For the summer I'm leading the Connexion study on "Toxic Ideas" - ideas/presuppositions we've swallowed, often knowingly and usually uncritically. Last Thursday we looked at the idea prevalent in our iPhone obsessed culture that newer is always better, thinking through several key passages that command us to remember and hold onto the past and the Tradition … Continue reading Toxic Idea
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Iowa Caucus, Apartheid & the Church
A few days ago I heard a reporter say that the Iowa Caucuses could come down to which candidate the evangelical pastors in Iowa backed on Sunday morning from their pulpits. I'm not sure that's how it played out or not, but the idea is repugnant to me (I think there should be disciplinary procedures … Continue reading Iowa Caucus, Apartheid & the Church
Women are Not Supposed to Submit to Men
I just read this post, "Women, Stop Submitting to Men" from Dr. Moore's blog (in case you aren't familiar with Dr. Moore, he's Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY): Those of us who hold to so-called “traditional gender roles” are often assumed to believe that women should … Continue reading Women are Not Supposed to Submit to Men
My Response: Ethics, Church and Undocumented Workers
I thought I would get to writing on this a week or so ago, but better late than never. If you want to read through the question posed by Dr. Moore go here. The question reminded me how fallen our world is and how complicated situations are. It's easy to sloganeer our way through issues … Continue reading My Response: Ethics, Church and Undocumented Workers
Natural Law: Fact or Theologians Fiction
A couple of weeks ago I casually mentioned in the Poiema ACG that the Ten Commandments are a basic summary of natural law - the moral law written in nature and on the human conscience. It certainly wasn't a big point of conversation, but I was surprised to when my Scottish interlocutor (I mean, my … Continue reading Natural Law: Fact or Theologians Fiction
God Entranced 