Nov-Dec Faith for All of Life
Economics, Justice, and Modern Preaching
By Martin Selbrede
Our nation’s economy, like that of many other nations, has long been motivated by essentially economic forces. The architects of modern economic policy revel in the manipulation of such forces. Such manipulation always entails a dance near the edge of self-destruction, as our economists’ mumbling about maintaining a knife-edge balance between conflicting forces cannot help but underscore. Read more...
"First Owyhee and Then the World": The Early Ministry of R. J. Rushdoony
By Michael McVicar
On the evening of May 14, 1944, Rev. George Huntston Williams delivered an ordination sermon in honor of Rousas John Rushdoony at the Chinese Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. As Williams preached, he noted Rushdoony’s Armenian heritage and his ties to an ancient family of priests and churchmen. Williams connected Rushdoony’s ancient lineage to his current calling as a missionary, noting, “It is thus a moving and very fitting gesture, that you of this congregation … should provide the setting and occasion for the ordination of this scion of an ancient Christian house as an Evangelist, to be sent forth to still another people, the Paiute and Shoshone Indians in the mountains of Nevada.” In Rushdoony, Williams saw an “heir of a great national Christian heritage” who would “enunciate anew the Gospel which seems to have been forgotten for a season.” Read more...
By Martin Selbrede
Our nation’s economy, like that of many other nations, has long been motivated by essentially economic forces. The architects of modern economic policy revel in the manipulation of such forces. Such manipulation always entails a dance near the edge of self-destruction, as our economists’ mumbling about maintaining a knife-edge balance between conflicting forces cannot help but underscore. Read more...
"First Owyhee and Then the World": The Early Ministry of R. J. Rushdoony
By Michael McVicar
On the evening of May 14, 1944, Rev. George Huntston Williams delivered an ordination sermon in honor of Rousas John Rushdoony at the Chinese Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. As Williams preached, he noted Rushdoony’s Armenian heritage and his ties to an ancient family of priests and churchmen. Williams connected Rushdoony’s ancient lineage to his current calling as a missionary, noting, “It is thus a moving and very fitting gesture, that you of this congregation … should provide the setting and occasion for the ordination of this scion of an ancient Christian house as an Evangelist, to be sent forth to still another people, the Paiute and Shoshone Indians in the mountains of Nevada.” In Rushdoony, Williams saw an “heir of a great national Christian heritage” who would “enunciate anew the Gospel which seems to have been forgotten for a season.” Read more...
