[The Spirit] “manifests His presence through love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. None of this is possible without full and free forgiveness, and this is not possible without a blood-true gospel” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 41). … [Read more...]
The Unbearable Whiteness of Intersectionality
Introduction: As I am going to be writing quite a bit about whiteness here, you may well wonder why this piece is tagged under “Sex and Culture” in the first instance, and “Race and Culture” second. I trust that things will become more obvious as we proceed. The word … [Read more...]
Simple Testimony
“Just as John the Baptist pointed to Jesus without outranking Him, so also the Church pointed to the Scriptures in the Canon without outranking the Canon” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 40). … [Read more...]
Just Another Tuesday, Just More Letters
Trump, Pence and Compromise I think the part about Obama not having any sex scandals was intended to convey that whatever your disagreements with him on abortion and gay marriage, there's never been any suggestion that Obama is personally anything other than a faithful, loving … [Read more...]
Regrettable Though It May Be
“The Bible tells me the Church is my mother (Gal. 4:26), and that I am to honor her (Ex. 20:12). But the Scriptures also tell me that I am not to follow what she says if she has been hitting the gin cabinet again (Acts 7:51), which in certain ages she has sometimes done” (Papa … [Read more...]
A Few Brief Words on Behalf of Karen Pence
Introduction: Some might wonder why I am not writing about Martin Luther King today. It is actually one of my initial forays into intersectionality. I do need to grant at the outset that Karen Pence has done a great deal to bring on the enmity that is currently being aimed … [Read more...]
A Foundational Creed
“The Table of Contents found at the beginning of every edition of the Scriptures I have ever seen is the foundational Creed of the Church. It is no more inspired than the maps and concordance are, but it is much more authoritative. It outranks, by definition, every other creed” … [Read more...]
You Can Figure Out the Application of the Graphic on Your Own
I would urge everyone who cares about the Church standing faithfully in the central assault against us being made in our time to go and read this article. If we want to continue to stand faithfully, we must have a full understanding of the ways in which we tend to fall … [Read more...]
Better to Start With an Icebreaker
Someday
“Someday, after I am an archbishop and past grace, I will no doubt have the time to devote to it” (Papa Don’t Pope, p. 36). … [Read more...]
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