Theology, Apologetics, and Southern Culture
Local abstraction Two Sundays ago I was talking to a good friend while we grazed on chimichangas at my favorite Mexican restaurant. Even though we were late, somehow we walked right in. It’s hard to beat the Baptists unless it’s the fifth Sunday! Anyway, my friend’s always game for political discussion and one of his […]
The abstraction of Christian ethics I would like to expose a problem. It’s been germinating in the Church since the election of Donald Trump. Unfortunately, it’s one that’s been en vogue for pastors to contribute. Namely, the problem is the rejection of the reality of the Christian way of life for the empty substitute of neo-Puritan, […]
Christians Ought to Hold on to Tradition It’s difficult to articulate why Christians ought to hold to tradition. Often, I’m misunderstood as defending traditionalism. I don’t mean that we ought to defend tradition for tradition’s sake. Rather, I wish to communicate a kind of guardedness against sudden change as well as a sense of worth […]
If you engage in accusations of Confederate dead without ensuring fairness, you dishonor God
Preparing for the storm As I predicted last post, I believe there’s an ecclesiastical storm approaching. It’s fueled by rising hot air in the primarily Southern denominations of the SBC and the PCA. Now I’d like to suggest a course of action, rain gear, if you will. First, pray. You ought to already be praying […]