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Ingrained

I feel the need to repeat some statements about sin. Even among believers, a common claim is that if something is ingrained or natural, it can’t be sin. But we live in corrupt flesh, in a corrupt world, being hounded by forces of evil. Put a free will into a package like that, and you [...]

Boys Will Be Boys

I just read The Role of Women in the Church, another typical male supremacy-endorsing document, and I'm really tired of such things. But because these familiar claims and arguments keep being promoted, there is a need to keep refuting them, beginning here with their Introduction.
"Western culture has undergone a dramatic shift in its view of [...]

Atonement

There’s a phrase I heard thirty years ago that I like to use: Those who know all the answers haven’t heard all the questions. It’s a good one to remember when it comes to things we take for granted, sometimes for our entire lives, until someone else brings it up.
And there isn’t anything about Christian [...]

PnP: A Study in Pots and Kettles

I know I said I wouldn’t blog as often anymore, but this is just too good to pass up. A male supremacist (MS) site lists Seven Common Fallacies of Biblical Interpretation, not realizing male supremacism commits every one of them in their arguments!
Let’s break it down…

1. Preunderstanding fallacy: Believing you can interpret with complete objectivity, [...]

Truth Tellers

I saw a link today to this article and just had to comment. Here’s an excerpt:
Without Nathan, one is left to wonder if David would have ever repented and asked God for the restoration of the joy of his salvation.
The kind of truth Nathan supplied David is in short supply for far too many ministers. [...]

Excuses, Excuses

I was reading today some comments about Tiger Woods’ recent “apology” and just had to share one. Please note that while the language used is not technically vulgar, the topic requires terminology that some might find offensive or impolite.

Women get all wound around the axle of male infidelity, but that’s because they see it only [...]