Category Archives: The Blogosphere

The New Purity Ethic

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

It has been almost two months since I last posted here. I don’t expect to post much over the next couple of months. I wasn’t even intending to post anything today but, after writing the following in the form of … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, Sex and Sexuality, The Blogosphere, Theological | 24 Comments

A Lament for Google Reader

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

After seven years, Google Reader will be closed on July 1, 2013. Perhaps Google thought tonight was a good night to bury bad news. This isn’t the end of the road for web feed users. Services such as NewsBlur and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, In the News, My Reading, On the web, The Blogosphere | 40 Comments

Guest Post on the Body in Leviticus

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

I have guest posted over on The Big Bible Project, on the subject of lessons that we can learn from the significance given to the body in the book of Leviticus: The book of Leviticus has been the death of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Guest Post, Leviticus, On the web, OT, OT Theology, Sacramental Theology, The Blogosphere, The Sacraments, Theological, Theology | 3 Comments

Rob Bell and Don Draper – The Ad Man’s Gospel

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

I find Rob Bell fascinating. Sure, I disagree with his theology, but when it comes to engaging communication, the man is virtually without peer. If you want to see a masterpiece in clever communication, look no further than a promotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, On the web, Society, The Blogosphere, The Emergent Church, Theological, Theology | 104 Comments

Exodus as New Birth

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

I just wrote a guest post for the Big Bible Project, presenting a reading of the Exodus as new birth. Take a look - it is extremely short, as my posts go. I would love to hear people’s thoughts!

Posted in Bible, Exodus, Guest Post, On the web, OT, OT Theology, The Blogosphere, Theological | 2 Comments

Steven Wedgeworth and Peter Escalante on the Two Kingdoms and Natural Law Debate

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

Things will probably be rather quiet here over the next week. However, over on The Calvinist International there is a vigorous discussion of the subject of natural law and two kingdoms theology. You might want to take a look. Opposite the … Continue reading →

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Triggering and the Triggered in the American Conservative and some further thoughts

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

Visits to this blog have received something of a bump over the last couple of days, as both Steve Sailer and the American Conservative linked to a post of mine from a few months ago – On Triggering and the Triggered, … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Ethics, On the web, The Blogosphere, Theological | 4 Comments

On Triggering and the Triggered, Part 4

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

[WARNING: This post contains language and discussion that rape or sexual abuse survivors may find upsetting.] Within this series of posts I am commenting on the dynamics of many heated online and offline debates and arguments. These thoughts were occasioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Ethics, Society, The Blogosphere, Theological | 75 Comments

On Triggering and the Triggered, Part 2

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

[WARNING: This post contains language and discussion that rape or sexual abuse survivors may find upsetting.] In my previous post, I dealt with the controversy that had developed around Jared Wilson’s post: ‘The Polluted Waters of 50 Shades of Grey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, Culture, Ethics, On the web, The Blogosphere, Theological | 95 Comments

On Triggering and the Triggered, Part 1

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

[WARNING: This post contains language and discussion that rape or sexual abuse survivors may find upsetting.] A few days Jared Wilson unwittingly started a firestorm. He posted on the subject of the recent erotic fiction bestseller, Fifty Shades of Grey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversies, The Blogosphere, Theological | 160 Comments