John Ahern writes,
(Emphasis on the not.)
There are a lot of common avenues of arguing about Church music that I think are seriously flawed and particularly destructive because they may be arguing for the right music for the wrong reasons. Here I’m simply outlining the ways I think are particularly unwise—perhaps in another place I can begin to outline the ways I think one ought to do it. (The bold affirms what I do not.)
John Ahern writes,
As with all debates, there are some things left over you wish you had had time to say or points that weren’t brought up that you’d like to be brought up. That’s the great thing about Pontification Ad Nauseam, of course – the discussion is on-going. I do fully hope that Nick, James, and Philip respond to this as they see fit. I’m addressing here a point that James and Nick made toward the end of the round regarding the dear old syllogism.
I. God cannot say something untrue. (Heb. 6:18)
II. The Bible is spoken by God. (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Samuel 23:2, 2 Peter 3:15-16)
III. Therefore, the Bible contains nothing untrue.
John Ahern writes,
In reading some of the fairy tales of both the Grimms, Anderson, and various others, one salient feature of a great many of them is this concept of the Forbidden Fruit. A Forbidden Fruit is something irresistibly desirable for little better reason than that it is forbidden. It isn’t an impulse based in the usual human desires, psychological, physical, or otherwise, but simply an impulse to do something because it’s off limits.
Philip Hilton writes,
In today’s world it is a fact that we face a constantly changing language. Slang evolves, it seems, overnight. New techno-jargon comes into our home quicker than the technology itself. In addition, there is more or less a general disrespect for old or complex words. So, it behooves us to ask: Is change in language necessarily degeneration? If not, what counts as degenerate, ‘bad’ changing language; and what is ‘good’ changing language? And why do so many people care?
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Carson Spratt theorizes…
I’ve been thinking about the relation between language, self-knowledge, and power over the physical world. While this might seem a little erudite at first, it can actually be fascinating.
My thoughts on this started when my family began to attend a new church when I was ten years old. I walked in the doors, and was presented with an entirely unfamiliar phenomenon: everyone was blurred. No, not in the visual sense, but in the mental sense: I could not see anyone. A large, jostling crowd flowed around me as I tried to comprehend this. Why did everything look so strange? View Full Post
