Does Christ Redeem Cultural Expressions?
We have studied some statements by Shai Linne and boiled them down to four propositions. 1) Rap is a medium. 2) Media are morally neutral… Read More »Does Christ Redeem Cultural Expressions?
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Relevance is Irrelevant (Part 5)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 This series is applying the words of Paul in the early chapters of 1 Corinthians to ministry in the… Read More »Relevance is Irrelevant (Part 5)
Are Media ‘By Definition’ Morally Neutral?
In Shai Linne’s statements, we identified four propositions: 1) Rap is a medium. 2) Media are morally neutral until informed by content. 3) Christ’s act… Read More »Are Media ‘By Definition’ Morally Neutral?
Is Rap Really a Canvas?
The following abridged discussion took place here. Credo Mag: In the past you have been criticized for redeeming such a “depraved genre” as hip-hop. What… Read More »Is Rap Really a Canvas?
Hold the Superlatives, Please
Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us… Read More »Hold the Superlatives, Please
Lord Smiley-Face
Once there was a man who lived as a worshipper of Lord Smiley-Face. He grew up singing the smiley songs to Lord Smiley-Face, and faithfully… Read More »Lord Smiley-Face
The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
“In the United States at this time Liberalism is not only the dominant but even the sole intellectual tradition,” Lionel Trilling famously declared in 1950.… Read More »The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
The Technology of Thought
To understand reality, a child must think. Thinking that brings understanding is not the thinking that a cow does when it notices a car passing… Read More »The Technology of Thought
Relevance is irrelevant (Part 4)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 I believe that the first three chapters of 1 Corinthians ought to guide our thinking concerning the relationship of our… Read More »Relevance is irrelevant (Part 4)
Good Friday
The Passion Since blood is fittest, Lord, to write Thy sorrows in, and bloody fight; My heart hath store; write there, where in One box… Read More »Good Friday
Relevance is irrelevant (Part 3)
Part 1 | Part 2 In part 1, we looked at Paul’s ministry model in 1 Corinthains 1:10-17. Paul took deliberate steps to preach the gospel… Read More »Relevance is irrelevant (Part 3)
Christian Approaches to Culture
Conflicting Christian approaches to Culture is not a new phenomenon. The Hebrews themselves struggled with the issue even though as a theocracy, religion and culture… Read More »Christian Approaches to Culture
Relevance is irrelevant (Part 2)
Part 1 In emphasizing the unity of the church in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17, Paul asks the church pointedly: “is Christ divided?” (v 13). With their… Read More »Relevance is irrelevant (Part 2)
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
“What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem?”1 These immortal words from the pen of early church father Tertullian of Carthage illustrate well the tension that… Read More »What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
Relevance is irrelevant (Part 1)
Paul opens up his letter to the Corinthians thanking God for the good work of grace begun in them, but quickly moves to admonish them… Read More »Relevance is irrelevant (Part 1)
“Ideas Have Consequences” by Richard Weaver
In these book recommendations, we have worked our way back in time to the fourth century. We could spend much more time back there, and… Read More »“Ideas Have Consequences” by Richard Weaver
Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 5)
| | | We have looking at different reasons why the regular meeting for worship with one’s church is better than private meetings of worship, including times… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 5)
On the Incarnation by Athanasius
Getting the gospel right is near and dear to the heart of every conservative Christian. The integrity of the gospel is a non-negotiable. In this… Read More »On the Incarnation by Athanasius
More on the Hymnal vs. Screen thing
I think we all agree that the hill marked “The Battle of the Hymnal vs. the Projector” ought to have no man’s grave on it.… Read More »More on the Hymnal vs. Screen thing
Thanks, But I’ll Keep My Printed Hymnal
Visitors that attend my church are often introduced to the seemingly obscure practice of fumbling for a hymnal, finding a page, and according to some,… Read More »Thanks, But I’ll Keep My Printed Hymnal