Link of the Day: Deconstruct your Faith
Came across this excellent link today via while reading novus lumen :: The Redemption of “I Am Legend”, that listed 10 ways to “deconstruct” your faith. I know some of them are excellent ways to refresh or re-examine the way you orient yourself towards God and fellow humans. I can’t vouch for the [...]
The Golden Compas, Part II
Is The Golden Compass anti-gnostic propaganda? If it is, should the Christian Community embrace it?1
I was talking with a good friend of mine last night after Heroes. On the boob tube an ad ran for The Golden Compass, which prompted a shift to that topic. My friend was telling me that the [...]
Two Moral Orders
Is is possible that there are two moral orders, a lower justice-based moral order and a higher, mercy-based moral order? Just thinking out loud here.
The more I think about this, the more I am unsatisfied with a single moral system.
UPDATE: I wrote this hastily and as a consequent, I did not make [...]
The Peace of Christ and the Soteriology of the State
Violence is the default reality of our society. We assume violence. We consume violence. We trust violence. It is our default reality because we can see no other alternative to defeating evil in many circumstances. We run to it before considering other possibilities. We flee to violence because it offers us protection and preservation. Indeed, [...]
Suitable Helper - Implied Subordination?
As Paul draws on narratives from the Hebrew Bible to support his case, and as he considers it authoritative for the Ephesian church, I think it is necessary for us to look at Genesis 2 and 3 over the next few posts. As they are often used to justify patriarchy, and as chapter 2 is [...]
Stop. It’s Quiz-time.
Ok, so the play on early 90’s rap did not work so well. However, I think that on the surface, this quiz encapsulates my current ways of thinking about Christ, theology and the Bible.
You scored as Neo orthodox
You are neo-orthodox. You reject the human-centredness and scepticism of liberal theology, but neither do you [...]
Love and the Trinity
Check out The Fuerst Shall Be Last. This guy has some fantastic insights on Trinitarian theology.
It’s an excellent starting point for some discussion. And, I think, a cogent argument for the supremacy of Love over sovereignty as God’s defining attribute.
Too much of one, not enough of Another
A while ago, the BBB had a poll running on headship and submission. Right now they are unpacking the poll and the issues surrounding the headship/submission issues. See part 1 and part 2. I really liked what Wyane had to say in the following quote. I think it is good [...]