Speaking off the cuff is risky business. But then it is also a potentially rewarding business to learn how to do it well, because it has more of a believable quality to it.More
Category Archives: Theology
Doug Wilson and John Piper
For all that we bemoan the frenetic way debates are handled in modern American society, the antidote to the chaos may be this sort of long-form dialog.More
Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
By God’s grace, we can study to show ourselves approved workmen who need not be ashamed. We can be more intentional in our speech and conduct. We can do good instead of evil, and speak truth instead of falsehoodsMore
What is Going On at McLean Bible Church
At first blush, it may seem as though the laypeople objecting are the ones out of order. And they no doubt are sometimes. But then that is to be expected when the leadership is itself also out of order.More
Yet Another Response From Kwon and Thompson
Publishing ‘Distinctively Christian? An Additional Response to Reverend Kevin DeYoung’ at The Front Porch, they get more into the substance of DeYoung’s criticism this time. Mercifully, they are more succinct. Yet tragically, they are not more correct than they were before.More
Erring on the Side of Caution
Given the fact that a double negative makes a positive, I make a concerted effort to push back on cautious errors. We should err on the side of caution when it comes to erring on the side of caution. More
Unpacking the Response to the DeYoung TGC Review
The argumentum ad hominem is strong with this one. And it has an all-too-familiar feel to it for me which I recognize from many painful interactions with old friends and family who have embraced Woke ideology, particularly when wedded with a form of Christianity. More
Reviewing the DeYoung TGC Review of Reparations
We can all get better at communication. And though I agree with all of DeYoung’s concerns stated in the nearly 6,000 word piece he published, he does pull his punches and send mixed signals.More
An Interesting Back and Forth About Reparations
Kwon and Thompson assure us Kevin DeYoung is not a white supremacist and racist – per se. But his methodology is thoroughly racist and white supremacist.More
Book Review: ‘Beyond Order – 12 More Rules for Life’ by Jordan Peterson
There is a form of godliness in Peterson’s ample references to Biblical stories. Yet does he affirm their power fully and truly when he treats them as only psychologically useful?More
