What Do You Think About Mark Driscoll’s Apology? – She asked.
There was a day when I cared deeply about site statistics. If a person sets out to write,… Continue reading
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You Are Not Her Super-Hero?
John Eldredge popularized the notion that every man needs a beauty to rescue. Despite scathing critique from certain quarters of the Christian community, Wild At Heart remains popular with an average four star rating on Amazon.
The Wikipedia article notes that Eldredge calls men to masculinity without being egotistical,… Continue reading
Read MorePastor As Pirate or, Better Than Pulpit Freedom Sunday
Pirates open up spaces closed off by power. Kester Brewin, in Mutiny, traces the history of pirates and piracy in Europe. He even includes modern Somali pirates in his examples. When access to goods and services become blockaded by power and privilege pirates emerge to open those channels … Continue reading
It’s the Economy or, A Piratic Snowclone to Challenge the Church
I love neologisms. Reading up on the origins of the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,” I ran across a reference to snowclones. It occurred to me that this phrase could be used to describe how the phrase could function to alert us to the subtle way the economy … Continue reading
Scot McKnight Asks, “Do You Agree with Piper?”
We rarely agree with everything another person says. If we do, we may need to re-evaluate the relationship.
Yesterday I read a brief post by Scot McKnight titled, I Agree with John Piper. He later tweeted the post,
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— scotmcknight? (@scotmcknight)