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Believe Women
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View ArticleThe Leaven of Feminism
A month ago, I jumped into a Facebook exchange between a woman offering arguments exemplary of “Christian” feminism and her male interlocutors to observe the following: The idea that “if the husband is...
View ArticleThe Alleged “Appearance of Age”
I see the “what about the appearance of age?” argument come up a lot in debates over Old/Young Earth Creationism. Generally, the Old Earther wants to make the point that, if God created a 6,000-10,000...
View ArticleAdam’s Natural Body
I’m going to put up a series of posts on topics surrounding my firm conviction that Adam had a “natural body” like our own. I think this is required by 1st Corinthians 15, along with simple logic...
View ArticleSemper Virgo Semperatists
I’ve wasted wayyyyy too much time in my Facebook group making the case for a “plain reading” hermeneutic of Scripture vis a vis the question of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. I’ll admit it: I get...
View ArticleLegalism/Antinomianism = 2 sides, same coin
Legalism and antinomianism both arise from the same root error: They conflate righteousness coram Deo with righteousness coram mundo. Which subsequent error you fall into depends upon which direction...
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And people find this kind of thing compelling?
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Voices in the Wilderness: a plea for discernment to Virtue in the Wasteland
For the Uninitiated, Virtue in the Wasteland is a podcast about — in their words — culture, religion, and ethics. It is run by Dr. Jeff Mallinson and Dr. Daniel van Voorhis, both professors at...
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Virtue in the Wasteland Responds — and so do I
This is an update to my call for Virtue in the Wasteland to clarify the level of their endorsement of Emily Joy’s views. I posted this article to Facebook with the following caption: Several things...
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Extreme Makeover: Church Edition
Over the days since I penned my post calling Virtue in the Wasteland to provide a much-needed disclaimer for their episode with Emily Joy, I have repeatedly asked myself if my stance was one worth...
View ArticleBroken AND Contrite
As I noted in my last post, a certain rhetorical use of the word “broken” is often employed these days to disarm people who are critical of a given individual. “I know he done wrong, Leroy, but it’s...
View ArticleA Valuable Perspective from Pr. Eric Brown
Pastor Eric Brown offered another angle on the Virtue in the Wasteland matter that I found useful. It is reproduced below. The issue I have is this: I don’t know if ViW is designed to be an educational...
View ArticleExamining Emily Joy and #churchtoo pt.1
Emily Joy of #churchtoo fame made a recent appearance on the Virtue in the Wasteland podcast. In that conversation, statements were made that need examining if we are to take seriously the assertions...
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Tullian Tchividjian and Lutheran Lip Service
When 2014 began, Tullian Tchividjian was in full tour de force in Lutheran circles. He was promoted in a good many spheres of the Lutheran online community, and one sentiment — though worded in various...
View ArticleContra the Radical Lutherans
Nathan Rinne has begun a series addressing the steady creep (sprint?) of the Forde-ian paradigm in Lutheran circles, contra the reformer himself. Be sure to follow this as it promises to be replete...
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Master, what must I do to avoid confessing with Scripture?
In the past few months, I’ve grown increasingly convinced that the problems the modern Church faces are because Christians are too embarrassed to speak with the plain words and teachings of Scripture....
View ArticleFiring From Behind Rhetorical Cover
My wife has written a post on the use of phrases like, “It’s just a conversation” and “it’s just a thought experiment” (and, I would add, “it’s just an innocent hypothetical question”) to provide...
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A Tommy-Gun Shaped Bulge: How Not To Fight a Conspiracy Theory
I like Rev. Todd Wilken. A lot. I cited him in my last link post. The man’s whip-smart and has an incredible ability to put observations into direct, clear language. Don’t underestimate the value in...
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Two Kinds of “Wrong”
There are multiple ways to be in error when it comes to the interpretation of information. One way is what we might call “prima facie error.” The thing is white, but you think it’s black because you...
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The Fox Without A Tail
As “consider the source” has become a mantra for the Right in 2019, and as I’ve been pushing a similar mantra here… We need to stop reacting to the words people say and look for the reasons why they...
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