The Highway Open Forum https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php The Highway Open Forum en-us Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:22:02 +0000 UBB.threads https://the-highway.com/forum/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif The Highway Open Forum https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php Re: Sinners in God’s Hands - by George Grant https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60876/re-sinners-in-god-s-hands-by-george-grant.html#Post60876 Sinners in God’s Hands
By George Grant[

Jonathan Edwards won his reputation as a thinker. As a philosopher, his greatness was unmatched. Benjamin Franklin said that he “had a rational mind unmatched for generations untold.” Daniel Webster said that his books were among the “greatest achievements of the human intellect.” James Hollister said he was “the most gifted man of the eighteenth century, perhaps the most profound thinker in the world.” And Georges Lyon said he was “superior to Locke, Newton, Descartes, and a couple of Pascals combined.”
But unlike his friend George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards was not a master of pulpit oratory. He read his densely theological sermons from painstakingly researched manuscripts. Only rarely did he deign to make eye contact with his congregation. Though not unpleasant in demeanor, he hardly cut a dashing, popular figure.

A member of his church described these deficiencies sympathetically, “His appearance in the pulpit was (...)

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:22:01 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60876/re-sinners-in-god-s-hands-by-george-grant.html#Post60876 Re: Pragmatic Considerations for Principled Conservatives https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60875/re-pragmatic-considerations-for-principled-conservatives.html#Post60875 Pragmatic Considerations for Principled Conservatives
David W. Hall
October 1, 2026

This year’s election is similar to most election cycles. America rarely has towering political leaders who are practically perfect in every way, and this is neither the most important election in all of history nor is it one to sit out due to imperfect candidates. Once again, we will choose thoughtfully between average candidates, some poorer than others and some less bad than others. Rather than such reality being a disincentive, that acknowledgement may comfort and energize us.
Below are several conclusions that I shared in a lunch conversation recently with a thoughtful and well-read young believer.

First, “Less (harm) is More (safety).” If there are few perfect candidates, then why not seek to support the one who is less dangerous? I remember ranting against a previous President because Proverbs says, “he who commits adultery is unwise.” I still believe that such glaring moral failing is (...)

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:28:27 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60875/re-pragmatic-considerations-for-principled-conservatives.html#Post60875 Re: Remembering Charlie Kirk https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60855/re-remembering-charlie-kirk.html#Post60855
Originally Posted by Tom
Pilgrim

Illogical nonsense and insensitivity is correct.
Yet it is growing more rampant.

Tom
Times are achangin' and I suspect that this trend with only increase and become much worse in the coming days. Buckle your spiritual seat belt for the road ahead is going to be bumpy. frown

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:36:33 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60855/re-remembering-charlie-kirk.html#Post60855 Re: The Gospel of Envy by Lt. Col. Allen West https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60824/re-the-gospel-of-envy-by-lt-col-allen-west.html#Post60824 The Gospel of Envy

]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:51:50 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60824/re-the-gospel-of-envy-by-lt-col-allen-west.html#Post60824 Re: Guns https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60800/re-guns.html#Post60800
Unfortunately, when I tried to talk sense into them it fell on deff ears.

Tom

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:24:43 +0000 Tom https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60800/re-guns.html#Post60800 Re: Socialism https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60742/re-socialism.html#Post60742 [Linked Image]

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:55:18 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60742/re-socialism.html#Post60742 Re: Euthanasia in Canada https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60739/re-euthanasia-in-canada.html#Post60739 Family claims Canadian nursing home euthanized elderly Christian grandmother against her will.
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Aug 15, 2026

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]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:40:24 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60739/re-euthanasia-in-canada.html#Post60739 Re: “Jesus Loves Me” https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60717/re-jesus-loves-me.html#Post60717 is fair to say, "Jesus loves me."

It is not fair to say, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for you life."

It might be true of some people who haven't been reborn yet, but what is God's wonderful plan for unrepentant sinners? They join the devil and his angels in the lake of fire for eternity! This plan is not so wonderful, at least from a human point of view. People-pleasing is telling sinners that God loves them unconditionally and wants everyone to go to heaven.

Did I answer the question? I'm not sure I understood it.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:37:54 +0000 Robin https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60717/re-jesus-loves-me.html#Post60717 Re: Tolerance https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60689/re-tolerance.html#Post60689 [Linked Image]

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:51:23 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60689/re-tolerance.html#Post60689 Re: The Federalist Papers and Echoes of Calvin by David W. Hall https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60676/re-the-federalist-papers-and-echoes-of-calvin-by-david-w-hall.html#Post60676
"The Federalist Papers and Echoes of Calvin"
by David W. Hall


FYI: The "Federalist Papers" were a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay between 1787 and 1788. Published anonymously under the pseudonym "Publius," the essays were primarily designed to persuade New Yorkers to ratify the newly drafted United States Constitution.

They remain incredibly important today, serving as one of the primary sources for interpreting the original intent of the Constitution's framers. You can dive into the exact arguments they made by reading the Full Text of The Federalist Papers on the Library of Congress website, or explore their historical context via the American Battlefield Trust.

The authors broke down the proposed system of government into specific, actionable defenses:Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances: The essays (notably Madison's famous Federalist No. 51) argued that ambition must be made to counter ambition to prevent any one branch of (...)

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:07:26 +0000 Pilgrim https://the-highway.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/60676/re-the-federalist-papers-and-echoes-of-calvin-by-david-w-hall.html#Post60676