Nagging

A Word in Season: Messages by R.J. Rushdoony on the Faith for All of Life · Apr 6, 2026 · 1m

Aesop once told of a crow who envied the beauty of a swan and tried to change its habits only to discover that habits cannot change nature. That old fable speaks directly to our age. We spend billions tinkering with externals while ignoring the heart, and no amount of activism, protesting, or moral lecturing can turn a sinner into a saint apart from Jesus Christ. Yet many today inside the church as much as outside practice “the gospel according to nagging,” convinced the world will improve if only everyone else would listen to their complaints. True change comes not through criticism but…