On another blog, I have been having a discussion on the use of the word paradosis which is generally translated “tradition.” I posted on that word before. Go here to read that post. I thought I was done with those posts, but the other discussion has prompted me to cross post my answer below. While […]
Archives for April 2009
Ahh, yes, I like logical thinking
Philosophy of perfection and problems in American history
I had mentioned yesterday that a philosophy of perfection or at least of a high standard of Christian behavior tends to lead to the subtle pressure to minimize one’s faults in order to maintain the image of near perfection. This is particularly true if one has broken away from another group which one claims is […]
Philosophy of perfection and American History
I mentioned yesterday that if you have a philosophy of near perfection, then it can all too easily lead to a minimizing of your imperfections. This is particularly true if your group claims that you separated in order to set up a community that would show what true Christians were really like. This was the […]
On arguing about the Church
Yesterday, I finished my post by saying, “You see, in order to be able to put forth that argument, one has to engage in a self-deception that, in the long run, can leave one open to self-deception in other areas of one’s life.” If you remember, I was talking about the dangers of citing the […]
How not to argue for the Church
On the post I referenced earlier, the conversation quickly fell into an typical Protestant/non-Protestant debate. One of the comments said, in part: I am happy enough where I am because I see behind the green curtain. The ties to RC have taught me there are a lot of wonderful catholic believers, who in many ways live […]
On those who are happy to be Protestant
On a post on another blog, the writer posted a whole note on why he is happy to remain a Protestant. He starts out by saying: Because I’ve been wrestling with Protestant/Catholic issues through-out this past year, I receive a lot of email from those who have moved outside of their lifelong evangelicalism and somewhere […]
Obama about to allow Cubans to visit Cuba
The news came out today that President Obama plans to relax the travel restrictions to Cuba for those of us who have relatives on that island. And, I must admit that something in my heart leaped up and was glad. Please understand, this is not a political comment in any way. Rather, it is the […]
The Choco mission and the inner city
I suspect that this will be my final post, at this time, about the Choco mission. But, I wanted to point out that there is a relationship between the Choco mission and the work that my wife and I were involved with in the inner city. Unfortunately, it is a sad relationship. I am talking […]
The Choco mission, part 05
In my previous post on Choco I mentioned that, “I now look back and wonder whether or not there was truly something calling out to me that night, something that was not of God, but also could not harm a servant of God.” The reason I mention that is the following story from the Choco mission. […]
