Auld Lang Syne

Barmembers, I have decided to (drastically) scale down on blogging/forum related activities on the internet, and also bring to an end my membership of this admirable establishment. I did leave once before, but came back when Michael fell ill. I throuroughly enjoyed my time here, and some of you remain my facebook friends. Michael will [...]

Makes me wonder: As VP of my (LCC) congregation, previously on the board of Lay ministry, and with two daughters teaching Sunday School, and my pastor knowing I’m not YEC, will I be allowed to commune in any LCMS congregations?

Role the dice, land on Calvin.

FT, on your DW remark – spot on. As to Douglas Wilson: His entire project (ministry, denomination, college, ministerial ‘school’, school, school association, publishing house, rugby club(!) etc.) is one giant, all-consuming role playing game. If reality doesn’t fit, well, then all the worse for reality.

And anyway, “exploitation” is a matter of relative power within a transaction – that is, a matter of human interrelationship – not of whether one party’s profit margin on the deal exceeds a certain “morally-acceptable” figure.  Exactly.

I was away for a couple of days on a Scout Camp, thus I’m entereing the conversation a bit late. I agree with FT. Theft and exploitation are the evils, not trade. Paying unfair wages is exploitation, however, it is a given that one would enter grey areas in these discussions. But paying a person [...]

Genesis, myth, paleo-history and then some.

Bill, I would say that Genesis 12 is the tipping point. Before that we go from myth to mythic history. After that, we have history with mythic elements, at times. If I could liken Scriptures to Tolkien’s corpus, without offense, I would say that Genesis 1-11 is the Ainulindalë, the Valaquenta and the first part [...]

Bill – thanks . The answer to your question: Genesis 1 – 11, not history. Alethemythopoeia. That is, true myth making. No evidence for a global flood. No matter how much you squint. Those “Flood geologists” are doing one of 4 things:   Living in denial. Deluding themselves. Lying. Any combination of the above. Or, they could, like [...]

Tormenting question

Question to the Bar: How many of your fellow church members would find difficulty in fellowshipping with a Christian who happens to accept an Old Earth, biological evolution (including human evolution), no single world-wide flood, etc. And why can’t many North American Christians accept that such an individual can still be orthodox, in terms of the [...]

Phillip, I don’t disagree with you at all. My comments have nothing to with economics, and all to do with culture. And it is absolutely true, discerning tastes will generally be in the minority, but of late, it is easier to access some of these things, and that is a blessing of the free market, [...]

The showers in SA were pretty good as well, not much different from this continent. Apples – well yes, Fuji from Costco is a gamble. Occasionaly they sell Ambrosia, and although it is substandard (often) to Ambrosia bought elsewhere, it is normally a decent apple. Our dog is an apple lover – if you are [...]