Two lesbians (or any other two people that might have sexual attraction for each other) living chastely in the same house seems like a recipe for disaster. I see nothing wrong with it in principle, but who really thinks that’s a good idea? And like Comrade, I’m a little creeped out by th...

Another evangelical idea I’ve gladly put behind me: spontaneity as a litmus test of legitimacy. This is actually a significant issue for me in my spiritual growth. If I were left to spontaneous fasting like TMH recommended, I would basically never fast–despite the fact that I value and b...

This is hilarious: Driscoll Reaches New Spiritual Level, Kicks His Own Ass. “The problem with our churches today is that the lead pastor is some sissy boy who wears cardigan sweaters, has The Carpenters dialed in on his iPod, gets his hair cut at a salon instead of a barber shop, hasn’t been to ...

I would respond to Jim, except that these days I have a hard time even bringing myself to believe in Jim. I’ve got enough going on in my life that I don’t want to waste my time arguing about the existence of Jim, the inerrancy of Jim, or the Real Presence of Jim in the BHT. What’s ...

Michael: It hasn’t been hard to piece together what was going on over the past year. I doubt that any of us were surprised, unless they really weren’t paying attention. I was going to post a rather lengthly personal reaction, then I thought better of it. Anything I could say would just b...

Literature: I should say something about this. I also don’t think that the apparent dearth of Protestant writers is due to their lack of sacramental/”magical” worldview. I think the apparent dearth is just that: apparent. Most of us, when we hear “Protestant”, are menta...

Spike: I never answered your earlier question, but here goes: The use of leaven in communion bread is meant to illustrate the work of the Holy Spirit. In particular, the practice is drawn from the parable of Jesus in which the Kingdom of Heaven is compared to the little yeast that leavens the whole ...

Fr. Stephen gets it right about “personal” salvation. Thus there is always something of a hesitancy when someone asks (in newspeak), “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?â€� If only we would, it would be truly significant. But in our modern street-wise theology, Chri...