No private sin is quite so publicly ensnaring as the quiet promise of political access. It trips up the most sure-footed activist, and silences even the boldest advocate of liberty.
The fourth chapter of Mathew’s Gospel records the specific temptations dangled in front of Jesus by Satan. I categorize them as pairings of comfort and ease, safety and power, and vanity and prestige.
We exist to help you be more effective as a citizen.
If this republic conceived in liberty will long endure, it will only be because we—the people—are committed to the work of practical self-governance.
Rather than fill the closets of loved ones with more junk, we should proclaim the Good News of Christ.
Citizens set the agenda; failing to implement it is the fault of the politicians.
