Once upon a time, the king convened a great synod of all the parachurch ministries, and because the times were troublous, they all of them came. WildLife Youth Stampede was there (WYS), the Gospel Blimp Organization (GBO), and IIMEI (If It Moves, Evangelize It) and many others like that — yea, all the staff members …
Agenda?
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Just reading my posts might be like listening to half of a phone conversation, but I don’t feel at …
New World, New Hearts
The Reformed world is currently cooking up an perfect Irish stew controversy. Thrown into the pot have been the meaning of regeneration, imputation, and justification, the relationship of faith and works, the New Perspective on Paul, the firing of Norman Shepherd twenty years ago from Westminister Seminary, and a Presbyterian (!) newspaper charging me with …
Bank Robbers and Street Preachers
A certain man had embarked on a career of bank robbing. He had done this for many years, and he was beginning to grow weary of it. One day, after a successful heist, he was walking down the street, with his briefcase full of cash. He was wondering what he was missing in life, when …
A Dog in That Fight?
In this place I have previously posted a note concerning my friend Pete Hurst, and his web site <http://www.patriarchy.org/>. I have worked with Pete for a number of years, and in just a few weeks I am heading out to speaking at the worldview conference his church sponsors in Virginia. Pete has, with my standing …
Some Reasonable Questions
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Dear visionaries, Henry replied with seven groupings of answers, and I would like to reply in kind, albeit briefly. …
Timing is Everything
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Dear visionaries, The population of Latah County has been steadily growing. The population of the Moscow School District has …
The School Standard
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Dear visionaries, In response to Joe’s question about earthquakes and zoning laws — his illustration is a good example …
Free Speech, Aye
“Apologetics in the Void” are repostings from an on-going electronic discussion and debate I had some time ago with members of our local community. The list serve is called Vision 20/20, and hence the name “visionaries.” Dear visionaries, Robert exhorted me not to be timid, an exhortation to which I am unaccustomed. But the reason …
Counterintuitive Wisdom
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 1611) Growing Dominion, Part 8 In order to exercise wisdom in the world, we have to come to grips with the fact that wisdom is counter-intuitive. If you have ever taken any kind of lessons, whether driving lessons, piano lessons, golf lessons, guitar lessons, or …