Once there was a table, and on the surface of the table there was a ball. For a long time they both just sat there, but one day the ball—who had been taking some philosophy classes at the local community college—spoke to the table. “I don’t know why you think you’re so important,” said the …
Pomo and Puddleglum
One of my daughters just pointed out a helpful illustration from Narnia on the postmodernism business. A reasonable question that many might ask about the postmodernism jag that I am currently on is, “Why all the fuss?” Okay, already. We agree, for the most part. Why can’t we just keep our distinctives and have a …
Why the Silence?
I didn’t have a chance to post anything today because Nancy and I were en route to the Auburn Avenue Pastors’ Conference. Tonight we heard D.G Hart on the spirituality of the Church, and Rich Lusk on the cultural identity of the Church. Lots of good stuff. And the singing here, as usual, is fantastic. …
Brian McLaren and Chuck Colson
This evening I read Brian McLaren’s open letter to Chuck Colson. Colson had apparently done a radio spot on his view that postmodernism is on its last legs, and that now would not be a good time for Christians to clamber on board. This is a reasonable point, in my mind, but the radio spot …
If I Could Script the Hearings
“Judge Alito, I am afraid that I must come right to the point. If confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, would you allow your personal beliefs and morals to dictate anything with regard to your behavior in office?” “Senator, thank you for this opportunity to address this important question right away. I have had a …
Tentative or Not?
I was pleased that Andrew Sandlin dropped the label postmodernism recently. But it is not enough to just change the label on the bottle. In a recent post, found here, Andrew continues to advance some of the most problematic aspects of the pomo agenda, as it continues to work its way into the Church. Andrew …
Going Around the Calvinist Bend
Check this out. Hilarious. Nowhere near as funny as the emergent one though.
Literature Spiraling Downward
“The rampant literary sleaziness-and make no mistake about it, we are talking about some pretty tacky humans-was almost accidental, a byproduct of institutionalized vacuity and timidity. Writers with nothing to write about invariably start covering themselves up with sex and gore, if only because they realize, almost instinctively, that those two subjects can be described …
A Heaped Up Book Table
Okay, so off to the right, I threw pretty much everything out onto the book table. There are some new things there as well, which I encourage you to look at. For example, take a look at Evangelical Feast Days, which is on the church year. I did all this because I am making the …
The Apologetic for Bad Art
“The first thing we must do is get the smoke out of our eyes. Which is to say that we must start afresh, and concede publicly what most earnest men and women have always conceded privately, that the ancient apology for bad art-“the work is shoddy and disjointed because The Times are shoddy and disjointed”-is …