Razing Hell is Heavenly

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Sharon Baker, who is a professor of theology at Messiah College, just published a new book, Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You’ve Been Taught About God’s Wrath and Judgment. I bought it due to Brian McLaren‘s endorsement, thinking it would be a good follow-up to his book, The Last Word and the Word after That, and [...]

Breaking Free from Paradigms

Breaking free from a paradigm of thought generally takes quite a bit of time. Prior to 2003 my spiritual belief structure was dramatically different from what it is today. I can personally attest that it isn’t easy to “break free” from cherished schools of thought, especially as they begin to erode one by one. Everybody’s [...]

Website Design of Robert P. Murphy

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The very first economics book that I read was The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism by Robert P. Murphy. It was short by the standards of economics book, yet it was enough to pique my interest in economics. I had started the journey because much of my seminary training focused on larger issues of social [...]

My Census Experience

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After reading several accounts on LRC and other blogs about the belligerent Census workers traipsing up to our door and demanding unconstitutional information from citizens, I was a bit disappointed today when the Census worker came to my door (yes, on a Sunday afternoon!). My wife answered the door while I was on the phone, [...]

Three Ways to Get Money

Method #1: Inherit Money This method is probably the one that is least likely to happen to most of us, and is the most likely to require little work in order to do so. While some inheritances are given after much work and provenance, inheritances are typically looked at as “gifts,” and they often are [...]

Christianity and Libertarianism, Part 4: Humility

[God] has shown all you people what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8, (TNIV) One of the more beautiful compatibilities between libertarian social theory and Christian faith is that Christian faith is called to honor and [...]

Society Based on Non-Aggression?

If people aren’t open-minded enough to even consider an alternative view, they’re their own worst problem. —Doug Casey While I realize that sometimes simplicity is overrated, the principles by which this video presents how screwed up our world is are worth considering. (HT2 RPM) Click here for the video.            

Blog News and Updates

Hey folks, just wanted to share briefly a few new items to the blog. First off, we have a new Resources Page, which will be ever-expanding. These include books, podcasts, and websites that have been helpful to me along my spiritual journey. Second, there’s a FAQ page that deals with personal questions, theological questions, and [...]

Blog Update: Now Using Feedburner

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Truth-telling about Government Schools

I just finished reading this inspiring piece. If I weren’t sitting at work on my lunch break, I’d feel the freedom to shed many tears. My son is almost three, which means in fewer than two years we will have to make a painful decision: put him in a government-run compulsory education prison school, or [...]

Books on Deck

In no particular order, here’s what I plan to read in the next few months. I’ve got a few ePub books on my iPad that aren’t no this list. The Justice Project, ed. by Brian McLaren Elise Padilla, and Ashley Bunting Seeber Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas E. [...]

Latent Pseudo-religion

Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito In a personal correspondence with my friend Norman Horn from LCC, Norman wrote something incredibly profound. It has been something I’ve felt for quite a while, but haven’t put into the poignant words he wrote (emphasis mine): “There is a latent pseudo-religion that lingers in all of [...]