Hmmmm. He doesn’t look like he’s trying to be cool. Is this the face of the controversial and misunderstood missional church leader we keep talking about? Could it be that “missional” leaders have been right there all along, but our hang-ups on the subjects of culturally compromised churches led by twenty-somethings have fogged our vision?Continue reading “Missional Leaders: Right There All Along?”
Category Archives: Commentary
Fear of Women and Their Cute, Pink Books
Forty-five men authoring books solo or with others. One female author. Two books with female co-authors. That’s the “gender†count from the new books page at a major conservative, reformed, Christian book source on the net. Blind spot? Evidence that most of conservative evangelicalism is a movement by men, for men, described by men, expressedContinue reading “Fear of Women and Their Cute, Pink Books”
Hit “Pause” On That Youth Ministry Bashing
I can be very critical of youth ministers. Trust me on that if you don’t know. That’s because I am one. I’ve got the gold watch. But I believe in youth ministry. I see what it is, where’s it’s gone wrong, and what it’s done right. The current “kicking spree” on youth ministry is simplisticContinue reading “Hit “Pause” On That Youth Ministry Bashing”
Resources and Responses to the “Tomb of Jesus and His Family” Story
There are continuing updates below. I am not adding everything, but only pertinent and helpful links. Send me any that you have. And pray as Ben Witherington III prepares to speak on this. That will be interesting, given his involvement in the James Ossuary case. UPDATE: The original post and updated links are here. MuchContinue reading “Resources and Responses to the “Tomb of Jesus and His Family” Story”
DVC Madness Revisited: James Cameron Announces the End of Christianity
UPDATE: The best single resource to respond to this is William Lane Craig’s work on the “Empty Tomb” tradition. It’s summarized very well in this essay. UPDATE II: Much fuller details in this news story. And the Discovery Channel website for the movie is here. Many more connections to the DVC/Gnostic gospels in this information.
Tim Hardaway and the Sin We Love To Hate
UPDATE: Michael Medved regularly reminds me of the difference Jesus makes in how I look at a cultural issue and how a Jewish conservative looks at the same issue. Law by Moses. Grace and Truth by Jesus. “You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don’t like gay people andContinue reading “Tim Hardaway and the Sin We Love To Hate”
What About Antidepressant Medication?
I’ve been asked to give my view on the use of antidepressant medication, and I assume especially as it relates to the Christian community. I’ve written about growing up with my dad’s severe depression, and I’ve written an entire series on “The Christian and Mental Illness.” I’m currently reading “Darkness is My Only Companion” andContinue reading “What About Antidepressant Medication?”
10 Questions for Complementarians by Bill Mackinnon
Baptist Elder and BHT Fellow Bill Mackinnon has written some of the most interesting and provocative essays ever to appear at InternetMonk.com. That tradition continues as Bill asks some inevitable questions raised by Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson’s interpretation of I Timothy 2:12. Welcome to the stage, Professor Mackinnon. Certain portions of the internet areContinue reading “10 Questions for Complementarians by Bill Mackinnon”
Thoughts on Spiritual Experience
I’ve been involved in some good discussions recently on the role of subjective, personal spiritual experiences. How should we deal with personal experiences of God “speaking” or otherwise relating to Christians on the subjective levels of feeling and sensing? Because there is such abuse and misuse in this area, it’s very easy to create aContinue reading “Thoughts on Spiritual Experience”
Five Reasons I Don’t Like MLK Day
UPDATE: Phillip Yancey on How MLK positively impacted his faith. A must-read. For the 15 years I’ve worked in a private Christian school, I’ve been exposed to thousands of public school kids who bring their understanding and expectations of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to the school experience. I’ve learned a lot from these kids,Continue reading “Five Reasons I Don’t Like MLK Day”
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