Theology That Bites Back
The main category for book reviews and cultural interaction.
Love and Ruination: An Engaging Tale of Two Clashical Christian Schools: Chapter Two Suzanne had been picked up at the airport by her cousin, Christie—and despite the fact that she was moving, she had brought just two suitcases with her. Christie was the one who had let her know about the job in the first …
Remarks at the 2026 Council of the CREC Introduction: The singularity is the moment when man and machine together enter into a runaway feedback loop of autonomous self-improvement, such that technological ...
Love and Ruination: An Engaging Tale of Two Clashical Christian Schools: Chapter One Riverfront, Texas was a mid-sized town that was large enough to host quite a few amenities, such that the residents there did not have to drive to the “big city” all that frequently. But it was nevertheless still too small to maintain …
“Your central qualifications for ministry are not found in your graduate studies, or in your library, or in the leadership webinars you attend. They are found around the dinner table, in your love for your wife, in kitchen laughter, in your glad sacrifices for your children, and in singing in the car.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 92
“An army might enjoy some tranquil times marching from one battle to another—but the battles are why they are there. The wrong kind of conflict is always to be avoided, but the right kind of conflict is the point.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 91
Introduction: Last week Eric Erickson published an article that claimed to have connected a lot of dots on what has come to be called the Woke Right. That article is here. He traced a lot of our woes back to Charles Haywood, a big donor on the hard right, and formulator of the “no enemies …
“There will also be ministry sinkholes where countless hours go and where gratitude is rarely in evidence. This is a problem, but it should be their problem, not yours. The ministry is before the Lord, not before man. Let the Lord repay you, let the Lord thank you.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 90
Letter to the Editor: The closing line of JD Greer's 'Why I’m Not a Christian Nationalist' in TGC."So, to paraphrase Roger Williams, give me as much Christianity as possible in our ...
“In 2 Tim. 2:3-6, the apostle Paul compares the work of ministry to three vocations, each of which involves a goodly amount of sweat—soldiers, athletes, and farmers. The calling of ministry is not for buttercups, and if buttercups can do it, it isn’t ministry.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 89
