Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: The title comes from an old line of Ronald Reaganโs, where he said, โSocialism only works in two places: Heaven whereย theyย don’tย need itย and hell where they already have it.โ Let that suffice for a rudimentary introduction, setting both tone and direction. So Lay the Axe at the Root: Socialism is, at root, not a math …
โThe best response to microaggressions should be a good dose of microcaringโ (Same Sex Mirage, p. 207).
Due to pacing problems on my part, I was not able to get everything posted that I intended to get to this November. I have three more posts to submit on this run, and so here is how I propose we do it. Tomorrow’s will be the last post in ordinary November. This is to …
Introduction: If you canโt say something positive, then donโt say anything at all. Thatโs what I always say. I mean to say, the world is so full of criticism and carping . . . why canโt we just accentuate the positive? Focus on what is good. Try to emphasize the delightful. As Paul once put …
โI do believe in rules for polemical discourse. I believe that a biblical approach to it allows us to hit hard and above the belt. But God defines for us where the belt isโ (Same Sex Mirage, p. 205).
โNever forget that being Jesus-like with the woman caught in adultery and being Jesus-like with the men who all had rocks in their hands is experienced by those two kinds of people in very different ways. โAnd beginning with the eldest, they departed one by one. And Shamuel said to Jonathan the elder as they …
All, For the second week in a row, in order to make some timeand space for a #NoQuarterNovember post later today, I am serving up atruncated letters section today. This section should be back to normal next week.Thanks for your understanding. Modern Art: I notice three kinds of contemporary artists. They’re not all copying my …
โEvangelical florists, photographers, and bakers are the sweetest people in the world. They are so sweet that diabetics canโt be friends with themโ (Same Sex Mirage, p. 195).
โPeople like Jesus get crucified. Jesus didnโt teach and preach in such a way as to โget a hearing,โ unless you count that hearing in the middle of the night before the Sanhedrinโ (Same Sex Mirage, p. 194).
