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Thursday, November 27, 2014
The Real Evidence
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Bible Study 12 — Context [Part 6]
The most recent version of this post is available here.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Spiritual Economics
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Why Do Christians Disagree?
Sunday, November 16, 2014
The “No Harm” Argument (a.k.a. the Do-It-Yourself Millstone)
Care to try on one of these? |
How on earth did I get started on this subject?
Trying to deal with arguments for the acceptance of Christian same-sex relationships — and let’s be realistic: everyone I’ve read on the subject actively promotes full LGBT “equality” in the church, not merely the homosexualist agenda — is like trying to grasp a handful of jello. The proffered reasons for acceptance constantly change shape and direction. One could be forgiven for speculating that many such positions are actually Trojan horses: they present as reasonable concessions that mask the true intentions (and possibly even the true identities) of those who advance them.
Such tactics are typical of social progressives but one might hope (perhaps foolishly) to find professing Christians agreeable to recognizing a set of common principles to be employed in debate, if not always completely transparent about the goals they have in mind for church “reform”.
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Justin Trudeau, Judgment and the Angels
So okay, maybe one little lapse in judgment. Nothing to make a big deal of, right?
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Turning the Beat Around
A more current version of this post is available here.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Conflicts of Interest vs. the Peace Principle
Thursday, July 03, 2014
How Much Does It Have To Hurt?
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Living Large
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Christianity Incorporated
I just happened across a National Post article from a few years back that serves as a superb illustration of the sort of complications (“complications” being the polar opposite of the “simplicity” Paul refers to) that arise when Christians become corporatists.“But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.”(2 Corinthians 11:3, NASB)