Ben Merkle @PresidentNSA

"I don't think there is a more formative stage in a young person's life than those years 18 to 22. This is when you reconsider all the traditions that you were brought up in and you either make them truly your own rather than something that you just parroted after your parents, or you possibly reject them, walking away in some new direction." @PresidentNSA live at Educators' Summit 2026

And Whitey’s on the Moon.

Brian Sauvé @Brian_Sauve

a week ago

There are Muslim rape gangs brutalizing our women across our ancestral homelands. And they're hunting Nazis. Our governments have betrayed us, protecting the Muslim rapists from their own people. And they're hunting Nazis. Our people are being robbed and replaced at

150 462 2K 88K 215

Welcome home Winslow! 10 year-old Winslow was hit by a car a few days ago, and life-flighted to Spokane in critical condition. In a miracle that has surprised doctors, he is HOME! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Some members from @Christ_Kirk gathered to sing the Doxology as he arrived home from the hospital.

If you know a rising high school senior who needs some challenge in their life, point them to the NSA scholarship weekend. We are storing up some special academic rigor to identify talent and merit. nsa.edu/scholarship-we…

This August, I will be hosting a conversation with @KeriDIngraham at a @DiscoveryInst1 event in Genesee, Idaho. We will discuss the Trump administration’s education agenda, its implications for students and families, and what it means for the future of our country. I hope you can join us. For more details, visit: discovery.org/e/an-evening-w…

This past spring, we launched an end-of-year matching campaign made possible by a couple of friends of the college who offered to match up to $200,000 as we finished the academic year. We thought that this opportunity would be a great way to close out the year and to keep the fundraising team busy as the school year wound down. Well, the fundraising team was just a little too effective, and we had gifts that matched that $200,000 in very short order. So we went back to our donors who offered the upfront matching gifts, and they agreed to increase their pledges to a total of $300,000. We thought for sure that this increase would be just enough to take us to the end of the school year. Once again, the fundraising team overachieved. I had planned to go to the President’s BBQ at the end of the school year, asking for a final $15,000 or so, to complete the matching campaign. In the end, I announced at the BBQ that we had not only completed the $300,000 match, but we had gone $200,000 over. In total, that campaign brought in $800,000! So, this is my note to all the friends of the college to say thank you so much for your incredible, generous support. It is obviously of great material help to the college. But it is also a massive encouragement to everyone to see that kind of support committed to our work here at NSA. So, thank you, thank you, thank you. As we wrap up this year and start looking towards the next, we are truly grateful for all that was accomplished. And we are stoking our ambitions and prayers for what we will get done this coming academic year. - @PresidentNSA *** If you wish to give toward the success of our mission, go to nsa.edu/give

What if feminism is not responsible for women in the workforce? "Feminism, as it is commonly conceived of, was an incredibly radical upheaval in the social fabric. More than that, the movement has been led almost entirely by women at great cost to those women’s safety, and reputation. How could something as radical and risky as feminism come about if it was entirely led by the more conforming sex? If one is to argue that that is indeed the case, then one must provide a very good reason for why nature was suddenly so blatantly disregarded." - Jemima Dixon, NSA Alumna Read this culturally incisive and insightful article by Jemima Dixon here: nsa.edu/blog/The-Femin…

New post up on my substack with practical tips for Christian Institutions (especially schools) on implementing a statement of faith. open.substack.com/pub/benmerkle/…

Next year’s schedule for prospective student weekends has just been released. If you’ve got a college-bound son or daughter, pick one of these dates and get out here to see @NewSaintAndrews in person. nsa.edu/admissions/pre…

My latest in World. wng.org/opinions/their…

"In a world of chaos, bring forth order. In a world of effeminacy, build and honor virtuous men. In a world of fear, live with hope and joy. In a world of tyranny, walk as free men. In a world of ugliness, create and preserve beauty. In a world of lies, speak the truth. In a world of death, defend and promote life. In a world of destruction, build godly institutions. In a world addicted to the now, think and build for generations. In a world of anarchy, love and live by God’s law. In a world of idolatry, worship Christ the King alone. In a world of isolation, live in covenant fellowship with God’s people. In a world of licentiousness, slay your own sin. This is how we win." -Lennox Kalifungwa nsa.edu/blog/Be-A-Thre…

One of feminism's greatest lies: "Homemaking is where dreams go to die." Watch Rebekah Merkle speak with @LennoxKal on 'Feminine Ambition and Feminist Lies' here: youtu.be/ZeHok_cHcSQ

