The very first man once occupied himself, as he was told to do, with naming the animals. A short way behind him walked a scientific investigator, holding a clipboard, in order to check whether or not the first man had named them accurately. Many years later, an elderly man in his nineties was given a …
God Bless the Baptists
A few years ago, Nathan Wilson wrote an article for Credenda entitled “Our Baptist Betters.” We coming up on what may prove to be a striking example of the same thing yet again. The Southern Baptist Convention (the communion in which I was baptized) is considering a resolution that calls upon all Southern Baptists to …
Massachusetts Hate
Today marks the second day of Massachusetts’ court ordered, legally sanctioned hatred of bisexuals. By limiting marriage licenses to two and only two people, they have clearly displayed their deep seated animus toward those differently wired people/persons/bi-pedal carbon units who have a sexual attraction for both sexes. Clearly, one beloved cannot be both sexes. However …
The Hermit Consultant
Once there was a church which decided that the church was not called to political involvement. Rather, they were called to preach the Word, and administer the sacraments. This pleased the whole congregation greatly and they gave themselves over to worship, and to the reformation of worship according to Scripture. But then a curious thing …
Chicks in Chain Mail
The more our modern social engineers mess with the natural order of things, the more evident it becomes that cultures, like individuals, reap what they sow. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. Sow folly and you reap the whirlfolly. Still more evidence for this, as if we needed more evidence, is the nature …
Wives: The Neo-Legalism
Once there was a young man who liked to suit himself in all his leisure activities. He had very strong views on Christian liberty, believing that liberty to be threatened on every hand. Of course, in his mind Christian liberty was defined as the right to do whatever he felt like doing-watching grimy art films …
Just a Metaphor, Right?
Once a man thought to go to church and have a look around. He was not a true worshiper, but simply thought that joining the church would advance his business prospects in that community. There were many people who assembled there, and membership would surely be good for business. He was met at the door …
Thanks for Coming, Officer
The state of mind called Massachusetts is all set for homosexual marriages on Monday. A friend of mine put it well this morning. “Oh, great. Now John Kerry can marry Ted Kennedy.” Here is how the political skirmishing will go. Homosexual marriage, once legal in one state, will attract homosexual couples from the other 49 …
Barbecued Tofu
A certain man lived in a small town, a long way from any large city. One day, the Lord told this man that He wanted him to prepare a glorious barbecue that would feed everyone in that town. “Shall I send out invitations?” the man asked. “The smell of the meat cooking will be the …
Education and a Theology of Children
Education, like everything else we undertake, has countless methods we can get tangled up in. Instead, we need to be using those same methods in faith. Covenant keeping cannot be done by our works, or any autonomous effort that we might supply. Covenant keeping is promise believing — nothing more, and nothing less. But …