Well worth a look
Beggars All is, in my opinion, the best Lutheran blog around. Right now two items in particular are worth a visit there.
The first is on the "Christian Nice Guy Syndrome."
In seminary, I dated a Mennonite woman who used to say that all of her friends went looking for nice Christian men of other denominations to convert, because growning up Mennonite turned men into such wimps. Well, it's not just the Mennonites who have that problem- and it's a real crisis for the Church.
The second is an introduction linking to "The Real History of the Crusades" by Thomas F. Madden. Dr. Madden's article is a corrective to the politically-correct, Terry Jones-style pro-Muslim, anti-Western portrayal of these defensive wars which is so much in vogue among the elites- including those who taught most of us our college history (in that respect I, for one, was singularly blessed with Republican history profs!).
These, as is the case with most things that turn up on this outstanding blog, are very much worth a visit to the realm of Caspar and Tim.
The first is on the "Christian Nice Guy Syndrome."
In seminary, I dated a Mennonite woman who used to say that all of her friends went looking for nice Christian men of other denominations to convert, because growning up Mennonite turned men into such wimps. Well, it's not just the Mennonites who have that problem- and it's a real crisis for the Church.
The second is an introduction linking to "The Real History of the Crusades" by Thomas F. Madden. Dr. Madden's article is a corrective to the politically-correct, Terry Jones-style pro-Muslim, anti-Western portrayal of these defensive wars which is so much in vogue among the elites- including those who taught most of us our college history (in that respect I, for one, was singularly blessed with Republican history profs!).
These, as is the case with most things that turn up on this outstanding blog, are very much worth a visit to the realm of Caspar and Tim.
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Hail to Jeff Schwartz and the Geek as well!