Do Christian Nationalists have cogent reasons, or just primal reactions? I look at the 3 assumptions that make it “Christian” Nationalism.
Tag: evangelicalism
Christian Fundamentalism is like an autoimmune disease. I know it sounds harsh. And I was raised Fundamentalist, and I’ve suffered under its effects. So let me explain. An autoimmune disease is when the immune system attacks the body it is meant to protect. This is what Fundamentalism has been doing to the Evangelical body […]
CEOs withdraw from Trump’s advisory councils because of the Presidents bankrupt statements about Charlottesville—maybe because of their moral backbone, but probably because of the financial bottomline. But so far no evangelical advisors have stepped down. It makes people ask, “Are evangelicals really are just White?” For some this is self-evident. Others vigorously deny it. And […]
The Journey of Redemption I’ve found in my journey of redemption that I don’t necessary sin egregiously in every category. Rather I’ve found I often keep struggling with the same two or three sins that seem to go all the way down to my core. Every time I think I’m done with that sin God will gently […]
Tim Challies ended a recent post criticizing the practice of Lectio Divina by saying, “This, then, is a danger in Lectio Divina, that it may teach us to approach the text subjectively rather than objectively.” But what is the big deal about reading the text subjectively as opposed to objectively? 3 Subjects of Scripture It is […]
I think that much of theology works with the assumptions expressed by Matt Damon’s character in “The Good Shepherd” (about the CIA). When asked about what “you people have?” he answers, “We have America. The rest of you are just visiting.” (FYI, racial slurs in the dialogue) (My thoughts below). I think many pop theologians […]