Ben Merkle
@PresidentNSA
President @NewSaintAndrews. Teaching elder of Christ Church. Mr. to the Mrs. Merkle and father/grandfather to the multiplying Merkle hordes.
Imagine if pro lifers protested outside a Portland or Seattle Planned Parenthood the way Antifa protests ICE. It would be shut down immediately with the most severe prosecution imaginable. The current tolerance of Antifa is not a respect for free speech. It’s an obvious fondness…
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It is worth noticing that the ERLC’s amnesty proposal is co-signed by the CCCU. In addition to alerting baptists to this betrayal, it would also be a good idea to call their attention to this. It will do no good to win the battle against the ERLC while sending your kids to…
Trouble - how to face it as a leader. Remember that paid subscribers, who subscribe before Aug 15, get a free copy of these posts as a book from @canonpress benmerkle.substack.com/p/trouble?r=50…
All of Christ for all of Washington D.C. It’s time to plant a flag in the capital. . Coming Wednesday, July 9th, to nsapatrons.com . . . #Politics #ChurchAndState #Government #DavidShepard #LennoxKalifungwa #NewSaintAndrewsCollege #KingsAndStatesmen #ChristianNation…
I’m pleased to announce that I have signed a book deal with Canon Press to publish the series of articles that I will be posting on my substack over the next year. The book will be made up of those articles that are available to paid subscribers. I will also be posting random…
NEEDED: Masculinity and Postmillennial Optimism. . This is what victory in discipling the nations requires: men with chests—faithful, hopeful, and laboring to build Christ’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. . Watch the full episode at nsapatrons.com . . . @LennoxKal…
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New Saint Andrews College exists to train leaders with a classical pattern of thinking and living, within a confessional Reformed Christian community. Our graduates are building the next generation of Christendom: marrying, having children, starting companies and schools, serving…
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New Saint Andrews College is honored to welcome @VoddieBaucham as the 2025–2026 Academic Lectureship Series speaker. He will address the faculty and student body four times during the year at Disputatio. These lectures are free and open to the public. nsa.edu/blog/Announcin…
This was the address that I gave at the NSA Disputatio in the fall of 2020. I wanted the students to learn a few important lessons about decision making at the height of the Covid panic, when bad decisions were being made all around them. Obedient Deciding…
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I'm starting a series on institutional leadership on substack. Evangelical ministries have long struggled with a dearth of leaders who can lead effectively and I hope that this series can contribute to a needed remedy. I'll post miscellaneous bits of my writing in front of the…
A privilege to be on this show. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
The idiot forgot to post video. Good grief. m.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Y0cc…
Dr Mark Coppenger gives a fantastic summary of his year at NSA. So grateful for his work this past year.
Dr Mark Coppenger gives a fantastic summary of his year at NSA. So grateful for his work this past year.
It's time for colleges and universities to have skin in the game on federal student loans to lower the cost of college.
Praise God for Secretary McMahon’s clarity on this truth.
100 years ago, the Supreme Court made it clear in Pierce v. Society of Sisters: raising children is the responsibility of parents, not the government. 100 years later, the Trump Administration remains committed to protecting parental rights.
This year's ACCS Honor Choir is the largest EVER - bringing together 89 students from 45 schools around the country! After a week of intensive music rehearsal with faculty from NSA's Conservatory of Music, the students will treat RTR attendees to a concert on Thursday evening.