Proto-Protestantism

An Old Paradigm Reborn If the Euro currency fails and the European Union itself collapses, more than ever we will be returning to an ol...

I've been so busy (actually far too busy) I forgot it's 'Holy Week'. That means it's time to re-post some old links appr...

The Cold War vis-a-vis Eurasian History While some heralded the end of the Cold War as the victory of Democracy others were more sceptical...

Watching the unfolding tragedy in Syria I've often been shocked at how blatantly the American media seems to be trying to push the Ameri...

In the United States we’re committed to private ownership of public utilities. We’re convinced that profit oriented companies will provide...

I just find it increasingly bizarre that so many Conservatives, so many Christians I speak with are so concerned with global conspiracy and ...

Sorry I couldn't resist posting this link.... http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/wiles-fly-landing-obama-may-be-sign-he-demonic

I feel compelled at this point to stop for a moment and take stock lest some misunderstand the motivation behind what I’m writing about in...

I don't usually link articles too much anymore but this was a good one. I highly recommend it. Some of you will recognize its author ...

Social Parasites Part 4 While it may seem that I've strayed off topic, all of these issues are related. For example with so much of ...

(Social Parasites Part 3) Our economy long ago abandoned producing functional things that people need and became dependent on people bu...

(Social Parasites Part 2) Many of these impoverished folks make foolish decisions with their money. In some cases it exhibits a lack of...

This is an exchange I had a couple of months ago with a pastor who is also a longstanding friend. We respect each other but we often disag...

(part of an ongoing series of articles called Living in Babylon) mooch (v.) mid-15c., "pretend poverty," probably from O.F...

Part 9 of Restorationism Non-Sacralists have historically been Anti-Nationalistic, and thus Anti-Imperial. Since they have been opposed t...

Last weekend I was struck down by the flu which has afflicted so much of the country. And no, I didn’t get a flu shot. It had been year...

(Part 8 of the series on Restorationism)   On a philosophical level and contrary to common perceptions, Socialism is not about the stat...

Practically speaking a Restorationist mindset means frustration with the state of things and many difficulties in relating with other C...

Once again I offer the following to consider during this time of....whatever it is that's happening right now. It's interesting th...

I saw something this morning that drove me to sit down and write this even if it meant being late for work. It started with a podcast a...

I'm including a link to Part 5 because I noticed many seem ed to m iss it in the flurry of sub sequent and unrelated posts. Thus fa...

For those who haven't read it yet or for those who are interested, here's a link to my 2010 article on Thanksgiving . As is usuall...

A friend in Turkey recently wrote to me regarding a Christian man who is in a difficult situation. Many countries have conscription and...

Another interesting link and a comment I posted with some information some might find to be helpful. Some other worthy commentators also co...

Here are some comments I put up at Green Baggins, a Reformed website. They will interest some readers. But for context you'll need to ...

Here's a link to a 2010 Veteran's Day post. Sorry about the spacing on the Vance piece. I didn't go through and fix that. The ...

The Church of Christ represents one aspect of Restorationism that I at least in principle would seek to emulate... a commitment to Bibl...

Every year at this time I post the following link. I'm afraid for those of us in the Eastern United States, this year's Halloween wi...

The Stone-Campbell Movement, Biblicism, and the example of musical instruments . What does this Restorationism I propose look like? Usu...

I recently heard a Reformed podcast in which the host and guest caricatured the whole idea of returning to the first century. Look at all...

Some of this distaste for Restoration is also related to ideas of 'progress' and Primitivism (or Restoration) is by nature regressi...

You're ideas while interesting seem to lead toward some sort of Restorationism. Your ideas concerning theology and church history...

These posts have generated some offsite discussion. I've been posting some of these exchanges. This is a continuation of the discus...

Continuing this discussion, a friend and I have been interacting via email. With all argument you tend to have to keep peeling back lay...