Never settle for stupid. Aim for Christian excellence. nsa.edu

Recently, I fielded a question from some students about whether NSA is becoming a college focused on producing lawyers and politicians. I sent an email out to the student body answering that question, but then it dawned on me that perhaps this is a question amongst alumni and other friends of the college. So, I am reworking my answer a little bit so that it is aimed at more of a general audience and I’m posting it here. Here goes. The question is – Is NSA becoming more narrowly focused on preparing students for a career in politics? The answer to this question is a definite no. However, I can see why it would be easy for this question to occur to the casual observer. First, we just announced that we are adding a year of law and government to the curriculum next year. Second, at our last intern fair we had a strong showing from organizations coming from DC to recruit our students to come work in DC. Lastly, there has just been a lot of general comings and goings between Moscow and DC of late. First, let me address the new law and government colloquium. (I am actually not sure what the final title for this class will be, so this is a place holder for the moment). Not that many years ago, our philosophy colloquium was actually a course on political philosophy. We replaced that recently with a more traditional philosophy colloquium, providing the basics of the western philosophical tradition. I think that establishing that basic philosophy course was a step forward for us because it supplied a fairly essential foundation to our education that had been missing. But it was a step backward in that it removed any treatment of government from our curriculum, something that I also think is really necessary. When NSA was first started, the founders of the college actually went back to the original Harvard curriculum (1636) to build out the NSA program. At that time, the second-year Harvard students had two philosophy classes: one was moral philosophy and the other was political philosophy. Some form of political philosophy has continued since that time as a discipline expected of the liberal arts education. In fact, we have been dinged by conservative groups rating Christian liberal arts colleges (based on their curriculum) for not having a class devoted to law and government. For both these reasons, I’ve been wanting to see some form of political philosophy returned to the NSA curriculum. And I was really pleased when the faculty used this most recent curriculum overhaul to restore it. From the outset, the NSA Board of Trustees has consistently maintained several major principles, one of which is that the NSA curriculum is a general liberal arts curriculum, with no majors. The addition of a law and government colloquium will in no way steer us away from this principle. Just as the addition of a literature colloquium (which is also happening this next year) does not turn us into a literature school, neither does the law and government colloquium turn us into a prelaw program. Okay, so let’s say that you believe me thus far. But why then did we see such a strong presence of DC organizations at the internship fair? Well, I grant that we have had some very competitive political organizations, places like American Moment and Conservative Partnership Institute, become focused on recruiting from our ranks. But first, let me just point out that if you have been here for a few years, you will know that it’s not the first time that a disproportionate number of our grads have been funneled into one particular sector. As an example, for years EMSI (now Lightcast) hired a large number of NSA grads every year. The company had an entire talent-acquisition strategy that involved scoping out the top NSA students and scooping them up for EMSI. I think this was one key ingredient in their early successes. And it fits with this hiring-fad scenario: One bright NSA grad gets hired somewhere and is an amazing employee. The boss realizes that there is a whole pond of similar future hires at this one college in Moscow and begins to focus his sights on hiring from us. The next year, three NSA grads are off to wherever. And so it goes until that fad ends. In that regard, yes, I think we are seeing more focus on NSA from certain political organizations, and more NSA grads going into this sort of work. But this situation is simply the result of those organizations noticing the talent we have and doubling down on recruiting from here. We are not reworking the NSA curriculum in order to look better in their eyes. We will continue to provide the very best Christian, liberal arts education possible. That said, given our mission, which is to graduate cultural leaders, I am very proud that our college has been attracting the attention of these organizations and that they are moving our grads into positions of significant cultural leadership. I will lean into any opportunities for getting our grads into competitive, culture-shaping jobs. However, there remains a wide range of potential jobs for NSA grads that I think would be fantastic opportunities to fulfill the NSA mission of cultural leadership. One significant reason that we recently added accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) was so that the NSA undergraduate degree could qualify our graduates to go on to medical school. We have also recently added the MDiv for pastoral training, a program for which I think NSA graduates are more qualified than just about anyone else. Our most recent NSA ad featured our graduates who have gone on to work in film production. I think the whole field of media is one for which the NSA education lays an excellent foundation. Oh, and I still want to find the NSA grads who are interested in going on into finance. There are a number of previous grads, as well as financial supporters of the school, who would love to help a fresh NSA grad into the industry of finance. All this is to say, I get why someone might be concerned that we are morphing into a prelaw program. But I can assure you that we are not. I am thrilled that some key opportunities have opened up for our grads in the world of law. But we are not and will not turn the NSA liberal arts education into anything other than a better version of itself. I hope that answers any questions that you might have had.

