From time to time, I have had my differences with The Gospel Coalition. Most of the differences have been adjectival, but they have been real nonetheless. But with that said, I do want to take an occasion that has recently presented itself to make a point that underscores how much we are on the same …
Misbehaving With Pronouns
So let us now write about pronouns. The cultural pressure is mounting, and will soon become a fiery wall of persecution. Well, it won’t be that intense, but it will be intense enough to roll right over our Christian intelligentsia, whose lifetime pocket promise verse appears to be “ye have not yet resisted unto blood.” …
Pro-Life Basics
Introduction Faithful Christians are necessarily pro-life, by definition. But having an instinctive knowledge that God’s gift of life should be respected is not necessarily the same thing as being equipped to explain from the Bible why this is so, or being able to answer some of the standard objections that may be raised. 1. What …
You May Not Cut Nature
One of the reasons I go on about the regeneration thing is because I believe that many other crucial things ride on it. If we don’t keep the necessity of the new birth in the forefront of our minds, we will in short order find ourselves unable to answer the arguments and demands of those …
No Kidding. 40 Years.
So today marks 40 years together with Nancy. It has been entirely a good business, largely owing to her good heart, good work ethic, good humor, good cooking, good sense, and good looks. That’s 14,600 lucky days for me, not factoring in the leap years. That many lucky days in a row. We had a …
Slomosexuality
Andrew Walker here describes the efforts of the new homo-jihadis to outlaw religious liberty on Christian colleges. I use the verb “outlaw,” but Walker makes it plain that this ultimate goal is not the immediate move. The current plan is simply to expose those colleges that have taken a legal exemption from the sexual pandemonium …
Temptation, Effeminacy, and Christian Leadership
The subject of temptation, same-sex attraction and sin is one that seems to call for ever more follow-ups. First, let us consider some questions with regard to temptation. If the stirrings of sin are themselves sinful, as I have been arguing, then how did Adam first sin? He was created perfect. As I was telling …
Feel the Touchies
Here is a different kind of update on the debate precipitated by the unfortunate Gospel Coalition post from Ed Shaw. In one of my responses to it, I said this: “Same sex attraction is an attraction to sin. If we lose that understanding, we have lost everything. This is not a trifle.” I have been …
On Breaking the Full Court Press
If you would, I would like to ask you to bear with one more update on The Gospel Coalition issue I posted on twice yesterday, here and here. Denny Burk has written helpfully here on the whole thing, and I heartily commend his piece. Denny has read the entire book the article was excerpted from, …
Multiple Women in One Day Attracted
Not surprisingly, my post about Ed Shaw’s book excerpt could use some updating. My original post is here. The article I am critiquing is here. Justin Taylor tweeted out two positive reviews of the book. One was by Tim Challies here. The other was a review by the Gospel Coalition here. In this last review, …