John Kirkwood

John Kirkwood is a son of Issachar. He is a Zionist, gun-toting, cigar-smoking, incandescent light bulb-using, 3.2 gallon flushing, fur-wearing, Chinese (MSG) eating, bow-hunting, SUV driving, unhyphenated American man who loves his wife, isn't ashamed of his country and does not apologize for his Christianity. He Pastors Grace Gospel Fellowship Bensenville, where "we the people" seek to honor "In God we Trust." He hosts the Christian wake up call IN THE ARENA every Sunday at noon on AM 1160 and he co-hosts UnCommon Sense, the Christian Worldview with a double shot of espresso on UncommonShow.com. He is the proud homeschooling dad of Konnor, Karter and Payton and the "blessed from heaven above" husband of the Righteous and Rowdy Wendymae.

Christian Apologetics

John KirkwoodAugust 6, 2014
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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: The Case Against Grace

The case against grace is first made not by the Pharisee or the legalist, but by Lucifer himself. And if…
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Church Stuff

John KirkwoodAugust 4, 2014
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WHAT WOULD JESUS HUNT: Should Christians Hunt And Kill Animals?

Pastor and radio show host, John Kirkwood, reviews Doug Giles’ Hunting Manifesto titled, Rise, Kill and Eat: A Theology of…
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Email Featured

John KirkwoodJuly 11, 2014
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Limbaugh Was Right! Krauthammer, Will, Kristol Should Apologize

He has made judges dependent on his will alone…He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms…
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Christian Issues

John KirkwoodJune 14, 2014
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Heads Up, Dads: Five Ways Men Squander God’s Calling

There is a species of eagle that mates for life and when the female is looking for a mate she…
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Email Featured

John KirkwoodJune 11, 2014
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Audacious Kiwi! Trevor Loudon’s America: A Path to Victory

There was an old saying that if you wanted to know about America, “Ask a Frenchmen.” I’d be comfortable with…
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Christian Issues

John KirkwoodMay 14, 2014
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MARRIAGE ‘In the Ring’ – THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE FELONY

I realize that I could have chosen a more appealing metaphor if I wanted to keep my female readers but…
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Email Featured

John KirkwoodMay 12, 2014
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Welcome To The NFL: National Fascist League

“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked…
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Christian Issues

John KirkwoodMay 2, 2014
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HOW TO TREAT YOUR POLITICIAN: What Christians Should Learn From The ‘Gay Lobby’

“I have accepted a seat in the [Massachusetts] House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to…
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Abortion

John KirkwoodApril 23, 2014
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GOP CIVIL WAR: THREE KINDS OF REPUBLICANS

Reading from the Wall St. Journal, John McCain famously referred to tea-party supporters as hobbits. I’m not sure that a…
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Christian Issues

John KirkwoodApril 19, 2014
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EASTER: IN THE EYES OF AN ANGEL

“The echo of sharp laughter from a crowd, as hammered nails pierce flesh, pierces the Bright Ones with perplexity. They…
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Christian Apologetics

John KirkwoodMarch 27, 2014
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God’s Not Dead: HERCULES AND SUPERMAN – NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

God’s Not Dead is an alarm for unconverted sinners and a wake-up call for slumbering Christians and that is why…
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Opinion

John KirkwoodMarch 15, 2014
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The Chicago Way: Buying Illinois’ 8th Congressional District

Riddle me this: How does a Colonel in the Marine Corps with 23 years of service and five combat deployments…
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Email Featured

John KirkwoodMarch 12, 2014
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The GOP: Playing David to the Tea Party’s Uriah

Mitch McConnell (R-epulsive, Ky.) is talking tough about tea party-backed candidates challenging GOP Establinishtas in this year’s midterm elections, “I…
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Christian Apologetics

John KirkwoodMarch 3, 2014
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Son of God: The Greatest Story Somewhat Told

The top three reasons not to see Son of God: 1. It was made by the same people that made…
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Culture & Art

John KirkwoodFebruary 23, 2014
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The Power of Music: the Psychedelic Furs and Gourmet Mac & Cheese

When Keith Richards rips into the “fuzz box” riff from “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” do you see a 17…
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Homosexuality

John KirkwoodFebruary 13, 2014
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True NFL Courage: Open Letter to the President, Commissioner and Rainbow Choir

This past Monday, sports radio erupted with the news that the NFL was about to have its first openly gay…
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Crime

John KirkwoodFebruary 4, 2014
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If I Were A Black Man, I’d Join a Gang

