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Church Security Teams Revisited: Still Unbiblical
Read more: Church Security Teams Revisited: Still UnbiblicalNearly two years ago I wrote a blog post entitled, Church Security Teams? Verdict: Unbiblical, that seemed to be quite popular. Although, if I had my druthers it would have been popular because people agreed with it. But seeing as the article garnered a paltry two Facebook likes and the comments were rife with disagreement,…
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Church Security Teams? Verdict: Unbiblical
Read more: Church Security Teams? Verdict: UnbiblicalBefore my title causes you to misunderstand my position, I want to say a few things. I like guns. I really do. It is part of the reason that I have a concealed weapons permit. More then that, I believe in self-defense. If someone enters my home to harm either myself or my soon to…
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Of Nativity Scenes, Christmas, the State and the Small Town of Athens Texas
Read more: Of Nativity Scenes, Christmas, the State and the Small Town of Athens TexasIn keeping with the Christmas spirit that has been permeated the blog, I thought I would attempt to meld my two-kingdom series with something relevant for the holiday season. In the secularized west, the constant debate about Christ’s relationship to Christmas provides a fantastic peek into the practicality of the two kingdom’s discussion. Today’s article…
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How Many Kingdoms? Covenants of Commonality and Particularity
Read more: How Many Kingdoms? Covenants of Commonality and Particularity“…historic Reformed doctrines affirm a sharp distinction between the church as the non-violent kingdom of Christ and the sword bearing, coercive state. Hence, the state is not and cannot be the kingdom of Christ and… the demise of Christendom can be celebrated rather than mourned.” This quote from David VanDrunen in his book Natural Law…
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How Many Kingdoms?
Read more: How Many Kingdoms?We are less than a year away from the 2012 presidential elections and I suspect that I am not the only one who often finds political pontification in Christian circles (right, left or otherwise) to be an obscene bore. But it’s not just Christian circles. It’s every circle. What makes political discourse so confusing is…
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But Who Are They Talking To? Questions for the Biblical Manhood Movement
Read more: But Who Are They Talking To? Questions for the Biblical Manhood MovementDuring August of 2010 Mark Driscoll wrote an article entitled, “The World is Filled With Boys Who Can Shave.” In his article, Driscoll laments the fact that men today are simply not growing up. Among the more memorable lines, Driscoll states, “So, we are left with indefinite adolescence and a Peter Pan Syndrome epidemic where…