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Egalitarian Beliefs: Voices in the Home
Picking up from where I last left off, here is Christians for Biblical Equality’s Application #3: In the Christian home, husband and wife are to defer to each other in seeking to fulfill each other’s...
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Egalitarian Beliefs: Valuing and Protecting Self in Marriage
As we move along in this series, the final two applications from Christians for Biblical Equality are similar in nature and intention as the third application that I covered in my last blog....
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Egalitarian Beliefs: Clarifying What We Believe
Continuing from the last post, this blog examines the final application from Christians for Biblical Equality. Application #5 states: In the Christian home, couples who share a lifestyle characterized...
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Complementarian Beliefs: Addressing Cultural Influences
I’ve been thinking long and hard about how I could critique egalitarianism in a meaningful way that can actually contribute, rather than repeat statements and conversations that have been made before....
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Complementarian Beliefs: Biblical Consistency
Picking up from where I left off, the next main point that grabbed my attention were the shifting definitions/words that egalitarians used to defend their position. Formally, this is called the...
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Complementarian Beliefs: Tackling the What and Where of the Problem
I am long overdue for wrapping up this series, and I apologize for the longer than expected delays if you are following this. But in this blog I will offer one more critique for egalitarians, and...
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Why I Am Not Opposed to Accountability Software
I’ve heard the arguments: “If you are truly indwelt and walking by the Spirit, you should not succumb to the temptation of internet pornography.” “External systems of constraint don’t solve the...
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Lessons for the Developing Complementarian Journey
Along this journey of examining the beliefs of complementarians and egalitarians, I’ve gone through a bit of a personal transformation. But mostly, I’ve learned a lot about myself, the pressures of...
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The Sins of Our Celebrities
Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on the interwebs about the proper Christian response to a repentant celebrity who has admitted to heinous crimes. The general consensus among many is that...
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The Document No Man Can Shred
When my daughter sets her mind to something, she’s always devastated when she doesn’t get it. I try to tell her that she should not invest so much hope in the object, but she inevitably sets herself up...
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Gospel Issues: An Open Letter to Western Evangelicals
With a small amount of interest, I have occasionally turned my gaze on the provocative happenings in the world of Evangelicalism. Just to be fair, by a very loose definition, I would be considered an...
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Why I Lovingly Push Reformed Theology
Periodically, an article is published to which I am compelled to respond. This doesn’t necessarily mean that I have to respond with nastiness or even direct disagreement. A response is not a reaction....
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The Guilt of Pastoral Ministry (Leon Brown) – Reformation21
Leon Brown offers his thoughts on how members might help alleviate the guilt their pastors feel from sacrificing so much for pastoral ministry… _________________________ As I was re-reading a section...
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Will the Monologue NOW Become a Dialogue?
The past two years have been very exhausting on the ethnic front. As I’m sure most of you are aware, Gabriel Williams and I have been blogging on the subject of Public Theology. It has been a long...
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Jemar Tisby vs. “White Evangelicals”
Earlier this week, we reported that RAANetwork has come under the scrutiny of many in the Evangelical community for comments made by Jemar Tisby during an episode of Pass the Mic. In response to his...
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Happy Holy Days?
I once heard a Reformed Baptist say that there are roughly 52 holidays (holy days) on the Reformed church calendar, and they all have the same name: the Lord’s Day. This assertion struck my funny bone...
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How Much Do You Need the Church?
To the reader of this blog, may I ask you some questions: Do you love the church? Do you believe that the church is still necessary or has the church become merely a convenience in your life? Do you...
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The Beauty of the Local Church
When considering the role of the church in our lives, it’s always important to consider the age in which we live. As discussed in the previous blog, I believe that it is self-evident that we live in a...
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Why Church Membership
As mentioned in the previous blog, God visits and dwells with His people in a special way within your local church. However, our anti-institutional age has convinced us that we can piece together all...
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Loving the Local Church
As mentioned in the previous blog, the local church is the ordinary and primary means in which God sanctifies and grows believers, which means that church membership is non-negotiable for Christians....
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