Daily Thoughts on Faith, Culture and Politics from Timothy Dalrymple
Roger Olson makes some interesting observations about the pietist origins of the old Watchnight Services — and some strong claims about the changes in evangelical church life over the past six decades: When I was growing up, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day were very special on our family calendar. The former always brought [...]
A little while ago, I had written two pieces (here and here) making the case for defining evangelicalism according to its theological distinctives and not its (pervasively but not exhaustively) shared convictions on social issues. Evangelical positions on abortion and gay marriage, I said, are positions that most evangelicals deduce from our core principles. But [...]
Recently I asked, “Is it Time for Evangelicals to Stop Opposing Gay Marriage?” I followed up with “Ten Things I Believe About Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage,” where I think I put the issue much more clearly. The question is not whether evangelicals should abandon beliefs that have become unfashionable and culturally detrimental. The question is [...]
Recently I asked whether evangelicals should consider, while holding fast to their views on God’s design for human sexuality and marriage, dropping their insistence that the American legal system should reflect our Judeo-Christian convictions and exclude same-sex marriages. I followed with Ten Things I Believe About Evangelicals and Gay Marriage – and a fantastic conversation ensued in [...]
Let me make several things clear, in response to all the conversation that’s erupted over my Question of the Week on Monday: Is it Time for Evangelicals to Stop Opposing Gay Marriage?: I believe that the sexual union for which we were created is the union of male and female in the context of the [...]
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