Nietzsche was a master wordsmith, and so he effectively projected a bad boy image of himself up on our culture's screen, an image calculated to make all his maiden Lutheran aunts shudder, and perhaps weep a little. But inside, that man was Burns' mouse beneath the harrow -- a wee … [Read more...]

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die No, I have not gone all nerdy on you, and yes, I am about to analyze the argument presented in the above musical spoof of California's Prop 8. Here is the argument presented by Prop 8: The Musical. Christians who profess to follow … [Read more...]

One of the testing points of wisdom is the matter of identifying what the real issue is. In ancient rhetoric, this is what stasis theory was about -- what is really at issue? What is the hinge upon which all turns? Luther complimented Erasmus at the conclusion of The Bondage of … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Our culture's wholesale abandonment of biblical ethics in matters of sexuality -- what I have recently called pomosexuality -- is the direct and immediate result of a failure of the Church to proclaim and live out life in Christ, life in the gospel, life in the triune God. So the … [Read more...]

A bit more on the topic of the previous post. I certainly believe that it is possible for Christians, standing for a biblical understanding of sexuality, to sin against homosexuals by means of verbal violence. Expressions of malice, pettiness, personal hostility, and so forth are … [Read more...]

I have recently been reading The God of Sex by Peter Jones, and have been very impressed by it. Jones very ably shows, as his subtitle declares, "How Spirituality Defines Your Sexuality." Homosex -- not to mention all the other laundry list perversions that gender studies … [Read more...]

Boundaries are an essential element in any art, but it does not follow from this that if the boundaries are honored and respected, the great art will necessarily follow. A lot of pedestrian poetry has been written within the confines of the traditional forms. Sexual boundaries … [Read more...]