Always Reforming

I've tried to ignore the subject so far, perfectly aware that this is an issue where balance and level-headedness are rare and difficult, but I'm going against my better judgment and giving it a shot.  Here are my thoughts on toxic masculinity.   Please bear in mind that they are coming from an evangelical Christian perspective. 1) If you think that toxic masculinity (or perverted masculinity or corrupted masculinity...call it what you will) doesn't exist, you're blind or have been very fortunate. 2) If you believe that toxic masculinity exists, but deny that toxic femininity (or toxic feminism) exists, you're blind and a hypocrite. 3) If you equivocate toxic masculinity with masculinity, you're part of the problem, not the solution. 4) If you don't believe that the woman is the weaker vessel, you are not a Bible-believing Christian, nor have you watched the WNBA (I can't blame you for that). 5) If you think that women being the weaker vessel i

" Woe unto those who call evil good and good evil..." Those are some powerful, frightening words.  They are also increasingly descriptive of the moral condition of the United States of America. We live in a postmodern age (I suppose we're past postmodern by now). Our religion is self.  Our ideals are happiness and personal fulfillment.  Our creed, so unyieldingly maintained, is "Be yourself!" We glorify the present, the temporary, the vain. We have institutionalized selfishness.  We are absolutely obsessed with ourselves.  We're so obsessed with self that we're obsessed with other people being obsessed with themselves. Morality is relative, subjective, individually-defined. It has become clear that the only immoral act, the only behavior that we will not tolerate, is that which elicits guilt.  Naked dudes dancing around child drag queens?  Yeah, that's cool.  Telling dudes that they're dudes and not girls?  Nah...that's intoler

One of the most controversial subjects amongst conservative Reformed folks (all 12 of us) is whether or not the Sabbath, the Old Testament day of rest, is still for today.  It is a controversial issue because it is an important issue, which is why I keep coming back around to it.  I was raised as a strict Sabbatarian, which meant that on Sundays we didn't work or shop.  Some were stricter than we were (some wouldn't even play sports casually in the backyard on Sundays), but they were few and far between.  While I respect my Sabbatarian brethren and their commitment to applying God's Word to their lives (even when doing so is unpopular), I have come to the conviction that this is not the teaching of the Bible.  As I continue to read and grow in my understanding, it seems clear to me that the Scriptures present a very different perspective on the issue. While the things of God are often very complex, I find it helpful to simplify things, if for no other reason than to proc