Do you know what happens when you breed two animals, then you breed their offspring, and you continue to breed within the family tree? The lack of crossbreeding causes major problems. Genetic defects that were once minor recessive traits become exaggerated. A line that began with two normal animals becomes offspring with mutations, defects, andContinueContinue reading “Are You Theologically Inbred?”
Category Archives: Culture
Brothers, We Are Rejecting Personal Experiences
The Caitlyn Jenner maelstrom has taught us one thing in particular. Our culture has one thing right that many churches have wrong. The culture at large prizes personal testimony, while many of our churches do not. We live in an age where personal experience is king. Authenticity means being true to yourself–your feelings, experiences, and beliefs.ContinueContinue reading “Brothers, We Are Rejecting Personal Experiences”
#BandwagonBlogging
It’s so predictable. It might be Fifty Shades of Grey; it might be a Christianity Today article seemingly condoning the legacy of Margaret Sanger; it might be a controversial book about homosexuality; it might be a salacious Christian news tidbit. The topic doesn’t really matter. The response is the same. Definition. I will define #bandwagonblogging in the following manner:ContinueContinue reading “#BandwagonBlogging”
The Biggest Lie in White America: The Self-Made Man
It wasn’t ever preached from the mega-church pulpit. It wasn’t something my parents sat down and taught me. It was never scrawled on the private school chalkboard. It was more of an ethos that pervaded the white American culture I grew up in. I heard it in adult conversations. I heard it come out ofContinueContinue reading “The Biggest Lie in White America: The Self-Made Man”
Seven Simple Ways to Improve Your Cooking
This won’t be my most theological post, but all of us have to eat which means all of us have to cook (or at least should). After all, Paul says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31), and showing hospitality is aContinueContinue reading “Seven Simple Ways to Improve Your Cooking”
’60 Minutes’ and the Ethics of Breeding Out Disease
Sunday night, on 60 Minutes Norah O’Donnell looked into the reproductive genetics industry. The entire show’s transcript can be read here. O’Donnell primarily interacted with two figures, Dr. Mark Hughes and Lee Silver. Dr. Hughes is a pioneer in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and Silver has patented technology that produces what he calls ‘digital babies’.ContinueContinue reading “’60 Minutes’ and the Ethics of Breeding Out Disease”
Christians are an Expendable, Enraging Nuisance
The events surrounding the sermon subpoena [can we call it “Sermongate”?] in Houston reminded me and others of a particular incident involving John the Baptist, Herod, and his mistress (Matthew 14:1-13). The similarities are uncanny: a government official using political power to silence a man for speaking out against sexual sin. However, I do doubt that anyContinueContinue reading “Christians are an Expendable, Enraging Nuisance”
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