Healing the Moscow/Mizpah Divide Kevin DeYoung’s infamous coinage of the term “Moscow Mood” has highlighted significant concerns about the evangelical church today. DeYoung sought to warn Christians of the harmful “long-term spiritual effects of admiring and imitating” the “visceral” mood emanating from Christ Church, pastored by Douglas Wilson, in Moscow, Idaho. According to DeYoung, these harmful effects…
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Developing a Biblical Understanding of Decentralization
The Conclusion of Our Series on Resisting Injustice. Be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. – Colossians 1:16. As we have worked to…
Politicians Added $20 Billion to Texans’ Electricity Costs Last Year
Only a decade ago, Texas had the most competitive electricity market in the world, a market that produced reliable, affordable electricity. Today, the Texas electric grid has been taken over by Texas government. This has produced predictable results: reliability has plummeted while costs have skyrocketed. A new study by the Energy Alliance explains how high the costs…
Properly Defining the Role of Civil Rulers
Part Three in a Four-Part Series on Government Injustice “Hear the word of the LORD, O house of David! Thus says the LORD: ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it,…
Viewing Civil Relationships Through Covenantal Eyes
Part Two in a Four-Part Series on Government Injustice “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” – Psalm 90:2. In my previous article, I explored why many Christians are blind to government injustice. The primary reason is the church’s…
Resisting Injustice
“And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.” (Judges 9:57) A Christian endures over a decade of state-sponsored legal harassment for refusing to bake cakes celebrating events that violate his beliefs. Half a dozen pro-life activists are convicted…
Restoring Sanity, Reliability, and Affordability to the Texas Electric Grid
With its grid overwhelmed by renewable energy, Texas is putting natural gas back in the game. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has received 125 notices of intent that propose more than 55,000 megawatts of new generation, most of it gas-fired. Texans should not be surprised at this turn of events. Generators are simply following the…
Mount Vernon (OH) City Council seeks $20 million environmental justice grant application
At its June 10 meeting, the Mount Vernon City Council gave the go ahead for city staff to apply for funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Program. Funding through the program could be as high as $20 million. City Engineer Brian Ball explained to the council the city might use the funding…
A Liberty Catechism
By Douglas Wilson Revised by Bill Peacock* * The original Liberty Catechism was written by Pastor Douglas Wilson. I found it to be an excellent help in a high school government and economics class I teach, and also in my personal and professional efforts to apply Scripture to the problems we face in the public…
81 Generators Seeking Subsidies from the Taxpayer Funded Texas Energy Fund
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently responded to the significant number of applicants seeking government subsidies to build new natural gas-fired electric generation plants. In a May 31 statement, he said, “As of this morning, 81 applicants representing over 41 gigawatts of dispatchable power generation projects have applied for the competitive low-interest loan program provided…