“Thinking missional shalom instead of evangelistic soul-winning only makes you cooler, not more effective at it” (Empires of Dirt, p. 150).
Keeping “Faithful Presence” Within Acceptable Limits
“Where do wholeness, beauty, and joy take root? The point is clear enough—the rainbows appear in the sky, and the Smurfs come out to dance—but when will this happen? Where does it happen? On what scale does it happen? This is important to mention because Hunter has already make it abundantly clear that it cannot …
A Dumpster Full of Grease Fire
I read the released FISA memo last Friday night, and since then have been mulling over how bright-yellow-gaudy-outrageous the whole thing is. And by outrageous, I mean horrific from the outset, and getting worse with each passing day. And by worse, I mean more yellow. Right now it is like a bushel basket full of …
Although it Might be a Sturdy Taco Stand
“The Reformed theology I have read and studied and loved built a great civilization. The Reformed theology of the truncated R2K brethren, consistently applied, would have trouble building a taco stand” (Empires of Dirt, p. 145).
A Remarkable Display of Unanimity
Baptized Immaturity
“I want to live in a baptized civilization. That is what I mean by mere Christendom. But this means, if I understand what I want, that I also want to live in the midst of baptized immaturity. If we are the Dufflepuds, and a glance at the national debt indicates that we most certainly are, …
Book of the Month/February 2018
My choice for this month’s book is C.S. Lewis Anti-Darwinist by Jerry Bergman, and I commend it to you as an outstanding resource. I have read a lot in Lewis, and I have read a lot about Lewis, and this book really crystallized many issues for me. The editing of this book is choppy at …
The Moderation of Christ
“The leaven works through the loaf slowly. The mustard seed grows slowly. The living water from Ezekiel’s temple gets gradually deeper. But when doctrinaire Christians get power, one of their temptations is that they want to impose their whole system, down to the jots and tittles. We must refrain from doing this not because truth …
Tangled Marriages
Dear Grady and Janae, Thanks for driving over last weekend. It was very good to see you after so many years, and we certainly enjoyed all the catching up. We are grateful that all your kids are settled and doing well, and that the grandkid “gig,” as you put it, is as rewarding as it …
Parasites and Progress
“Anachronistic and self-serving claim-jumping is what [the Enlightenment] does best” (Empires of Dirt, p. 141).