Gents,
Here are a few more resources that I’ve found particularly helpful over the past months.
Books:
To Be As God: A Study of Modern Thought Since the Marquis de Sade by RJ Rushdoony
Rushdoony’s hermeneutic can be a bit flat when interpreting biblical texts, but his assessment of various worldviews and how they affect society is “prophetic” in this book, which was published in 2003. I gleaned quite a bit from this work. It is a helpful resource explaining how we’ve gotten to this point, and demonstrates what Christians need to understand and how they should think regarding modern thought.
Websites and Podcasts:
At Fight Laugh Feast I was able to catch up with Nathan Spearing. He’s a deacon at Sandhills Presbyterian Church (joining the CREC later this month), and all around good dude. He’s begun a ministry/business called Warriors Tending Gardens, which also links to his direct website spearing.co He has blog posts and other links worth your perusal. Nate is advocating some of the same principles promoted by Jocko Willink and Jordan Peterson, but Nate’s application rings truer since he’s a Christian with sound theology.
Nate was interviewed on the Virtus podcast, hosted by Bo Hutchens, where he tells his story, and what he’s presently pursuing.
A couple of other Virtus podcasts that I’ve also found quite good:
Freedom or Slavery - Your Choice Lessons from the Book of Proverbs
Virtus with Dr. Glenn Sunshine His instruction regarding the definitions and distinction of liberty and license are enlightening.
In a slightly different direction, Jocko Willink and David Cooper offer their assessment of what took place in the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Here’s a YouTube link for the episode: Unraveling 23: Unmitigated Disaster or here for iTunes Podcast (if the iTunes link doesn’t work, you can search for the episode by title). *Language warning if you listen to podcasts in the presence of younger ears, and don’t want to explain to your children yet what certain words mean.
All of the above podcasts are available on iTunes, and probably other platforms, too. I listen to podcasts during my commute home from school or when running errands, so my phone is my primary source for listening.
Cheers,
Joe