โGod did not create two men, and so homosexuality is excluded. He did not create Adam and three women, and so polygamy is excluded. A helper suitable to Adam was not found among the beasts, and so bestiality is excluded. He did not create two women, which rules out lesbianism. All such images would be …
Rachel Held Evans, RIP
Rachel Held Evans died last week as the result of a severe allergic reaction to some medications. She was a very popular blogger, she was on a really unfortunate theological trajectory, and she was only 37 when she died. Where I would like to begin is with a prayer that the family and loved ones …
How God Knits
โAnd so Adam was put into a deep sleep, into a deathlike coma, and God operated on him. One was broken into two, and the bloody rib was transformed into a woman. One was made into two in order that those two could, in a different manner, become one again. And after they became one …
Okay Then. Define โLeftward.โ๏ปฟ
Introduction: In the aftermath of this post on Wednesday, a discussion broke out on Twitter, the center of which was helpful. I want to thank both Joe Carter and Justin Taylor for engaging with the piece, and I hope that this post will help bring more clarity to the situation. I participated in those threads, …
A Thesis That Explains All
With a Fine Grit
โIn the first moments after matter and energy were created, the world was shapeless and needed to be molded, carved, and then sandpaperedโ (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 35).
From Absolute Nuffin
โCreatio ex nihilo is a fancy way of saying creation from zip, zilch, nada, nuffin, and is therefore a foundational doctrine. On top of that it is an in-your-face doctrine. If we cannot deny it outright like some militant atheist, we would still like to background it somehow. The mists of antiquity are most convenient …
The Leftward Drift of The Gospel Coalition
Introduction: So the thing that got me going this time was an unfortunate article by Joe Carter, which you may read here. Joe has said, written, and done many fine things in the course of his life and ministry, and this article ought not to be included among them. If the Carters ever move, they …
We Are Good at Concealing Our Helplessness
โExtended periods of time do not really solve the actual problem, but they do solve the apparent problem. The apparent problem is that we cannot account for all the staggering impossibilities assembling themselves into intricate organisms of exquisite design, and so we sweep our helplessness under the carpet of aeonsโ (Mere Fundamentalism, pp. 31-32).
The Old Tuesday Letters Ploy
Abortion Really Does Matter: Concerning โWhy Abortion Matters So Much.โ I’m a young man, headed to college soon; considering all of these things, considering why abortion is such a big deal, why it’s such a terrible thing, a question has entered my mind. Why do we not strive to war against abortion doctors in the …