Imagine Jesus lived in a republic, and could vote. There are several candidates running for Governor of Galilee. The two candidates with the most support are Publius, who wants slavery to continue and expand, and Adrian, who wants many forms of slavery to be done away with, though not all. There are other candidates, likeContinue reading “Vote Utopian!: The Christian in a Quandry”
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I wish I’d said that
This Real Live Preacher piece on the Bible is really wonderful, and I don’t have to agree with every word to say that. I’m sure there are recovering fundamentalists all over the place who could benefit from those thoughts. I can imagine the incident that must have prompted this sad and gentle rant, and theContinue reading “I wish I’d said that”
None dare Call It Marketing: Lifeway, Beth Moore and the conspiracy to take over your church
Let’s get one thing straight at the outset: I don’t have a problem with Beth Moore, so don’t write me and give me grief like I do. Everything I’ve read, everything I’ve heard seems excellent, Christ-centered, full of the Gospel and Biblical. Compared to any other celebrity Bible teacher I might see or hear, BethContinue reading “None dare Call It Marketing: Lifeway, Beth Moore and the conspiracy to take over your church”
CT and me on Eldredge
CT has a large article on John Eldredge. I understand where the guys who give me “I hate theology” syndrome get annoyed at Eldredge, but I have to admit a lack of excitement myself, even though much of what he says has a Piperesque quality to it. Dan Allender, one of Eldredge’s mentors during hisContinue reading “CT and me on Eldredge”
Is Your Church One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic?
If you really do attend Oakmont Worship Center, this post isn’t necessarily about you. If you attend the majority of America’s megachurches and megachurch-wannabes, it is about you. In a recent issue of Tabletalk magazine, R.C. Sproul Jr. addressed the issue of whether the modern evangelical church has the classic and confessional marks of theContinue reading “Is Your Church One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic?”
Out of the Mouths of 16-year Old Babes: The Terrible Truth About Kids and Parents
The youth ministry professional has something to say, and parents need to read it. First, let’s hear about a new book you need to add to the Amazon wish list. This book has a lot to teach us. But not just about our kids. Seems that Doris Fuller, a journalist, her 19 year old collegeContinue reading “Out of the Mouths of 16-year Old Babes: The Terrible Truth About Kids and Parents”
The SBC and the BWA: A case of abandoning ship too soon?
To hear the Southern Baptist Convention leadership tell it, the Baptist World Alliance had become intolerable. Taking nearly a million dollars a year from those dear Baptists who really wanted to support Lottie Moon and spending it on an America bashing, liberal seminary supporting, money wasting public relations outfit that no self-respecting SBC fundamentalist wouldContinue reading “The SBC and the BWA: A case of abandoning ship too soon?”
Do Evangelicals believe in hell? Should they?
Dave at the really excellent blog Grace Pages, asks a question that makes the iMonk’s honesty meter go into the red zone: “Do evangelicals believe in Hell?” I must confess that the day I stopped believing in hell — or at least the idea of hell as the eternal, conscious punishment of unbelievers my fundamentalistContinue reading “Do Evangelicals believe in hell? Should they?”
Is Reich Right?
In the interesting and significant file is the rhetoric of Robert Reich on the “Coming War Between Conservative Christians and Freedom Loving Liberals.” NRO summarizes the Reich article in The American Prospect: The great conflict of the 21st century will not be between the West and terrorism. Terrorism is a tactic, not a belief. TheContinue reading “Is Reich Right?”
Worldview worries: Justification by Homeschooling?
The whole homeschooling debate at Internet Monk and the BHT started with a post over here, so I guess I can revisit that topic. (I’ve learned that this is serious business with a lot of people, so I hope we can all act like civilized people. Pistols at dawn sounds good to me.) Guy atContinue reading “Worldview worries: Justification by Homeschooling?”
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