Author Archives: Steve

A Mandate For Maundy*

Where you find • the Word of God proclaimed with clarity in its fulness as found in Messiah Jesus alone; • those betrothed to Jesus as His disciples, baptized; • those who profess Him in His glory, nourished in the uncommon meal; • the Antithesis carefully maintained; • extraordinary love freely encouraged and freely expressed

Baruch HaShem!

Nothing can replace Psalm 23 in King James English, so firmly anchored is it in our collective cultural consciousness. Nevertheless, there is a wonderful translation of the last line which I thought you might like: Ah, how goodness and kindness pursue me, every day of my life; my home, the house of Yahweh, as long

Egalitarianism As Man’s Chief End

The following paragraph is from a press release honoring Black History Month, by Alan D. Aviles, the President of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Both in New York City and the nation, people of African-American descent often face greater health challenges than the general population. African-American adults are twice as likely to

50 Observations Concerning Peaceful Secession Now

No effort is being exerted to list these in a careful or meaningful order. 1. A number of American Christians have awakened to Christ’s legitimate claims in the political and social spheres. Unfortunately, this realization occurred long after it was needed for it to result in much good. 2. We are taught to pray, “Establish

Ya got a minute?

It is not uncommon at Messiah’s for people to shout out answers to rhetorical questions. Over time, this led to some questions being asked from the pulpit to which answers are expected. In fact, questions are sometimes thrown by the congregants at the pulpit. It’s a pretty unified intent—definitely orderly, undergirded by love, trust and

Stop Reading Schlissel!

You can certainly do without him. The easiest way to find that out is to read the following book (click the link to be taken to it). Revolution and Unbelief, by G. van Prinsterer, translated by H. Van Dyke, is the single book to read for anyone wishing to understand our current circumstances. Revealing egalitarianism

Ponzis and Pansies

I believe it was the late Senator Everett Dirksen who once quipped about the cost of some proposed legislation, “A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Americans have surely become inured to the staggering amounts of money collected, spent, fabricated and lost by the federal government. We rarely take time

Relationtips #3

H e    W e n t    T h a t a w a y ! . . . b u t   W h y ? The Truth About Men and Directions Since Deborah Tannen told wives that it wasn’t just their husband who refused to ask for directions when lost, this particular gender difference

Relationtips #2

All right, men. It’s time to start learning. Here is your first BIG lesson: There are no human beings. There are only male human beings and female human beings. Now we could get fancy and say this is your first lesson in Ontology for a Post-feminist world, but we won’t. We will remind you, however,

Soy Sauce Security: An Alternative to Despair

Recent events have made it inescapably plain that we are living in the times when prophecy is being fulfilled. Oh, perhaps I’d better make that clearer—I’m not speaking of Matthew 24, or any other canonical prophecy. No. I refer rather to the prophecies of the Great Ones of the last two centuries, the men who