New to Parchment and Pen: Michael’s Hapax Legomenon
Look the word up. Good word. This will represent our new “side blog” which will contain plugs, announcements, and other things that don’t deserve a formal...
Christians Who Struggle with Serious Sins
I am so often torn by my own sinfulness to the point of despair. I wonder, “How can a Christian such as myself be so sinful?” This is because I know myself. If you...
The Biggest Problems with Some of My Theological Positions
I like to be personally preemptive in my own theology, making myself aware of the weaknesses of particular positions I hold. Some of the weaknesses are significant and some...
The History of Science is the History of Bad Ideas
“The history of Science is the history of bad ideas.” This is a quote that I heard recently. I think that it is a rather tongue-in-cheek way of expressing our...
Christians Can be So Bizarre or “He Hates the Buildings!”
I sit here with a bit of a conflicted soul. On the one hand, I got the new issue of Christianity Today and found that it is devoted to the importance of doctrine in spiritual...
Eight Things I Hate About Christianity
Most certainly, there are many more things I love about Christianity than what I hate. However, I thought I would spend a bit of time here and open up the conversation in a...
Charismata and the Authority of Personal Experience
Have you noticed the rise in psychic “hotlines” and TV shows nowadays? Five years ago, it would have been difficult to find even a psychic commercial on TV. Now,...
An Insider’s Critique of Seminary Online
It’s a privilege to be the newest contributor to the Parchment and Pen blog. I’m new to Reclaiming the Mind Ministries as Creative Director and Instructor, but...
God Has Gone AWOL in My Life or “When Life is No Longer a Cakewalk”
It is one of those nights where someone should take the computer away from me, shut the internet down, and relieve me of all rights to this blog. Maybe there will be a...