Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: As I write these words, the trial of Lindsay Clancy in Massachusetts is wrapping up. She killed her three kids a few years ago, and the trial is over whether she did so in the grip of post partum psychosis, and so not guilty by reason of insanity, or whether she was responsible for …
Letter to the Editor: Would you please share with us who deeply appreciate your ministry and the whole CREC/Moscow Mood, what you think fuels the gut reaction against all this by the "standard ...
“It does seem awkward and asymmetrical to say that the timeless moral authority of the Decalogue arises out of nine and a half of the commands. Nobody likes seeing the Ten Commandments walk with a limp.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 62
Introduction: I first read Eric Hoffer's book The True Believer in 1984, over forty years ago now. I had also read Orwell's 1984 in that same year because I thought it was an appropriate time ...
“One of my daughters described the youth ministries of many churches as ‘potato salad at room temperature.’ Sleepovers! Lock-ins! Back rubs! Jesus!”
Concise and to the Point, p. 58
“To object to an ambulance chaser is not to display a calloused disregard for the pain of the people in the ambulances. To object to hypochondriacs is not the same thing as being insensitive to those who are really sick.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 57
Introduction: Nancy Mace has had an interesting and somewhat conflicted career. For just one example, she was the first woman to graduate from the Citadel, and during her congressional stint ...
Letter to the Editor: I have a question I haven’t been able to get a clear answer on: is getting a tattoo sin?Most of what I find lands in the middle—“not forbidden, but be wise about ...
