Zero-sum love
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
In a zero-sum world, where the books must be reconciled each month, there is a fixed supply of love. In this model, when one feels it and expresses it toward new acquaintances in his life, there is less love available to the people who have always been there. It should be readily apparent to Christians
- Published in Commentary, Love
The almost-ancient order of things
Tuesday, 14 December 2004
Sometimes I think those of us who find ourselves wanting to restore the “ancient order” of the New Testament church don’t really want to bring the church back to its most primitive state. It is much more comfortable for us to bring the church back to the almost-ancient order of things–perhaps the end of the
- Published in Church, Commentary, Unity
Identifying the light
Friday, 29 October 2004
I contemplated posting the whole eighth chapter of Carl Ketcherside’s The Twisted Scriptures, but that would get a little cumbersome in this format. Instead, I’ll just post a clip here and point you to the PDF of the entire book where you can scroll down to the eighth chapter to read for yourself. I realize
- Published in Commentary, Unity, W. Carl Ketcherside
Freed from the law
Monday, 04 October 2004
When God spoke to Moses on the Mount, he delivered to him both a detailed, proscriptive law, and a pattern for the construction of the tabernacle. There were details for nearly every contingency. When questions arose about the application of a particular law, Moses would receive supplemental instruction directly from God to clarify. Was God’s
- Published in Bible, Commentary, Law, Love
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Always the critic