“Wood drastically” – “Wood ‘drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth.’ You got that from Vickers, ‘Work in Essex County,’ page 98, right? Yeah, I read that too. Were you gonna plagiarize the whole…
There’s a great deal of confusion about the nature of temptation and same-sex attraction. Many Christians, even pastors and theologians, some of whom are ostensibly Reformed, believe that same-sex temptation is not a sin. For them, sin only occurs when…
It took me a while to remember who Joshua Harris was when he “kissed Christianity goodbye.” The news didn’t really rattle me; he’s so far from the mainstream of my life that I missed whatever it was he was selling.…
While a student, I came across an article by Latin American theologian Elsa Tamez titled, “Women Must Not be Silent in the Congregations!”–in which she argued that Paul gave apostolic instruction about how women should exercise the gift of prophecy…
One feature of life in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the unveiling of the annual buzz-word for our General Assembly. This year, the word is “welcoming.” So far as it goes, this is a fine aspiration for our…
