's interesting that the FIRST sermon of the Apostle Peter seems to be the most quoted. Every now and then, you will hear references to the s...