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- 02/18/09
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Meet Thabiti Anyabwile
C.J. Mahaney continues his interview series by talking to Thabiti Anyabwile, the most famous preacher in all of Grand Cayman.
Scot McKnight on the NeoReformed
“I have been using the term “NeoReformed” now for a year or two and a few of my friends have asked me what I mean and why I don’t just calls such folks “Reformed”. This post will sketch who they are and why I call them “Neo” Reformed.”
Taking Apart the $819 Billion
This graphic helps make sense of all that money. Sometimes it is awfully useful to see such things.
Walking Out on the Speaker
Andy Unedited writes about something I’ve observed as well. “It used to be that once people arrived at a session, they stayed till the end. There was none of this meandering in and out. To leave would be “walking out on the speaker”—a kind of protest or sign of disagreement with what was being said. Staying in your seat was a matter of respect for the presenter and a courtesy to the other attendees. Those quaint, formal days, my friends, are over.”
Down with Old Books
The Point had an interesting link to something I’m sure most people overlooked. “A recent law has troubling implications for children’s books published before 1985, among other things.”
C.J. Mahaney continues his interview series by talking to Thabiti Anyabwile, the most famous preacher in all of Grand Cayman.
Scot McKnight on the NeoReformed
“I have been using the term “NeoReformed” now for a year or two and a few of my friends have asked me what I mean and why I don’t just calls such folks “Reformed”. This post will sketch who they are and why I call them “Neo” Reformed.”
Taking Apart the $819 Billion
This graphic helps make sense of all that money. Sometimes it is awfully useful to see such things.
Walking Out on the Speaker
Andy Unedited writes about something I’ve observed as well. “It used to be that once people arrived at a session, they stayed till the end. There was none of this meandering in and out. To leave would be “walking out on the speaker”—a kind of protest or sign of disagreement with what was being said. Staying in your seat was a matter of respect for the presenter and a courtesy to the other attendees. Those quaint, formal days, my friends, are over.”
Down with Old Books
The Point had an interesting link to something I’m sure most people overlooked. “A recent law has troubling implications for children’s books published before 1985, among other things.”
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Comments (8)
In regards to the book banning article:http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/cpsia.asp
I noticed that the link was of the same vein as “a friend of a friend told me” due to 3 blogs linking to each other without actually linking to the original.
I heard on Moody radio once about how we as Christians need to be careful what we forward on in our email (or post on our blogs :)) because sometimes sowing disinformation can be akin to bearing false witness. A sober reminder to us all (as I can tell you my email forwarding was cut significantly after that!).
Thanks again for your A la Carte, it’s definitely one of my favorite parts of the site. Also, I’ll be teaching at a Jr High retreat in a few weeks…and I think I might just leave the cell phone at home :)
Have to agree with McKnight. Reformed theology has become a “movement” within American evangelicalism, complete with its anointed heroes (MacArthur, Sproul, Piper) and evangelists (e.g. John Hendryx). You just don’t see that on the other side. There are a few Arminian blogs, sure, but they’re mostly a reaction to the Reformed blogs.
I generally enjoy reading McKnight, as he challenges me to think critically about my own exegesis and hermeneutic. And I’m sure that he is right about a certain segment of Reformed evangelicalism, but it seems a bit reductionistic to paint with such a broad brush. But I do think he is right in asserting that none of us is entirely sola scriptura, seeing as we all rely on certain traditions and confessions, and we all stand upon the shoulders of earlier interpreters. In my opinion, there is no such thing as an interpreter relying solely on Scripture unaided by previous interpreters.
I’d have agree with McKnight as well. I find one aspect of what he is discussing to ring especially true. The way that the ‘neo-Reformed’ have demonized N.T. Wright. It’s very frustrating for me for a couple reasons. First, because I have lot of Reformed leanings and yet wholeheartedly disagree with their objections. And second because I have found Wright to be an incredible scholar who I very much agree with, and think that most of the attacks on him from the neo-Reformed camp recycle arguments they used against liberals and Arminians, though Wright is neither so it all rather seems to miss the point.
In reference to the snopes link. Check out the second link that discusses the so-called snopes debunking.
http://somehavehats.typepad.com/some_have_hats/2009/02/more-on-book-banning.html
I defer to snopes on occasion with the various panic sounding emails I receive, but the moderators are not infallible and often times do not offer the thoroughness of research before they declare a “false” status to their entry.
Fred
Fred, thanks for that second link. I tend to err on the side of caution with things like that.
The McKnight article is not specific with respect to the offenders but I understand his concern. I am among the guilty. Two things, however: 1) this “neo-ism” is not exclusive to the Reformed and 2) these are serious issues that necessarily involve “the village green.” What we preach and how we disciple is reflected in evangelistic style. But more to the point, as ideas have consequences, it ultimately affects how we create culture.
That said, philosophical conflicts will be ever-present like so many ills of our fallen state. That we deal with one another in love is our corporate witness to the world. We must agree on that.
Scot Mcknight is biased, just like the rest of us. But he won’t admit it. And he doesn’t allow some people to comment on his blog.