Human Viruses
Even as COVID-19 spreads, other, more insidious viruses do, as well.
The Authoritarian Temptation
Beware of politicians looking to crush those who oppose them under cover of plague.
Stop Saying “We”
Which is Less bad? Shutting down the economy so that fewer people die? Which it is important to acknowledge, is a terrible terrible decision to make or to have to make because people losing money and jobs is not a good thing and I don’t hear anybody saying that it is. Or, not shutting down the economy and having lots and lots and lots of people die? This is also a bad choice. Really bad. Devastating.
Disasters and Presumptions
The church rightly reveres Ignatius and Polycarp, who both went cheerfully and without resistance to their martyrdoms. The church also rightly reveres Athanasius, who fled persecution.
Every Life Matters: A Response to Mr. Reno
We’ve been tearing babies out of the womb and chucking them away, destroying the lives of their mothers and fathers in the process and yeah, the economy, heretofore, has been ticking along fine, but, I would say, with little beauty and less honor and certainly dubious quantities of justice.
The Gospel is Not At Stake
If there were no pandemic sickness and the government were to tyrannically demand that we not meet on pain of death, I think we would be obligated to disobey and face the consequences. But in this case, lives are at stake, not the Gospel.
7 Coronavirus Takes
The great thing about a church is that it’s a community no matter what your lifestyle or work. Do you work in an office? That’s great, you can still go to church. Do you work at home? That’s great too.
An Anglican Lament
Tellingly, only one, Bishop Love of Albany, has stood his ground and now faces censure or deposition for his courage.
Lent: When Less is More – Fasting and Abstinence
I ended up discovering by accident that I gained more than I gave up.
An Offensive Gospel on International Women’s Day
If that is where all women in this moment’s bright day live (though I know it isn’t) it will then be quite shocking to see the words of Jesus printed there so baldly and offensively on the page. “Unless one is born again, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” How can such a thing be heard? Especially when there is no agreement that first you must be born at all.
Love The Sinner
“Love the sinner, hate the sin,” is not an inherently bigoted thing to say, though of course as a slogan it can be used that way. Properly understood, it is actually the gospel. This is what God does—he “loves the sinner” and because that is true, he also “hates the sin.”
Weekend Review 2-23-20: The Diagnosis of Romans 1, the Theology of the Cross, and Consensual non-monogamous Wokevangelicals
Full Audio Here: This week we look a bit a the misunderstanding of the church (w/o reference to the Brunner book:) when law and Gospel are not rightly distinguished. Are people not going to church because we're not being "loving" enough? Is it really a case of us not...
Your Assumption is a Whopper
Takes some real wishful thinking to get us a king.
7 Takes on the Christian Response to Polyamory
I used to say to people encountering the Bible for the first time, who were struggling along with it, that the Bible is like a yardstick that God slowly spiritually embeds in your spine.
Lent: When Less is More
Nonetheless, I never forgot that in worship sometimes less is more. A simple said liturgical office can often help one worship, pray, and contemplate more, maybe far more, than a “praise and worship” service.
Weekend Review: Porno Valentines, Law and Gospel, and how/why to end Your Associations with Unbelief.
And no, nothing to see here; there is absolutely nothing disturbingly illuminating about that. What are you, a Puritan?
How ’bout This Election?
Election by Christ wars with rejection by our sinful flesh.
My New Life After Transgender Despair
“In hindsight, it was all part of a selfish quest to nourish my long-held sexual fantasy of being a woman—a mental disorder called autogynephilia.”
Use Trans Pronouns Or Get Fired, Ohio Court Tells Christian Professor
The student “became aggressive, circling around him, getting in his face in a threatening fashion, while telling him, ‘Then I guess this means I can call you a c**t.’”
You Will Be Made to Comply
Individual, subjective states of mind now trump the First Amendment on college campuses.