Wednesday, July 29 2026

Leadership Matters — So Does Individual Responsibility

By ted.slawinski, Wednesday, July 29 2026.

In Scripture, you will find many occurrences of statements like these:

This king:

  • "did evil in the sight of the LORD"
  • "followed the sins of Jeroboam"
  • "caused Israel to sin"

Or this king:

  • "did what was right in the eyes of the LORD" 

Phrases like these are most frequently found in the historical books of 1 and 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, where the moral and spiritual state of the nation is closely tied to the actions of its king.

At the same time, God holds national leaders accountable for the spiritual and moral direction they encourage. He also holds citizens responsible for their own actions, regardless of the actions of their kings.

Sunday, July 19 2026

Stewardship and Sacrifice

By ted.slawinski, Sunday, July 19 2026.

The architecture of MAGA culture—its rhetorical patterns, emotional appeals, and policy priorities—has been shaped by a worldview that consistently elevates the tribe and nation. It's a culture that's defined by grievance and loss, not gratitude - "Make America Great Again". Not every  […]

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Wednesday, July 1 2026

The "state" of the dead

By ted.slawinski, Wednesday, July 1 2026.

Nowhere in our current canon of Scripture do we see a thorough description of Sheol - the realm of the dead. We see numerous references to it, and where it is mentioned, the biblical authors appear to speak of it with consistent familiarity, as though its basic nature was already understood by their  […]

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Tuesday, June 30 2026

The Fall

By ted.slawinski, Tuesday, June 30 2026.

Notice this! To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for [or belong to] your husband, and he will rule over you.” And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from  […]

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Monday, June 29 2026

"masculinity" and "femininity"

By ted.slawinski, Monday, June 29 2026.

Large swaths of modern Christianity have taken the curse of Genesis 3 and rebranded it as "biblical masculinity" and "biblical femininity." They've elevated raw dominance, emotional stoicism, and hierarchical control as "godly" traits for men, while reducing women to  […]

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Thursday, June 25 2026

re. inerrancy

By ted.slawinski, Thursday, June 25 2026.

The early Church didn't have a canon, let alone a formal doctrine of inerrancy. They had the Old Testament, oral traditions, letters circulating, and a living memory of Jesus. They trusted the Spirit to guide them, not a perfectly flawless text. The early Church did have a very high view of  […]

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"the Scripture cannot be broken"

By ted.slawinski, Thursday, June 25 2026.

“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.” Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—  […]

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Wednesday, June 24 2026

when something in Scripture rattles you...

By ted.slawinski, Wednesday, June 24 2026.

If you've been following along, you'll recognize that I'm not a big fan of "sola scriptura" as it's often used today. I used to be, but not anymore. If you're curious, do a quick search of that Latin term here on this web log to read more. Early Christians didn't have a New Testament canon  […]

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