Houses Divided (or…More Theological Jackassery)

Being a Southern Baptist who holds to Reformed theology is messy. I am connected to a denomination (more accurately, a convention) that is either largely unaware of or antagonistic toward this theological perspective. I don’t really talk about Reformed theology much outside a smallish group of friends, because my main objective in life is not to convert people to a Reformed perspective, but to see and reveal the glory of Christ. I find I can do that without mentioning Calvin, the TULIP or the Protestant Reformation. In some ways, in fact, I would consider myself (to take advantage of the parlance of our time) post-Reformed. By this I mean

Progress

My friend Al has a C.S. Lewis quote embedded in his email signature. I’m both loving it and stealing it for your pleasure.

“We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.” 

Garver on Emerging

Read Joel Garver on emerging church. Really. Read it. For a fuller understanding of what he’s talking about, click on the links embedded in his post.