Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: One of the features of the woke spasm we are in the middle of is that saying things that were unexceptional a week or two ago might land you in a national firestorm tomorrow. Shoot, you ...
“He had found out she was a Christian during his first visit to the office, which is why he was willing to ask her out, but Christians come in all flavors, and some of them wouldn’t pair nicely with the flavor that Larry knew himself to be”
Ecochondriacs, p. 114
Letter to the Editor: Ah, Let’s Talk About Baptism"—maybe some more! I was intrigued by your argument in response to a letter this past week. "While you are waiting for them to make their ...
“Del looked around the room like he was about to see some classified material to a swarthy Russian named Oleg.”
Ecochondriacs, p. 111
Introduction: I have been asked quite a few times how long I think that our current cultural woke spasm can continue. The answer lies somewhere in between "longer than you might think" and "not indefinitely." ...
The gym “was not anything like one of those techno-mart wall-to-wall muscle factories. He detested those. Mirrors everywhere, as though a gym was supposed to be some kind of a satanic and narcissistic fun house”
Ecochondriacs, p. 109
“Keith was built like a couple of fire hydrants, one of top of the other, and the top one was a little bit wider”
Ecochondriacs, p. 108
“And so the first business of the preacher is to conquer the tyranny of his moods, and to be always ready for his work”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 63
Introduction: I am familiar with the broad outlines of what is occurring in the Southern Baptist Convention, but that is it—the broad outlines. I don't know a whole lot beyond that. I ...
