When I wrote Not Under Bondage, I emphasized the application of Matthew 18 for cases of domestic abuse. Here in a nutshell is what I said about this in the first edition of Not Under Bondage. If an abuser is a professing Christian, the victim of abuse should try to follow the steps of Matthew… Continue reading Church discipline and church permission for divorce – how my mind has changed
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Cool, Objective Academia Has its Place — But not Always
I have been thinking a lot lately about how we are often pressured, especially in the world of theology and writing and blogging, to maintain a cool professionalism that never gets torqued. A polite respectability, if you will, that leaves room for honest debate on an issue without attacking the other person personally (ad hominem… Continue reading Cool, Objective Academia Has its Place — But not Always
