Theology That Bites Back
“Without a legitimate bond, all attempts at community will be fragmented and atomistic. Because of our modern emphasis on individualism, this is a common problem. Our ‘communities’ have lost their former molecular strength—we see families and communities that have the atomistic structural rigor of a sack full of BBs.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 2
“A Christian worldview is not a patchwork crazy quilt, with all kinds of oddments thrown together and sewn on. No, a Christian worldview is more like a scarf knitted from one skein of yarn. Everything in it is connected to everything else.”
The Cultural Mind, p. xv
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“Nothing ages more rapidly than the current lust for contemporary relevance, and nothing ages more gracefully than an attitude of caring more about whether an observation is true than whether it is contemporary, or edgy, or emergent. Emergent was a hot word back then.”
The Cultural Mind, pp. xiii-xiv
SCOTUS: Yesterday somebody leaked a draft opinion written by Justice Alito, in which we were given a strong indication that Roe v. Wade was going to be struck down. In response to this, I tweeted the following. If Roe has been struck down, then glory to God. But sit tight—the unprecedented leak means that we …
Letter to the Editor: Wow, great stuff. Thanks, Pastor Doug. All the things I'm no longer surprised I didn't learn in my public school education :) Gil -- Doug responds: ...
“And this means that no currency was ever corrupted unless the worldview of the people is corrupted first. No talent was ever buried in the ground unless the faithless steward entrusted with it was buried in the ground first.”
Mis-Inflation, pp. 108-109
As I have been following the controversy at Grove City, I thought I should post this response of the original petitioners to the report from the board on the problem of creeping woke at Grove City. They were greatly heartened by the report, as was I, and believe that everyone needs to remember that certain …
Introduction: A number of years ago, I had the privilege of serving as the foreman of a jury in a murder trial. That experience was, in varying degrees, inspiring, exasperating, and surreal. Despite all the corruptions that have crept into our system, and there are many, the system is still operational. It still functions. But …
