Category Archives: Musings
What the barkless dog saw
Over at Reformation21, Carl Trueman writes: Sometimes it is the dogs that do not bark that speak most eloquently to a situation. For me, Carl Trueman stands out as one who sees through the spin and fog of our North … Continue reading
Self-promotion and pride infects too much North American Christianity
In my last two posts I drew attention to Thabiti Anyabwile’s online conversations (begin here and follow links in his post) around the views of some such as Carl Trueman concerning the celebrity-crazed epidemic (my term) infecting too much North American Christianity. It wasn’t without … Continue reading
More on the celebrification of pastors
Yesterday I drew attention to an ongoing online conversation about the celebrification of pastors. I was drawn to the topic after reading Thabiti Anyabwile’s piece “The Deadly Death of Definitions: On the Use of Terms.” After reading, then commenting on … Continue reading
North American Evangelicalism: A Cult of Celebrity?
Thabiti Anyabwile’s blog, The Deadly Death of Definitions: On the Use of Terms, a carefully reasoned appeal for greater precision in our use of language when characterizing people and the organizations and ministries they lead, first led me to this … Continue reading
The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street should cooperate
My son phoned me this morning to ask if I had been following the Occupy Wall Street protests. I have been following it, though not closely. As many of my friends know, I’ve been disgusted with the manner in which … Continue reading
