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Pattern Recognition Failure
“So many churches, denominations, parachurch ministries, mission agencies, and publishing houses have drifted into unbelief and liberalism that one would think that we should know what it looks like by now. But Solomon’s words still ring true. Fools receiving an inheritance from the past do not think to inquire whether or not they are being fools. Every morning is a new day to them, and they see no need to cling to all those dry and dusty lessons from the day before. They just take the valuables, shake the dust of wisdom off them, and head down to the pawn shop.”
The Cultural Mind, pp. 177-178
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Red, Red Whine
Introduction: So this is a time when good writers reach into their tool chest in order to trot out a phrase like "much ballyhooed." The much ballyhooed red wave has hit the beach. It was not ...
Letters Come and Go, But Mostly Come
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for writing this particular blog topic. The subject is one of the myriad of topics that most churches seem unwilling to confront openly. As a woman, I understand ...
Horse and Cart
“In Paul’s theology, grace and works do not mix at all—otherwise, grace would no longer be grace. At the same time, Paul teaches that grace works . . . We are not saved in any way by good works, but we are necessarily saved to good works.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 174
Tenured Historians of the Golden Calf
Introduction: If a man were to undertake a proof that triangles had three sides, and he was making heavy weather in getting his point across, there would be several possibilities that we would need ...
Envy Is As Envy Does
Introduction: One of the more obvious things about our kirker community here in Moscow is that it is growing, and that in remarkable ways. And as we grow, many people are gathering, assembling, arriving, connecting, and hopefully finding houses to live in. But one of the things that always happens in circumstances like this is …
Hands and Handles
“Grace has no handles and is impossible for sinners to pick up. But grace does have hands and consequently has no difficulty picking us up.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 173