I have sometimes spoken with Christians who have said something like “we really ought to emphasize the love of God,” and we should not focus on the negative “by pointing out heresy.” All that is necessary is to declare the truth. Why engage with error? Why give it the time of day? The problem with …
Sexual Sin and Sexual Rebellion
I just finished a fantastic read by Peter Jones. Entitled The God of Sex, the subtitle explains his theme further — “How Spirituality Defines Your Sexuality.” Really good stuff and highly recommended. I believe that Canon Press will be offering it sometime soon. And this leads to some additional observations on this general subject. I …
Canon Everywhere
I recently wrote a review of Logos Bible Software, which I am using and enjoying immensely. If you have that software, you might be interested in the availability of many Canon Press titles. Check here and here. And I believe there will be additional announcements soon.
The First Five Centuries
Most Christians today do not have a good grasp of the history of what they believe. They have no real idea of the “old paths,” and this is the source of many errors among us. When you don’t know where you have been, and where you are going, any road will get you there. “Thus …
Voting in the House of Rimmon
I have said earlier that if Obama is elected, it will be a holy cow moment. And that is true enough. He would be a terrible president. And it is not surprising that conservatives go weak in the knees at the mere prospect. But when it comes to politics and culture, our first duty is …
In Which I Start By Explaining a Nautical Phrase
I know that I said I would be posting these every Monday, but Sunday afternoon or evening turned out to be easier.
X-Ray Glasses and Women’s Dresses
What the world of high theology needs, not to mention the world of high philosophy, and the closely related world of high jinks, is a horse doctor dose of pastoral cynicism. Let me illustrate. If you were to give x-ray spectacles to one thousand thirteen-year-old boys, we should assume that all of them would use …
The Magistrates of Vanity Fair
We are in the thick of a political campaign—you have seen yard signs sprouting everywhere like they were mushrooms, and those who do not know God are evidencing their faith in democracy. But we have faith in Jesus, not democracy. We believe in Jesus, not the Republicans and not the Democrats. C.S. Lewis once said …
Exactly So
Last week we considered the truth that we do more than consume in this meal—we are consumed as well. If the entire congregation is the loaf, as St. Paul plainly teaches, then we are—all of us—both eating and being eaten. We consume and are consumed. Christ gives Himself to us, certainly. But we also surrender …
A Prophetic Voice Gets Laryngitis
Here are just a few additional thoughts on the Biden/Palin debate. I will not say a lot about Biden, who came off as fairly experienced and just this side of sleazy. He clearly had lots of facts and figures at his fingertips, but, on the down side, many of them were wrong. If Palin had …