It is not enough for us to delight in a mutual commitment of non-conformity to the world with someone who doesn’t also share a mutual commitment to the essential transformation of authentic gospel-shaped renewal of their mind.
Hi Dani, above the section titled "A case study in non-conformity, but not transformation", you wrote, "It is not enough to be conformed to the patterns of this world. We must also be transformed by the gospel-shaped, gospel-powered renewal of our minds."
There seems to be a typo there. Did you mean to write, ""It is not enough NOT to be conformed to the patterns of this world. [...]"?
Thanks for writing this (as usual) very insightful article.
>>"In every other arena—especially in the LGBTQ/same-sex attraction arena—evangelicals are enthusiastic in their pushback against the authority of lived experience"<<
Heh, my pastor (conservative Presbyterian) told me in conversation about the kerfuffle over Butker (without offering any overt endorsement of what Butker said, just indicating that he said a lot of things that violated progressive orthodoxies), so I looked into it. A lot of my sentiments about the speech are basically less fleshed-out versions of what you wrote, Dani -- especially the line about life truly beginning when one becomes a wife and mother(!). I've shared this post with my pastor. :)
Amen. Preach it, Sister!
Hi Dani, above the section titled "A case study in non-conformity, but not transformation", you wrote, "It is not enough to be conformed to the patterns of this world. We must also be transformed by the gospel-shaped, gospel-powered renewal of our minds."
There seems to be a typo there. Did you mean to write, ""It is not enough NOT to be conformed to the patterns of this world. [...]"?
Thanks for writing this (as usual) very insightful article.
Thanks for spotting that typo Alex. I've fixed it now :)
>>"In every other arena—especially in the LGBTQ/same-sex attraction arena—evangelicals are enthusiastic in their pushback against the authority of lived experience"<<
Tell me please, is this a case of such pushback?: https://www.barneys.org.au/talks/rachel-gilson-interview/
Which women’s conf Dani? I’d like to hear your talks…
Renew, in the Hunter Valley.
Heh, my pastor (conservative Presbyterian) told me in conversation about the kerfuffle over Butker (without offering any overt endorsement of what Butker said, just indicating that he said a lot of things that violated progressive orthodoxies), so I looked into it. A lot of my sentiments about the speech are basically less fleshed-out versions of what you wrote, Dani -- especially the line about life truly beginning when one becomes a wife and mother(!). I've shared this post with my pastor. :)