Theology That Bites Back
“You don’t identify the poseur by which pose he is copping, but rather by the participle, by the act of posing itself. A poseur can be smiling or glowering for any number of cameras. He might be a New Testament scholar, a gym rat, a hipster, a poet, or a smooth ladies’ man. He might be any number of things. We do not identify him by the costume he is wearing, but rather by the fact that he always has one eye on the lookout for a camera or a mirror.”
Chestertonian Calvinism, pp. 64-65
Introduction: I am currently enjoying Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony. One of the ways I evaluate a really good book is by looking at all of the thoughts it churns up in my head, ...
Philippians (7): Sermon Video Introduction: We have been emphasizing like-mindedness and its relationship to joy. But like-mindedness cannot be cobbled together from side-to-side. If you tied ...
Good Ones: More here. A Song I Really Like for Some Reason: On the road, and I can’t get the computer to cooperate with me here. This feature will be back next week, Lord willing. Maybe two songs next week . . . That’s the Spirit: Social Contract Theory and Human Right: A really good …
I owe John Piper more than I can possibly express, and so it is most necessary for me to preface any disagreement with him in terms of highest respect. And that is what I do here, right at the top, lest anyone miss it. § This is an odd kind of disagreement, because I actually …
If the responses seem a little brief today, it is because I am on the road. Letter to the Editor: Girard’s insightful study on Job ( Job: The Victim of His People) is not what ...
Introduction: A plantain is a kind of banana cousin. It is larger in size, and it is significantly more starchy in consistency. Wise counsel would encourage you not try to consume any of them ...
Philippians (6): Sermon Video Introduction: As we consider the state of our Christian lives, some of the things we have to deal with are the knotted topics of desire, envy, competition, and ...
“You give the last piece of pie to God, who doesn’t eat pie, by giving it to your neighbor, who does.”
Chesterton Calvinism, pp. 60-61
