Theology That Bites Back
I am going to be praising this book highly, so let me get just a couple of criticisms out of the way at the very front. This book is a “reimagining” of the apostle Paul, one that defends him from some very common modern misunderstandings. It undertakes this task on the basis of a very …
Warning: some normal people may find some of the contents of this point disturbing. Some well-adjusted people may want to skip this one. But I simply want to briefly expand on a marvelous point made by Dan Phillips on Twitter, a point that deserves much wider circulation. Liberalthink: 1. You need to have a vagina …
Betsy DeVos, our new president’s nominee for Secretary of Education, is not a product of our government school system. She attended private school herself. Her children are not products of the government education either. They all attended private school. She is, therefore, according to some of our education bureaucracy mavens, not a suitable choice to …
Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity by Rebekah Merkle My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read portions of this in manuscript, but have been working away at the final version since it came out. And it is, of course, fantastic. Now one of you will say to me that I am rating …
If I might, I would like to deal with a number of issues at one fell, as they say, swoop. In the culture wars, the central battle is the battle over the dictionary. We are in a fight to the death over the authority to define. Shall it be God, or shall it be man? …
Introduction: “The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe” (Prov. 29:25). This is of course true—being Scripture as it is. But it also needs to be pointed out that in another sense the fear of woman bringeth two or three snares. I am writing on …
Cultural shifts are accomplished, or prevented, by various policing actions. I am not here referring to the cops, although they are sometimes part of it. But I am referring to the rigorous imposition of sanctions. Those sanctions could involve fines, denial of tenure, loss of vocation, restriction of liberty, etc. Whenever old gods are being …
Now let me begin by saying that we must draw a distinction between being happy about Trump and being Trump Happy. If I had thought that a scheduled surgery tomorrow was going to take my right leg off above the knee, and the doctor came in to announce a change of plans, meaning that he …
One of the basic doctrines of Scripture is that the entire human race is shut up under sin. The only way out is through the gospel, through the redemption that was accomplished fully and completely by the Lord Jesus. This redemption is grasped by faith alone. The Bible is plain. No one is righteous, not …
Most of the books I select for my “book of the month” pick are not titles from Canon Press. Now I know that I have lost my treasure in Heaven even for mentioning this, but I still thought it should be pointed out. It is also the case that I don’t generally pick books written …
