Every so often, I daydream about what I would say if I had to defend myself as having been a member of or sympathetic with that nefarious group known as “The Southern Baptist Founder’s Movement.” The Founder’s Movement is a group of self-conscious, non-apologetic Calvinists who want nothing more than to return the SBC toContinue reading “Smelling Calvinism On My Breath: How The SBC Looks From Under The Table”
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One Big, Happy, Lie: Southern Baptists, Alcohol and Me
I brought something I want to share with you. Do you have a few minutes? I think you’ll find it interesting. It’s my “Southern Baptists and Alcohol” scrapbook. It tells the story of what I grew up hearing and believing about alcohol, Christians and the Bible. It’s the story of getting my eyes opened andContinue reading “One Big, Happy, Lie: Southern Baptists, Alcohol and Me”
Jesus Isn't Cool: Chanon Ross Challenges Evangelical Youth Ministry
Here’s the kind of column that I really wish could be written by more evangelicals: Jesus Isn’t Cool: Challenging Youth Ministry, by Chanon Ross. Here’s a sample:
Mohler and Moore on Southern Baptists, Southern Seminary and Alcohol: A meandering response to the forum
Steve McCoy at Reformissionary, recently linked to a forum at Southern Seminary where Drs. Russell Moore and Al Mohler discussed the seminary’s position on the use of alcohol. (Total abstinence is a requirement for teachers and students. Violators will be dismissed.) I welcome this forum, and hope it signals a discussion of the topic. LetContinue reading “Mohler and Moore on Southern Baptists, Southern Seminary and Alcohol: A meandering response to the forum”
Shrinking Greatness To Fit The Screen :What worries me about evangelicals and the Narnia films
In December, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (LWW) will be released to the big screen. Probably no single piece of Christian literature has been enjoyed and passed on by so many people, Christian and not, as LWW. The expectation among lovers of the Narnia books and C.S. Lewis in general is strong. Frankly,Continue reading “Shrinking Greatness To Fit The Screen :What worries me about evangelicals and the Narnia films”
"Worldview" Pros and Cons
Since we were trapped in a car for 7 hours together, Joel and I debated/discussed a topic that we’ve disagreed about for some time: The usefulness of the idea of a “Christian Worldview.”
An Optimistic View of Blogging Evangelicalism: Community, Confessional Conversations and Adventures In Self-Criticism
On September 17th, I was privileged to present the following paper at the Civitas Conference: “After Evangelicalism,” at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Thanks to Joel Hunter for inviting me to be part of a panel entitled: “Blogging Evangelicalism: Benign Influence or Ecclesiastical Menace?” It was great fun for me, and a super birthdayContinue reading “An Optimistic View of Blogging Evangelicalism: Community, Confessional Conversations and Adventures In Self-Criticism”
Plan 9 From Lower Space
The following correspondence fell into the hands of the Internet Monk Research Department through a fortuitous series of events that cannot be detailed here, due to the need to keep certain parties anonymous while undercover. Let it be sufficient to say that when one has engaged the right people in a poker game, poured theContinue reading “Plan 9 From Lower Space”
A Letter to Agent #6
I recently solicited pieces on Pat Robertson’s “Chavez Assassination Plot.” Here’s a humorous take by BHT fellow Joel Hunter NSA Chief Phelps: the following transmission was intercepted and translated by our field operative in Virginia Beach
A Letter to Pat Robertson
I recently solicited pieces on Pat Robertson’s “Chavez Assassination Plot” from my audience. I’ll be reprinting a couple of them here. This is by BHT lurker Isaac Bradshaw Dear Pat, It’s been an interesting couple of years for you. You, and your organization, are largely credited for the Republican victory in the Presidential election inContinue reading “A Letter to Pat Robertson”
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