Hey guys. Long time no talk to. I don't have much time this morning, nor will I have much time in the next couple of weeks, but I wanted to point everyone to this really great series of blog posts I've just found.
They're by Daniel Kirk, a recent Westminster grad who is now teaching (I think) at Fuller Seminary. He's responding to a post by WTS church history prof and academic dean, Dr Carl Trueman, who suggested that the best way for Christians to "win" battles in institutions is to outmaneuver their opponents by using the bureaucratic system to their advantage. Kirk asks us to think about whether or not "playing the system" is what Christ did and would have his people do.
You can read Trueman's post here. The paragraph in question is an aside at the very end of the post, so there's not much need to read the rest of the post.
Here's Kirk's first post and his second.
At first, it was nice just to hear someone stick it to a person with whom I have major disagreements. But after a few minutes of thinking about it and some prayer, I started to get really convicted about how I personally live by the ethics of the world rather than the ethics of the cross. And I have been especially convicted when I think about what strategies I think are the most effective and what strategies I employ when I want to "win" an argument or someone's respect or gain authority.
I miss you guys. I'm not just saying that to end the post either. I'll be in SC for two weeks in the middle of July and I hope I can get together with some of y'all. If not then, then hopefully at the man gathering in the fall.
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Reggie, thanks for that. It's convicting, especially with all the politics in my denomination right now. We haven't met yet, but I'd love to have a beer with you some time when you come into town. Later
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