Theology That Bites Back
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Let me begin with an observation that I read somewhere, many years ago. I believe that if we think carefully about it for a few minutes, it will help us navigate our vexed topic. That vexed topic is whether or not there is even such a thing as “the woke right” and, if there is …
“Notice how nobody ever says that the majority opinions in pursuit of judicial activism are ‘living documents’ also. No, you have to interpret their words with sobriety and respect, no funny business, and why? Where respect for the plain meaning of words is demanded, you have identified the god of the system.”
“You don’t have to give up all your perspectives, opinions, and thoughts on child-rearing. You don’t have to assume that everyone who criticizes your parenting is right. They might not be; they might be as self-deceived as you have sometimes been. But you do have to budget for that possibility. You must surrender the point to God in principle. The key to being a sensible parent is to be a sensible person.”
Keep Your Kids, p. 14
Letter to the Editor: Referring to the Iran situation I recall James Jordan saying that as the Church is now the new Israel of God and the USA is the foremost Christian ally of present geographical ...
“Being spiritual does not mean being ethereal or ghostly. Being spiritual means being obedient—and this includes the way you speak to your children, discipline your children, encourage your children, teach your children.”
Keep Your Kids, p. 12
“If man is god, as he is in secularism, then the ethics of that society will reflect the nature of man. But man changes all the time. He is unstable, like water.”
So let me say what we are seeking to do right here at the top, and then afterward try to anticipate any questions you might have about it. This summer, Lord willing, Christ Church in Moscow is going to establish a church plant in Washington, DC—starting July 13. So let me start by inviting you …
What does it mean to be wise concerning your wealth? What is wealth-wisdom exactly? As with everything else, the fear of God is the beginning of knowledge in this area also. “The fear ...
“If the parents are foolish, then so will the parenting be. If the parents are dictatorial, then so will the parenting be. If the parents are wise, then so will the parenting be.”
Keep Your Kids, p. 12
If you have been a regular around here, you probably know that I think some aspects of AI are stupendous and wonderful, all part of fulfilling the cultural mandate, and that other aspects of it are creepy and demented, and that a third category of AI is just lame. We are all still working out …
