There are a couple things in Thabiti’s most recent post that I would like to respond to immediately, and then perhaps pick up the thread of the discussion on Monday — after we have all celebrated the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, the one in whom all nations, kindreds, peoples, and tongues may dwell …
Trigger Alert Study Bible
Reading the latest two posts by Thabiti, which you may find here and here, I am more convinced than ever that he is a gracious Christian gentleman. I continue to be privileged to be in a discussion with a man of his caliber, and I trust this post of mine will move us farther into …
Good Friday and the Death of Same Sex Envy
Allow me to start with my conclusion so that when I wind up there at the end, there will be no surprises. The same sex marriage crusade has nothing whatever to do with what people can do sexually in private, and it has everything to do with what you will be allowed to say about …
A Theology of Apology
Life in community is hard, and life in large community is even harder. When we have angered someone we didn’t want to anger, or hurt someone we ought not to have hurt, we should be eager to put it right, and we should act like we are eager to put it right (Prov. 15:1). When …
Harder Than It Looks
In his next to last post in this exchange, Thabiti said some things that were no fun for him to say, and I appreciated him saying them to me anyway. I appreciate it as much as I appreciated the things we agreed on. He says, “I pray this post has made even incremental progress to …
Corner Rights for Tapioca
As the same sex marriage issue is now before the Supreme Court, just a few observations. It is important that we get this straight, because the next case before them concerns the right of circles to be square, and if a bad precedent is set on this same sex marriage case, the next case is …
A Good Luck Wave Won’t Cut It
As Thabiti did with mine, I would like to respond to some elements in his most recent post, and I will try to do so without getting us lost in the weeds. Every exchange in this series has been a gift from God, and I continue to thank God that Thabiti’s interaction with me has …
With Jello in My Hair
I would like to welcome Thabiti back to our discussion. I understand he was on the road, and you can’t always keep up the back and forth when you are traveling back and forth. We have both expressed our appreciation for how the discussion has fared thus far, but given the volatility of the topic …
Coin from God’s Mint
John Bunyan spent a number of years in jail, and it was not for preaching the gospel, as is commonly supposed. He was there for preaching the gospel without a licence. A lot of modern Christians, more cooperative than they ought to be, will immediately wonder why Bunyan didn’t hie himself down to the Department …
Kinkytime
I had a pastor friend ask me about a web site called Christian Nymphos, designed to liberate the heck out of everybody. I looked at it and replied to him that it looked “kind of creepy in a sad people kind of way.” And that set off a line of reasoning that I thought I …