Lack of theological discipleship: casualties by friendly fire

Thesis: We have the tendency, left without theological discipleship and accountability, to make God into who we think he ought to be. When that version of him fails, it is not as if the true version has failed, but only the version we created. Therefore, we have not really left God in a proper sense, but we have left the God we made. . . . I seldom recommend a post without reservation, but I highly... [Read more]

How do you handle ethical conflicts?

On the blog that I love to read, there is a discussion on ethics. No, not on ethics, per se, but on disagreeing charitably. It is quite a good set of thoughts and I posted the response below on that blog. But, in discussing ethical conflicts, I wondered whether the author had gotten caught in what I often see as a problem in the “structure” of our ethics. That is, most of us have, what... [Read more]