We had some winter, then some spring, and now with 5 inches of snow on the ground, we’re back in winter. But Spring Training was set to begin and now put on hold, which makes winter longer. C’mon owners, make some compromises. Photo by Andre Benz on
Scot, you noted that " It’s not a fight over Christianity versus culture, it is a fight over different types of American cultural Christianity." Contrary to what some folks might want to believe, that has been the real case throughout Church history. However, it reminded me that a hundred years ago within both the Presbyterian and Baptist denominations, we witnessed conservative shifts to the right that called for more conservative shifts to the right of the first move to the right, and astonishingly, those to the right of others to the right of their denomination, felt obliged to prove their "biblical" authenticity by moving even further to the right. It was downright crazy! It makes a charade of the Christian faith. Of course, every shifting-to-the-right group was sure that the group left behind could not possibly be "biblical." SIGH.
Scot, you noted that " It’s not a fight over Christianity versus culture, it is a fight over different types of American cultural Christianity." Contrary to what some folks might want to believe, that has been the real case throughout Church history. However, it reminded me that a hundred years ago within both the Presbyterian and Baptist denominations, we witnessed conservative shifts to the right that called for more conservative shifts to the right of the first move to the right, and astonishingly, those to the right of others to the right of their denomination, felt obliged to prove their "biblical" authenticity by moving even further to the right. It was downright crazy! It makes a charade of the Christian faith. Of course, every shifting-to-the-right group was sure that the group left behind could not possibly be "biblical." SIGH.