An opportunity unlike any other we have seen at NSA. Join the Steadfast Match match.nsa.edu

New Saint Andrews College @NewSaintAndrews

2 months ago

We have been overwhelmed by your generosity in helping us hit our Steadfast Match goal. We had set aside 90 days to hit our $200,000 matching pledge, but your gifts pushed us over that target in the first 30 days. What can we say but thank you! What now? One of our donors

2 4 33 6K 2

PURE DISTILLED PROTESTANTISM (Historic Protestant Doctrine) At Greyfriars Hall, we embrace the classic Christian faith as summarized in the ecumenical creeds and the historic Reformed Confessions: The Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Definition of Chalcedon, The Synod of Dordt, The Three Forms of Unity, the Westminster Confession of Faith, and the London Baptist Confession of 1689. We are evangelical Protestants, high church Puritans, and jovial, Chestertonian Calvinists, the kind that build churches on the foundation of covenant theology and get blind, staggeringly drunk on bottle after bottle of two-thousand-year-old, two-hundred proof Grace. Sola Scriptura. Sola Gratia. Sola Fide. Solus Christus. Soli Deo Gloria. greyfriarshall.com

Senior Graphics Designer wanted. See below.

New Saint Andrews College @NewSaintAndrews

2 months ago

We are hiring! This is an opportunity to join an ambitious, cheerful, and diligent team dedicated to NSA's mission to graduate leaders who shape culture. Apply today at nsa.edu/about/jobs

1 1 12 3K 0

As the final term of the academic year draws to a close, New Saint Andrews prepares once again to mark a moment of great significance: the graduation of another class of students ready to take up their callings in shaping culture. We are honored to welcome Pastor @BrooksPotteiger as this year's Commencement Speaker. Commencement Details: Date: May 14 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Church of the Nazarene 1400 E 7th St, Moscow, ID nsa.edu

King Alfred was a Saxon warrior king who was also a Christian. He died October 26, 899 AD, more than a millennium ago. In looking back to his time and life, we see many parallels to our own. The White Horse King captured many insights into this important figure. Alfred lived in England in a time when society was in shambles and under attack from marauding enemies, called the Vikings. The Vikings would travel from various places in northern Europe and they would sweep into England and plunder the land and then sail off again. They were a constant trouble to Alfred and his people. He had to fight them off every couple of years and he had to do that for most of his life. He knew the dear cost of this warfare: he lost his older brother to one of the battles and at one point Alfred himself was driven from his fortress and had to live in hiding while the Vikings took control of his land. In the midst of this turmoil and strife, Alfred did not give up, nor did he back down. Even when he was an outcast in his own land, he continued to fight and he built up his forces again. Eventually, he was able to drive out the Vikings and regain control of the land. In Wessex, England, where King Alfred lived, he had to fend off the Vikings repeatedly and sometimes the Vikings would defeat Alfred. There was one particular battle that the Vikings won but Merkle writes, “...the Viking kings were growing frustrated and impatient with their own progress...No Saxon kingdom had put up anywhere near the resistance that Wessex had. Even when Wessex lost a battle, it did so at such a great cost to the Viking numbers that, in the end, the Viking victory was negligible” (p 77). In this example, even though the Vikings had won, what they had won was a pyrrhic victory. That is, a victory that cost so much it was almost not a victory. In this particular instance, Alfred lost and had to pay a tribute to the Vikings but the Vikings had to leave because Alfred had weakened them so much in the battle. This is a helpful reminder of how warfare works. Even in a loss, if the losing side can do enough damage to the other side, it can make the victory negligible. This is not an encouragement to lose. The goal is always to win. But if we understand how warfare works, then this should encourage us to jump into the fray where we are. When we are in the midst of a battle, it can be hard to see beyond our own little platoon and the fighting around us. But we know that we have a general who can see the full map. God has placed each platoon in a particular time and place and for a particular purpose. We might be in a losing battle but that loss does not mean the war is lost. Our bold stand now could open the way for another to attain true victory later. In the Christian worldview, this is called sacrifice. The reality is that every battle that Satan wins is a pyrrhic victory. This is highlighted at Calvary. Satan’s plan to kill the Son of God was the very act that brought destruction on Satan. By faith, this is true for every Christian. It has been said that the history of the church is a series of victories cleverly disguised as defeats. That is true and it started with Jesus who was killed and buried and still came back. He is alive today and he is king.