Posted in Conservatism, Humor on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, you want to talk to a theological conservative? Here are five ways to ensure that they don’t burn you at the stake.
Apocalyptic victimization
We all know that something is on the move to destroy our godly way of life. Those homosexuals want nothing more than to destroy families. We must stop them by any [...]
Posted in Conservatism on May 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been suspect of Craig Carter for awhile now. Especially since I heard him deliver a paper at the John Howard Yoder and the Stone-Campbell Churches conference. He argued then that since pacifism is pushing certain individuals (Denny Weaver and co.) to question certain traditional beliefs (penal substitutionary atonement), we should play it down. That’s [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Humor on May 4, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Word Counts:
America (or our country/our nation) – 21
Bible – 16
Patriot – 5
Independence – 4
Constitution – 2
god – 2
God the Father – 0
Jesus Christ – 0
Holy Spirit – 0
Trinity – 0
Church – 0
h/t: Thom
Posted in Conservatism on August 4, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This past week I had two very different encounters with two very different groups of conservative Protestants.
We’ll start with the bad.
So, my cousin (we’ll call him Jack) asks to be my friend on facebook (and you can too!). Now Jack is a very overbearing person who makes his views known and loves to spout the [...]
Posted in Conservatism on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, it has been only a few days since the release of An Evangelical Manifesto: A Declaration of Identity and Public Commitment so I thought I would give my two sense in the matter.
First, many people that I respect are signatories on this document including: Miroslav Volf, Kevin VanHoozer, Mark Noll, Jonathan R. Wilson, [...]
Posted in Conservatism, Liturgical Practices on May 3, 2006 | 2 Comments »
A verse from a popular song sung during the harvest (invitation) reads as follows:
Though none go with me, still I will follow;Though none go with me, still I will follow;Though none go with me, still I will follow;No turning back, no turning back.
I will do my best to refrain from commenting at length on the [...]
Posted in Church Year, Conservatism on March 6, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Today I was talking in passing with a friend who mentioned that he had made a commitment to “give up” something for Lent. Then he said that he really didn’t like the idea of having a set time of the year in which we do things to become closer to God. He said that he [...]
Posted in Conservatism on March 5, 2006 | 2 Comments »
As I was reading this evening, I came across this article in Christianity Today. I suppose I was pleasantly surprised that such an Evangelical publication is dealing with topics like the daily office.
I must again direct your attention to my father’s blog:
[T]he assertion that the assembly is not worship arises out of an enlightenment-driven mindset. [...]
