In April, in the midst of the CCP Coronavirus, I discovered a Hebrew word that has changed the world and could change your life. The word is found in Genesis 4:1-16, the story of Cain and Abel. As you remember, Abel kept sheep and Cain tilled the ground. At the
Self-isolated at home during the Coronavirus storm I have plenty of time to ponder what will come of this, one of the most profound events in my lifetime. I find the isolation difficult; I want to see my grandkids and be with my family. It is also a time many
J.K Rowling indicted by LGBT activists Almost every war has a turning point, seen only in retrospect. We can look back at World War I and recognize the turning point as the Battle of the Bulge. For WW II, in the Pacific theater, it was the Battle of Midway. Have
In part 1 we wrote about the suitability of home schooling for developing future citizens. Now let’s examine a little-known Greek word and its biblical roots, paideia, to further understand the role of mothers in preparing their children for life. The noun paideia and its verb form paideuo are found
What does it take to sustain freedom? Freedom isn’t the natural condition of fallen human beings. Our default setting is bondage, either internally through various addictions and idolatries, or externally though tyranny. Freedom is fragile and requires a precise ideological ecosystem to sustain. As we often say, ideas have consequences.
US Attorney General Bill Barr A political theory says the fiery oratory of a leader has less effect than the collective, quieter influence of his subordinates. Let’s hope so. That’s one way to reflect on a recent speech by President Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr at Notre Dame. His forty-minute
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the
One of our favorite organizations is Alliance Defending Freedom, founded January 31, 1994 to give the church an arm of engagement in the public square. As stated at their web page, With that launch [of the ADF], the Christian community gained growing awareness that the threats to its freedom were
Was J. Gresham Machen prophetic when he spoke of state-sponsored education? Our most popular blog post is titled “School vs Education: The Difference Matters.” Obviously many readers of Darrow Miller and Friends have a keen interest in education. Recently I came across a quote on state-sponsored education from theologian J.
Not quite three weeks ago we posted Socialism vs. Capitalism. It’s a hot topic, not to mention important, and the post has garnered lots of hits. So we are advancing the release of the video version in an effort to harness this interest and push the message out even further.
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