A Confused Stand
I’m sure that I think that I mean this. I do. Am. Sure that is. About thinking. Meaning it. Well, I feel sorry for confused young fundamentalists. To start, they don’t know who they are. What is a fundamentalist? Most of them can’t figure it out. I have a hard time helping them. The early […]
Oxymorons
Plastic silverware. Objective opinion. Artificial intelligence. Educated guess. Microsoft Works. Genuine naughahyde. Government worker. Airline food. Postal service. French resistance. Adult male. Oxymorons. I thought of another one just as I was writing this. Parachurch ministry. But how about “boring worship”? Can we really be worshiping God and have it be boring? The thing isn’t […]
The Kleenex Argument
I WROTE THIS ON SHARPER IRON. IT CONTINUES MY POST FROM YESTERDAY ON THIS BLOG. I THOUGHT IT WORTH THE TIME TO POST IT HERE. I WAS WRITING TO A GUY GETTING BOMBARDED THERE BY THE OFFENDED. I really don’t know what the grounds for discussion are any more. Anyone can pull the offense card […]
The Offense Card
It’s tough to discuss these days. I’m not sure there’s any iron left to sharpen. We should call it rubber sharpening rubber or plastic or maybe styrofoam. A tip: Always come with a large supply of kleenex. Here’s how it works. You make a good point theologically, academically, politically, historically, whatever. You wait for the […]
Is It Impossible to Be Consistent in the Practice of Separation?
Years ago, I was talking to the president of a parachurch Bible college, and he said (I’ll never forget the exact words): “It’s impossible to be consistent in matters of separation.” In essence, he was telling me that no one could possibly obey Scripture. I didn’t believe him, but I know why he thinks the […]
Operation Suppression
The earth is traveling at 1000 miles per minute. That’s fast. I remember pushing kids on the merry-go-round at the playground, pushing, pushing, spinning, spinning. If kids didn’t hold on, they went flying off. We’re not holding on, but God makes sure we stay on. He also takes care of our distance from the sun, […]
Unrestrained Theology
Irony abounds in Scripture. The weak are strong. The rich are poor. The wise are foolish. How about this? The deep are shallow. People who go deeper than Scripture for theology will not leave the shallow end no matter how many times they pass the swim test. Count on the wise of the wading pool […]
100 Posts
Recent studies show that at least one billion Chinese couldn’t care less, but “About Mark” (below) was my one-hundredth post. Thanks for reading.
About Mark
My friends and I got a kick out of the titles to Walter Kaiser’s books, often beginning with the word “Toward…” We would joke like this: “Toward a Passing Grade in this Class” by Kent Brandenburg. A one page essay could be “toward” anything. For that matter, one sentence could travel “toward” any subject. OK, […]
Preservation: Does It Seem Like They Care?
Part of arguing the issue of the preservation of Scripture is figuring out as soon as possible whether the person you’re talking to really cares or not. In recent conversations on this doctrine, I have found what seems like a lack of intellectual honesty. For instance, when approaching Psalm 12:6, 7, tremendous exegesis has been […]