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An Installment on the Interaction of Intercourse and Economics
One of the more disconcerting passages in all the Bible is the rape of Tamar, David’s daughter, by her half-brother Amnon (2 Samuel 13). As the narrative goes, Tamar is “loved” by her brother because he was tormented … -
The Golden Compass and Asinine Reactions
As with The Last Temptation of Christ, and the Da Vinci Code, Christians have taken up the picket signs against The Golden Compass. I have had several Facebook group invitations asking me to join up with them “against Th… -
They Shall Be Saved Through Childbearing (Towards an Egalitarian Ecclesia Post 3/6)
For most scholars, dealing with this passage is like trying to fold a fitted sheet – no matter how you manipulate it, it still doesn’t look right. The most they can hope for is to jumble together some cockeyed story and … -
The World is a Vampire: Why Every Christian Should Listen to God-hating Music
Conversion to Christianity at the age of 17 enacted some considerable life changes for me. The Fundamentalist church where Christ saved me made separation from the world, and other Christians who did not hold the s… -
Toward an Egalitarian Ecclesia: Post 2/6
I Timothy 2 and the Ephesian Artemis CultA Very Brief Background to Artemis:The Greek/Roman female deity Artemis/Diana had a twin brother named Apollo. When her mother went into labor, Artemis came out of the womb first.… -
Worshipping at the Altar of the Bitch Goddess of Relativism?
I’ve come to appreciate Christianity Today over the last few years. While in college, when doctrine was merely an abstract idea waiting to be debated, I found CT quite lacking. But as I’ve grown in the Lord and matured… -
Freedom and Determinism: 2 Case Studies To Get Us Going
I hijacked this from my philosophy class, tweaked it for this audience, and now give it to you in hopes of actually getting somewhere in the Calvinism/Arminianism debate. Just before 11 p.m., Patrick … -
Toward and Egalitarian Ecclesia Pt. 1/6
*I'm re-posting this on this site, but thought it would be somewhat helpful to re-post this stuff here too. Most of you already read this on my previous page, but I have enough new readers (and not much time to write new… -
For Love of the Trinity
Trinitarian theology, from outset of my Christian walk, has permeated my thinking. I’ve always known the doctrine as that which distinguished orthodoxy from heresy and I have no problem seeing it present within the bibli… -
A New Heresy: The Soteriology of the State and the Peace of Christ: Remixed
Violence is the default reality of our society. We assume violence. We consume violence. We trust violence. It is our default reality because in many circumstances we can see no other alternative to defeating evil. We ru…
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