I finally got around to reading Joseph Minich’s paper on the Federal Vision and the New Perspective on Paul. Maybe you heard about it too. I ran it off when it first came out, and then after that I threw it in my briefcase and hauled it around for a while (trying to earn me …
You Have Heard It Said . . .
This morning at our men’s prayer meeting, I mentioned a story I had recently read (somewhere) about N.T. Wright and death-beds. I didn’t buy the story, but it came up somehow and we were talking about it. One of the men there tracked this down, and because I read the story somewhere in email or …
Saluting the Uniform
Tim Enloe and I are continuing our conversation. Not much of an exciting conversation, because I agree with what he has posted here. But he does raise a question worth considering. “Pastor Wilson has said in his earlier post that the solution to abusive lay discussions is not a simple gag order. I agree, and …
Presbyterians and Presbyterians Together
I would like to direct your attention to an important statement here. A group called Presbyterians and Presbyterians Together has drafted a statement, and they are inviting you to attach your signature to it. I would strongly encourage the same thing. The importance of this can hardly be overstated. This is not an abandonment of …
Our Educated Fog-Mongers
A week or so ago, I posted something on laymen and Scripture here. I invited Tim Enloe to respond, which he has now done here. To this, let me add just a few additional comments. I agree with the drift of Tim’s comments, and share his loathing of egalitarianism. And I agree that the fact …
Doctrinally Bilingual
I have come to a conclusion. I have been in the midst of doctrinal fraci (what’s the plural of fracus?) because I am bilingual. I speak both TR and FV. When I talk with others who are bilingual, we get along famously, and I feel like peace is going to break out across the Reformed …
Denying the Cat
So let us talk about Mark Twain and the problem of evil. Twain was a fool on this subject, albeit a talented one. But even though his folly is evident on every page of his “Letters from Earth,” his ability to grasp and follow the argument exceeds the ability of most superficial Christians. In this …
Laymen and Scripture
An interesting thread broke out after a recent post I made about N.T. Wright and the need to bring genuine discipline to academic debate. The thread (to use shorthand) revolved around private judgment, the priesthood of believers, sola Scriptura, and the ministerium of the Church. How’s that for a summary? I thought I would add …
Let the Gentleman Do His Thing
I had made a mental note to post something about N.T. Wright’s comments on the Christian faith of Marcus Borg. Life has been busy, and this might be yesterday’s newspaper by now, but I would like to add my two cents. Those who missed the flap can catch up on it by looking at some …
A Girard Jag
As those who read the Easter sermon below can possibly tell, I am currently on a Rene Girard jag. I have read The Scapegoat, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, and am currently halfway through Violence Unveiled by Bailie, a man developing a number of Girard’s central insights. After that, I have a number of …