Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: According to the ancients, anger is a brief madness. This is certainly true if we are talking about carnal anger, about the anger of man. This kind of anger is akin to an eruption, and when it erupts, there are no boundaries. We use expressions like “blind with rage,” or “seeing red.” When in …
“An unbeliever can offer to sell me oil that will make my hands slippery. That is within his right and capacity, and we have no reason to object to his attempting to do so. But he has no right to sell me oil that will remove guilt and shame. That really is blasphemy. He has no authorization to sell me love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, or self-control—and it does not matter whether he makes such promises through the medium of oils, crystals, joy pills in a bottle, lying on his couch to relate my dreams, or drawing energy from my third chakra.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 80
“Pastors can fail at their assigned task, but it by no means follows from this that the task was somehow not assigned to them. You can only fail a class that you were enrolled in.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 79
Photo credit: Lisa Hughes Today is the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s promotion to glory, and I can’t let the day pass without saying something for the moment. When I think of Charlie’s gifted and dogged affability, it is no mystery to me that the enemies of God would want to take him out. What remains …
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“So when wise pastors help their people with challenges such as depression, anxiety, sexual trauma, eating disorders, obsessive behaviors, and so on, they are not doing so as hacks and amateurs. They are trained in the Scriptures, and the Scriptures are sufficient for reproof, correction, and training in righteousness.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 79
Dear Ehud, In my last letter, I addressed (and answered) the belief that some Christians have had that consigns Jews to the status of "Christ-killers." That is a very specific issue, and one ...
Letter to the Editor: This all reminds me of a lesson I taught a few years ago to my 6th grade choir. The demographic of the group was 70% boys and 30% girls. While we sang 90% of the time ...
