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Yesterday’s Paradise

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You won’t believe how on-target this book is.

I’m passing up transgender nooze today because I think we’ve all had enough of that for the time being.

Instead, we have a meaty and insightful review, by Martin Selbrede, of R.J. Rushdoony’s 1977 classic, Revolt Against Maturity. It’s a fairly long read, but well worth your time.

https://chalcedon.edu/magazine/rushdoonys-revolt-against-maturity

Let me share with you the crowning quote from Rushdoony’s book. Look sharp, don’t miss it–

“Yesterday’s paradise is today’s hell.”

Whooooo! He just covered the whole history of the Soviet Union in just five words!

Think, think, think about what Rushdoony says. Anything going on today that’s sold to us as the express route to Paradise… and will very likely by a one-way ride to hell? Do you think that maybe psychiatry might have the answers? Maybe we can get them from The Party… or from Science.

Amazing, how clearly this man saw the future.

‘The Inquiring Quokka’ (2020)

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Meet the Quokka

We slipped, three years ago, and wondered what to do about it. By 2023 this blog had lost over a third of its readership.

I have no idea why. Other Christian bloggers have had the same experience. We are inclined to blame Big Tech. They don’t like us plebs getting uppity.

Byron the Quokka was unable to fix the problem.

The Inquiring Quokka

But never mind. It’s always good to get feedback from the readers. At least it proves they’re reading; and care enough to talk about it.

Even so… there are plenty of villains out there in search of a villainy.

‘I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say’

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Here’s another hymn I never heard before–I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, performed here by Joshua and Jeremy. Haunting melody, isn’t it? I wonder how it would sound with Johnny Cash singing it. I wonder how it’d sound with Joshua and Jeremy singing it.

Should I Change This Blog?

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10 tips for delivering bad news—Commentary

I’ve been pondering a suggestion by a reader that I go nooze-free here for a whole week, every other week. There’s too much bad nooze out there, and we who follow it are at risk of losing heart.

Other readers, including my editor, don’t want me to change. This blog is part of Chalcedon’s international Christian ministry; and considering the wide liberty they’ve allowed me, gratitude demands that I do my best to please them. But I want to please my readers, too.

I do try to lighten the burden by going mostly nooze-free on the weekends and offering three series–Joe Collidge, Byron’s TV Listings, and Oy, Rodney–that are there solely to perk us up. A good laugh is a gift of God. Plus we have posts about nature, history, Bible study, and any little oddities I think might be of interest.

I know the nooze is daunting; it certainly daunts me. But we don’t want to be like those Israelite spies who said it was a very bad idea to obey God and go forth to claim the Promised Land. Caleb said “Go for it!”, and he was blessed for that. We’re up against a bad patch in human history… but doesn’t God Himself say “Go for it”? Are we going to hide from the wicked, or stand up toe-to-toe against them and proclaim Christ’s kingdom?

As bad as it is, it’s nothing compared to what the early Christians faced. As Christ promised, the gates of Hell could not prevail against them.

The fight is long and hard and often discouraging.

But it’s our fight, and God is with us.

‘Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah’

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It feels like it’s been a while since we visited with Joshua and Jeremy; so I was very happy to find this new video of theirs on YouTube–Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah. There are lyrics printed if you want to sing along.

I’m Still Beat

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How Do Reptiles Sleep? (2023) - Mattress Clarity

I believe this iguana is snoring. I don’t blame him.

Third day after surgery, Patty is feeling much better and I’m not. Although they cut down many of the trees around here, last fall, I still got hit Saturday with one of those violent 72-hour allergy attacks–you should see the pollen on my windshield.

I had doctors’ appointments scheduled for this week. I’ll postpone them. For two cents I’d just go back to bed.

But it is a sunny, cool spring day out… guess I’ll just have a cigar. Replenish the bird feeder and watch the fun. Yeah, that’s what I’ll do.

Comment Contest? What Comment Contest?

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Behold! (Bell Mountain Book 14)

Win an autographed copy of my new book, Behold! Simply be the lucky reader to post comment No. 96,000.

That being said… Big Tech has chopped off half my audience, so it’s going to take longer to rack up comments. Just now we’re almost at 95,000. I don’t know how to fight them. Very hard for me to believe that all those readers just packed up and left!

Let me say this sincerely: A) Every view of this blog is a poke in the eye against those who would censor Christian and conservative bloggers. B) I am grateful to everyone who keeps on coming here.

P.S.–You can win a cool T-shirt if you’ve already got the book.

‘Could the Book of Revelation Be Our Guide to Victory?’

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What could be a more appropriate message? God has promised us “victory in Jesus”!

Christians have been arguing about the Book of Revelation for centuries, without ever coming to a universally-held interpretation. Want to start a fight? Start a conversation about eschatology–and duck.

But! We have some guidance from Martin Selbrede, who warns us against adopting carved-in-stone positions and defending them against the rest of the Church.

https://chalcedon.edu/resources/audio/could-the-book-of-revelation-be-our-guide-to-victory-ep-230-guest-martin-selbrede

Martin’s interview (with Andrea Schwartz) on “Out of the Question” is a feast of insight into Revelation and Christian eschatology. I’ve been listening to it all afternoon. It’s 78 minutes long–which for some of us constitutes a serious investment of time–but in the end, well worth it.

A startling message: “There is victory throughout the Book of Revelation… if we have eyes to see it.” Victory for King Jesus, victory for the Church.

An unexpected insight: the books of Genesis and Revelation may be seen as a pair of bookends, between which we find all the rest of the Bible. Remove the bookends, and what do you get?

Anyway, I can’t possibly sum up everything Martin has to say. I’ve provided the link so you can hear it for yourself.

Oh, and one more thing: regardless of your take on eschatology, the important thing is to keep God’s commandments and work for His Kingdom. No Christian can do very wrong, if he does that.

‘Inside Facebook’s Censorship Playground’ (2019)

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Happy Puppies by Warren Photographic

They wouldn’t censor happy little puppies, would they?

Four years ago, and the rot had already crept up so high. The Internet was supposed to unleash free speech. Liberals turned around and unleashed censorship.

Inside Facebook’s Censorship Playground

They haven’t yet gone so far as to thrust themselves into articles and blog posts and change them, rewrite them, without the authors’ consent. So far they’re only doing this to authors who have already died and can’t sue them.

May the Lord our God confound them.

Christian Blogger: Pray for Unity

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Throughout the New Testament, especially in Paul’s epistles to the various churches, a recurring theme is a plea for unity–and that was when the brand-new Church had only several thousand members, world-wide. And it was already splitting into schools and factions: “Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided?…” (1 Corinthians 1: 12-13).

This Sunday at Church: Pray for the Church to be united Biblically

Our friend and colleague “SlimJim” reminds us NOT to pray for “unity at any cost” (and certainly not to let it motivate our actions), but rather to pray for “unity as it is motivated by Christian love.”

Yes, there are those with whom we should not seek unity. But let’s not forget “The fight’s out there, people”–not in here, within the Church.