I’ve changed my mind, I am for reparations. Not for slavery, but for Chicago, for Liberalism and for The Great…
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Crime

John KirkwoodJanuary 16, 2014
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Crime and Wonderment: The Real Cause of ‘Gun Crime’

“If the death penalty wasn’t a deterrent, the mob wouldn’t use it!” – Nate Kirkwood, Security Consultant An Internet meme that…
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Business

John KirkwoodJanuary 6, 2014
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The Last Grabowski: Illinois’ Death Rattle

When it comes to biology, I’m a firm believer in Intelligent Design. When it comes to politics, I’m a hardcore…
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Family

John KirkwoodDecember 31, 2013
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Five Resolutions for Christians and Patriots

Ever since Obama was elected, my mouth stopped bleeding and I can’t find Zuzu’s petals! “Clarence!” Somehow we went to…
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Church

John KirkwoodDecember 20, 2013
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So Long, Hutch! The ‘Black Pearl’ Goes Home

When he was five years old, Ken Hutcherson’s uncle took him in the backyard and tackled him over and over.…
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Email Videos

John KirkwoodDecember 17, 2013
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Fox News: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

One of these is a Fox News Anchor … the other is retired. I miss Brit Hume! I miss Fox…
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Christian Apologetics

John KirkwoodDecember 8, 2013
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Life Well Lived: Grandpa Mac’s Best Day

*Author’s Note: As of this morning, 12/6/2013, Grandpa “Mac” went home to be with the Lord. Mac is one of…
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Church

John KirkwoodNovember 30, 2013
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The Homeless Pastor that Corrupted Hadleyburg

When it comes to “the internet hoax,” my naiveté borders on oafish gullibility. I still want it to be true…
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Homosexuality

John KirkwoodNovember 24, 2013
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Grim: A Rainbow Curtain Has Descended on the Land of Lincoln

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that fourteen tornadoes hit Illinois this past Sunday making me miss my hunting trip,…
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Church

John KirkwoodNovember 16, 2013
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Surprising Story: True Courage Not Confined to the Battlefield

It was a relatively small church. The parishioners knew each other quite well. Or did they? Families had helped build…
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Education

John KirkwoodOctober 31, 2013
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R-A-G-E: THE PARSON’S FOUR STEP ANTI-BULLYING CAMPAIGN

When I was in the fifth grade there was a sixth grader on my bus who was heavy. Even the…
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Abortion

John KirkwoodOctober 25, 2013
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Godwin’s Law and the American Liberal

Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches.” ON GAY…
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Economy

John KirkwoodOctober 19, 2013
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Actually ‘Playing’ to Win? If Only Politics Were More Like Sports

So the shutdown is over, the Republicans decided to go into victory formation with first and goal on the Democrats…
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Email Featured

John KirkwoodOctober 11, 2013
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Game Time! Let’s Pretend … that We Live in a Constitutional Republic

Even though my last column, A CALL TO ARMS, had a fancy CAVEAT EMPTOR that opened with the sentence, “This…
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Constitution

John KirkwoodOctober 4, 2013
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A Call To Arms: It’s Pitchforks Now or Gulags and Mass Graves Later

CAVEAT EMPTOR: This column is not calling for violence, but for the capacity for violence, for righteous indignation, for the…
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Church

John KirkwoodSeptember 27, 2013
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An Unapologetic Defense of the Virtue of Intolerance

Just the other day, George H.W. Bush was wheeled out as the token imprimatur for a same-sex wedding ceremony. The…
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Church

John KirkwoodSeptember 23, 2013
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Bill O’Reilly is Killing Jesus

“I’m researching Killing Jesus, do you know why Jesus was killed, by the Romans? … You don’t know and you…
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Email Videos

John KirkwoodSeptember 11, 2013
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Where was God on September 11th?

(The following is an excerpt from IN THE ARENA, a radio show that aired on September 11th, 2011) Zephaniah (1:16):…
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Family

John KirkwoodSeptember 7, 2013
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Good Coach, Bad Dad: The Price of Success in Today’s NFL

I can’t write a column about the modern NFL without first pointing out that Roger Goodell is NOT the Antichrist…
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Culture & Art

John KirkwoodAugust 29, 2013
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Mailbag: Gay ‘Boy Bands’, Miley Cyrus and Bombing Syria

How diverse is the Parson’s mailbag? – More sundry than the Spice Girls’ shoe catalogue. These are the three topics…
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