The Wandering Heretic

There are two doctrines of Scripture that Protestants hold very dear. The first is the Sufficiency of Scripture. The second is the Clarity (or Perspicuity) of Scripture. These doctrines are aptly named. Both mean exactly what they sound like they mean. The sufficiency of Scripture proclaims that nothing needs to be added to the Bible [...]

My Mother forwarded this joke to me. I had to share it. A preacher, who shall we say was “humor impaired,” attended a conference to help encourage and better equip pastors for their ministry. Among the presenters were many well-known and dynamic speakers. One such boldly approached the pulpit and, gathering the entire crowd’s attention, [...]

I found this while doing my research on my previous post. It is hardly professional, but is still funny. It is called the Federal Vision Rap. Much of the humor, other than the obvious body movement and style, relies on some inside knowledge of the Federal Vision “doctrines” and participants. I can give some explanation [...]

I have some affinities with the theologians who write from within the Federal Vision framework. I think the attraction has to do with their desire to interpret the Reformed Creeds, and primarily the Westminster Confession through the lenses of the Bible and not the other way around. For this they have become the pirate ship [...]

UPDATE Per interaction with the author of Forbidden Fruit, I have made some corrections to this post according to the information he provided. Long sections with italics represent added sentences or paragraphs. In areas where I was wrong or ill-informed, I have struck out the original comment and followed it with the correction. I have [...]

  Dedicated to Dee Hillier

…the lady in the above picture married me. We had dated a long time (a fact for which she reminds me upon occasion). I had delayed the proposal for a variety of reasons: I was afraid I would not measure up as a husband; I was afraid of having and raising children; I was afraid [...]

When Dana Carvey was on Saturday Night live, he played a character known as the Church Lady. According to my former pastor’s wife, she/he often said of her/his audience, “You’re so special.” I never watched the show when Carvey was on and cannot find that exact quote; however, I did find the similar statement, “Well, [...]

Once I was thrown out of a Church for publicly telling the Elders a truth everyone was thinking but were too politically correct to mention. The content of that truth is no longer significant, but at that time I learned that bringing out in the open something that everyone wants to remain hidden is not [...]

Is it just me, or is there a striking resemblance between the theologian John Piper and the character actor Austin Pendleton? To my eye, they could be brothers, if not twin brothers.