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Why Read the Bible Straight Through and Not Some Other Way?
by Rod D. MartinJune 25, 2023 A dear friend recently asked, "Given your strong encouragement to read the Bible straight through [Genesis to Revelation, and not some other way], how has reading in this manner caused you to love Christ more/grow in Christ's likeness...
Paige Patterson Vindicated: All Claims Dismissed
“But claims by Roe that “women who tried to report sexual harassment and sexual abuse were ignored, dismissed or disciplined themselves” are “a gross distortion of the evidence before the court,” Jordan wrote.” The Dissenter has details. Also, the ruling itself is...
The Trump “Hush Money” Indictment
by Rod D. MartinApril 4, 2023 So let's parse this out: A stripper, represented by a lawyer now convicted for 32 counts of extortion, tries to extort Trump for "hush money", threatening to disrupt the election ("election interference") and of course his family. He says...
Rosaria Butterfield Publicly Repents of Using Preferred Pronouns, “Pronoun Hospitality”
by Rod D. MartinApril 3, 2023 Rosaria Butterfield, a former lesbian who converted to Christianity in 1999, had previously advocated for the use of transgender pronouns under the banner of “pronoun hospitality”, but now acknowledges that it was sinful. In a statement,...
Irony: Trump Case Proves SBC Leaders Lied About Attorney-Client Privilege
by Rod D. MartinMarch 22, 2023 This story demonstrates how dishonest certain SBC leaders were in 2021 pretending that Attorney Client Privilege had to be waived to prevent its use to cover up crimes. As I argued from the first, you can't use ACP to cover up...
Electric Vehicles Are Not a Scam. Except in California.
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 28, 2023 Certain friends are convinced that EVs are a scam. I'm going to address that with a double answer: they are and they aren't. Electric cars make tons of sense as a way to diversify the energy mix needed to power our auto and trucking...
Democrats View Southern Baptists Less Favorably Than Any Other Protestant Group
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 24, 2023 Democrats now view Southern Baptists less favorably than any other Protestant group. They also view Wiccans more favorably. Which likely explains my first sentence.
Christa Brown: Rachael Denhollander’s Ethics Conflicts Must Be Addressed
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 7, 2023 When Christa Brown flips on Rachael Denhollander, the wheels are truly coming off the bus: "As confirmed in multiple text messages from Rachael Denhollander, when survivors contact the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline, currently operated by...
Washington State Supreme Court Adopts CRT, Ends the Rule of Law
by Rod D. MartinDecember 22, 2022 The Washington state Supreme Court unanimously adopts not just CRT but the Guidepost/Grant Gaines approach to due process. This is the end of the rule of law in an entire state, and the criminalization of a whole race of people. One...
Poll: Churchgoing Biden Voters Question the Bible at Alarming Rates
by Rod D. MartinNovember 7, 2022 Big Differences in Self-Identified Christians Who Vote D vs. R. 823 Regular Church Attenders in Texas, 82% of whom attend weekly: Do you believe the Bible is without error:Trump voters: 81% YesBiden voters: 45% Yes (but only 30% of...
I Closed My PayPal Account Today. You Should Too.
by Rod D. MartinOctober 10, 2022 I absolutely cannot believe this (for me, heartbreaking) day has come. I had to close my PayPal account today. PayPal has announced that their new AUP was a "mistake", but of course that's a lie (and their stock is down from $90.17 to...
Dobbs, Personhood, and the 14th Amendment
by Rod D. MartinOctober 3, 2022 Lest anyone miss the point, this is the whole issue now that Roe is gone. The 14th Amendment is clear: no one may take life, liberty or property without due process of law. What law has the infant broken, that he or she would be guilty...
Jim Crow and CRT: Democrats Divide and Conquer
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 5, 2022 Jim Crow was divide and conquer. Democrats had lost elections to the Populists across the Midwest. Southern planters maintained power by getting poor whites to hate poor blacks, then posing as the "defenders of white virginity". They...
Survey: Just 37% of (Allegedly) Christian Pastors Hold a Christian Worldview
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 4, 2022 A new survey from Arizona Christian University finds that just 37% of allegedly Christian pastors hold a Christian worldview. Among the rest, a third think you can work your way to Heaven (which is to say they are not actually...
Tony Evans’s “KRT” is Just Repackaged CRT
by Rod D. MartinJuly 16, 2022 Virgil Walker’s tweet is 100% correct: The average SBC church attendee won't know what's coming this fall. But many unsuspecting churches will be subtly infused with more wokeness. When the average SBC attendee hears about the “Unify...
Roe Overturned!
by Rod D. MartinJune 24, 2022 The slaughter begins to end. Thank you Donald Trump, and everyone courageous enough to vote for him. The Lord uses whom He will. Oh. And the "mean tweets" were worth it. The Sun: Roe v. Wade is Overturned in Landmark Decision Another...
The Second Amendment, Mass Shootings and Other Atrocities
by Rod D. MartinJune 1, 2022 19 kids at a school is a terrible, terrible thing. You know what is more terrible? Millions of Jews murdered by their government. Millions of Ukrainians murdered by their government. Millions of Cambodians murdered by their government....
Abortion: The Great Moral Evil of Our Time
by Rod D. MartinMay 3, 2022 Slavery was the great moral evil of another time. Abortion is the great moral evil of our time. The Dobbs ruling is like the Emancipation Proclamation: both glorious and incomplete, better than many had dared to hope for and also the best...
It Is Not Just the Southern Baptist Convention That’s At Stake. Here’s What You Can Do.
by Rod D. MartinApril 9, 2022 For many, the Southern Baptist Convention seems like a lost cause. And that’s understandable: every day we hear of some new compromise, some new chapter in an ongoing downgrade. Who wants to be part of such a thing? The problem is, we’re...
I Just Read the Entire Bible in 54 Days. You Should Too.
by Rod D. MartinMarch 6, 2022 I just read the entire Bible in 54 days. Some thoughts: First, it was easy. Yes, easy. Anyone can read the entire Bible in a year in just 15 minutes a day (yes, you read that right). Ergo, anyone can read the entire Bible in 90 days in...
The Slow Meltdown of the Chinese Economy
by Thomas J. DuesterbergDecember 22, 2021 China is experiencing a slow-motion economic crisis that could undermine stability in the current regime and have serious negative consequences for the global economy. Despite the many warning signs, Western analysts and...
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
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Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.