The Wandering Heretic

Neither Protestant nor Catholic, Reformed nor Evangelical, Conservative nor Liberal; But Some Strange Flute-Playing Mutation Between

Archive for August, 2007

Diving into the Baptism Debate

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

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 [...]

The Preacher’s Best Years

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

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, said, [...]

Speaking of the Federal Vision…

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

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 [...]

I Doubt There Is That Much Doubt

Friday, August 24th, 2007

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 [...]

Evangelical Divorce/Premarital Sex Revisited

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

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. [...]

Joshua’s People 8/19/07

Monday, August 20th, 2007

 
Dedicated to Dee Hillier

Twenty-Three Years Ago Today…

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

…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 [...]

Well, Aren’t You Special

Friday, August 17th, 2007

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 [...]

A Prophetic Message for Evangelicals

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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 [...]

Separated At Birth?

Monday, August 13th, 2007

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.