Sublime

I believe that A. W. Tozer’s ironic quip from a generation ago still holds: “A widespread revival of the kind of Christianity we know today in America might prove to be a moral tragedy from which we would not recover in a hundred years.

This pastor loved his church. He didn’t yet love his city enough to upset his church.

creating a new culture and a new reputation for what it means to be a Christian to the watching world.

What distinguished libertarians from mainstream pro-business Republicans—Mailer’s parade of delegates in Miami Beach—was their pure and uncompromising idea. What was it? Hayek: “Planning leads to dictatorship.” The purpose of government is to secure individual rights, little else.

Rauschenbusch’s genius was to repopulate the metaphysical realm.

We should speak well of one another across denominational lines and humble ourselves in our own eyes by forgiving past injuries and promoting the common good in the gospel. Our loving Christ deserves a loving church in the world today!

sympathetic analysis of conservative ideas, it calls for a serious response.

hollowing out the rudiments of democratic culture, especially the skills and habits of accountable association.