Race, Grace, and the Crimes of Nineveh

Introduction: In an attempt to respond to my piece on Al Mohler and Southern Seminary—as I think I may safely assume—Joel McDurmon tweeted this: “Ftr, saying that white Christians pursuing racial reconciliation will NEVER be permitted to achieve success, but be strung outwith endless apologies, because guilt is easy to monetize . . . just …

So Here Come the Letters

Fattest Snake Dept.: Be careful Pastor Doug, you keep pointing this stuff out, people might actually start believing this gospel thing! My wife has a very dark past and once asked me, what will she say to our son if he wants to know more about her childhood and history? She was very concerned about …

In Which Al Mohler Does Not Kill the Fattest Snake

Introduction: About a week ago, Al Mohler released a report on Southern Seminary with an accompanying letter. That letter (which has a link to the report itself) can be found here. And then also, if you want to read about the inevitable consequences of this, the utterly predictable howls of “that’s not nearly good enough, …

When Writing Letters, Don’t Lose Your Head

Justice & Injustice: I recently read A Justice Primer in conjunction with a couple weeks of leading a study of biblical justice in a Bible study. One question that came up was from my wife, who is a victim of childhood sexual abuse. By their very nature, crimes of abuse are carried out in secret. …