When I was younger, one of the popular songs was “We just Disagree” by Dave Mason. The refrain was, “there ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy, there’s only you and me and we just disagree.” In our current cultural moment, many want to dial down the rhetoric by having us effectively sing […]

Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com.   Well, summer is just about underway for me. Grad classes are ending, the sun is shining longer, and the festivities are beginning once […]

Over a year ago, I found myself amidst a crowd strolling through the streets of Brussels mid-winter, only to stop suddenly in a square. A man was playing the violin, and a large group of people had gathered to listen. As I stood there observing, many in the crowd were gently cooing and discussing the […]

Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com.   Well, it’s just three questions this week, but that’s more by choice than necessity as two of these turned into small essays on […]

Life with people is always a bit weird; we’re often selfish, crotchety, moody and ungrateful.  Yet we’re also sometimes kind and giving and thoughtful and even fun.  Aah…the people we get to do life with.  Sometimes we think about some of our family and friends, when they’ve done something particularly crazy, and ask “what were […]

The Weekly Sage hopes to regularly bring brief profiles of key contributors to thought and faith before a Christian audience for historical education and awareness of valuable resources. James Burnham “The situation with Marxist ideology is the same as that with the leading capitalist ideologies. As we saw in connection with the latter, however, the […]

Sorry for a short detour, but Ben made a comment in our previous thread that is worthy of a standalone response in this series.  Basically he is concerned that the tone of our contesting of truth is not loving at all, and makes those on the other side feel that they are enemies.  As Ben […]

I was recently reading about a Christian in another country, who was in trouble with the authorities because of his pretty much “Thus-sayeth-the-Lord” condemnation of a political authority for that leader’s illicit sexual ethic.  This obviously begs the question, was that a wise way to try to be a positive influence in culture?  Further, was […]

Drs. Haymond and Smith discuss a few recent issues, including economic growth, Trump’s prospects for 2020, and the emergence of Pete Buttigieg. View the video on the blog or view it below.

Matt’s Marvelous Mailbag seeks to provide marginally adequate answers to much better questions about politics, economics, social life, theology, or any potpourri you see fit to have answered. Send questions to mailbag.bereans@gmail.com.   It’s been a while since I’ve done a classical music recommendation, so I’d would be remiss to fumble this opportunity to recommend my […]