Comments on DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed: Hip and Hearty

Thnx a lot, Daniel. Very good tips! TyChOkelebekke...

2009-03-31T11:09:00.000-04:00

Thnx a lot, Daniel. Very good tips! TyChO
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Definitely a good start, but I think you're correc...

2009-03-25T15:01:00.000-04:00

Definitely a good start, but I think you're correct in your recognition that, rather than an either-or option, reality is in fact somewhat more multipolar.

Maybe we need to throw away Hip culture and Hearty culture and any other culture, and adopt Heavenly culture. ;)

Somewhat related, a great Christian analysis of the various forms of government is here: http://www.amazon.com/Political-Visions-Illusions-Contemporary-Ideologies/dp/0830827269
Ultimately, putting too much stock in any one form of government (or culture, or way of life, etc) is little more than idolatry... i.e. glorifying the creation rather than the Creator.

Amen! Personally, though, I like to sip a double l...

2009-03-25T12:55:00.000-04:00

Amen! Personally, though, I like to sip a double latte while I listen to Limbaugh ...

Hey, I know you said that you don't claim that any...

2009-03-25T10:05:00.000-04:00

Hey, I know you said that you don't claim that anyone fits neatly into these categories; so just to affirm that, let me describe myself:

- played college football; and enjoy the arts
- listen to NPR; and FoxNews (if I had TV)
- shop at Wal-Mart but question it at times; enjoy our local organic food store (and I'd shop there more if I made more money)
- tempted to vote Obama, but voted McCain
- listen to classical music when I'm being a pseudo-intellectual (or trying to appreciate God's creation of notes); rap beats are awesome; josh groban can sing; and I love old-school non-hoky-style hymns
- have pacifistic sympathies and leanings, but get choked-up and want to cry at soldier-honoring events
- want to care for creation; love red meat
- Can respect other Christian traditions, but lean Calvinistic and love my dose of John Piper.

That's me. Not that I'm some kind of high standard - my wife knows that. But I want to be right in the eyes of my Lord. And if leaning towards pacificism is what Jesus meant for his Bride, then I want it no matter how slammed I get from the "hearty." If killing the unborn is just abhorrent, which it is, then offend I will the "hip."

I love the Church. I'm passionate about her living focused on Christ and his purposes. I hope to serve her some day in the pastorate. And what ticks me off is when the culture busts in and highjacks her; and all of a sudden you have Christians letting culture inform their biblical interpretation instead of vice versa. So as pastors/teachers (or future pastor/teachers) I encourage us to take responsibility to protect the Bride with the sword of God's truth. (The "hearties" should like that imagery. And for my fellow Mennonites, back off, it's just imagery - and it's biblical imagery!)

Peace out Kevin. I'm new to you. But thanks for what you do in service to the King. Grace my brother.