The King's Hall

Holding Frame & The War for Normal

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Feb 13, 2026
They argue we are fighting to restore creational norms and resist radical utopianism. They describe how a superior, ordered culture attracts others and how families, marriage roles, and church discipline model that normal. They warn against performing for elites, urge clear boundaries and long-term cultural work, and preview a conference focused on rebuilding local institutions and community life.
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INSIGHT

Restoring Creational Normalcy

  • Society has flipped creational norms so what used to be ordinary now appears radical.
  • Brian Sauve says Christians are fighting to restore ordinary, God‑given normality in families, churches, and towns.
ANECDOTE

Outside Praise From Dr. Steven Wolf

  • Dr. Steven Wolf described the Ogden community as strikingly normal and well‑adjusted during the conference.
  • Eric Kahn says that normal looked like faithful marriages, disciplined kids, and ordinary tradespeople.
INSIGHT

Norms Are Discovered, Not Invented

  • God embedded objective norms into creation that humans discover rather than invent.
  • Aligning life to those norms looks normal and joyful, not cultic, even if it seems radical to distant societies.
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