Category Archives: Riffs

Let me begin by thanking God for Alastair Roberts, his clarity in writing and his heart for the Church and Gospel of Jesus. Alastair has a post at Adversaria called “The Denominational Church” that is, in a phrase, magnificently helpful for me where I am right now. The post is prompted by the passage ofContinue reading “Riffs: 06:16:07: Alastair Roberts on “The Denominational Church””

The one reason I would ever quit blogging is what you can turn into on this medium. Case in point, in his own words, courtesy of Verum Serum, Ken Silva tells you about himself and his “ministry.” It’s not my job to write about Ken Silva. Ken and his writing “recommend” themselves, and those whoContinue reading “Riffs: 05:11:07: What You Can Turn Into, Thanks To Your “Internet Pulpit.””

My friend Bill Kinnon is one of those people who, by most reasonable assessments, shouldn’t be in church. He got ahold of a bad one, got burned and you can still feel it in posts like this one: The People Formerly Known As The Congregation. It’s a Must Read. So go do that. Then comeContinue reading “Riffs: 3:31:07: “The People Formerly Known As The Congregation” or Why Some Christians Are Not On Your Ego Trip This Time Around”

“I’m not a supporter of the Emerging Church, but I’m sympathetic to some of the reforms they’re calling for in the Church as a whole. Yet I’m utterly mystified that a reform movement could be so lacking in any concept of the Holy Spirit. Pneumatology in the Emerging Church? I’ve not heard one peep aboutContinue reading “Riffs 3:19:07: Responding to Dan Edelen’s “The Holy Who?””

Today must have been “Truthiness Friday” in the SBC. First, Doug Baker comes out and says that despite the emphasis on inerrancy ***ahem***, the SBC is probably going to substantially die off as an influential denomination in a generation. Much of what commonly is called the Southern Baptist Convention may well not survive this century,Continue reading “Riffs: 2:10:07: Truthiness Friday With Ascol and Baker”