Egalitarians Need Better Arguments (Pt 3): Lies, Damned Lies, and Word Studies
I want to close with an appeal to egalitarians: do better than Sprinkle... if this is the best you can do, your viewpoint has a pretty limited shelf-life.
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Today's Inconsistency, Yesterday's heresy
If God, Scripture, and the gospel are consistent, we should be too; we should be conformed to them, not the other way around.
Egalitarians Need Better Arguments (Pt. 2): Fallacies and Feminism
The ways women serve in Scripture are extraordinary, but this does not even quality as circumstantial evidence for female pastors or heads of households.
Egalitarians Need Better Arguments (Pt. 1): Preston Sprinkle's Anti-Canon
Canon, Original Sin, Christology Page after page and chapter after chapter are filled with bad word studies, fallacious reasoning, and faulty foundations.
Jesus Blessed Infants. So... Baptize Them?
There is something deeply resonant about Jesus, a dignified rabbi, spending time with little children. But does this mean we should baptize our kids?
Into the Progressive Den: My Discussion with Tim Whitaker
Why the Evangelical Left Lost Me (Remix Version, feat. Tim Whitaker)
Evangelicals, Left and Right
Evangelicalism is a messy, conflicted family. I would argue that one way to impose a bit of order on this motley bunch is through the spectrum of left to right.
How the Evangelical Left Lost Me
Naïveté, Sophistry, Marxism, Trump, Drift, Family, and Respectability
Trauma as Worldview: How The Podcast Keeps the Score
Today I address an idea that you likely hear on a daily basis, namely, “trauma.” I cannot remember the last day where I didn’t hear, read, or even say the word.
You Need Help
When a pastor has this relationship with his congregants, it’s called a cult. When a therapist develops these kinds of relationships, it’s called clientele.
Give Anselm a Chance
All I want is for you to give Anselm a chance. Some say he is stuffy and over your head. He might be over your head, but he is most certainly not stuffy.