If you want to know how I went from being a meth addicted, drug-dealing, gang banger to a missionary, church revitalizer, and pastor, this is the story.
As a non-Southern Baptist, I found Barrett's arguments against my brothers in the SBC to be so specious that I felt compelled to respond. Doubt anyone will want to publish it, but maybe it will be helpful for a few of my FB friends. See below:
Image Is Everything? A Response to
Neil Shenvi was the first big name out of the gate warning people about wokeness. He was critiquing Critical Theory before anyone really knew what those words meant.
He literally wrote the book on it.
A godly wife advises her husband on every important matter, and often restraints him from hasty speech…receives him weary, discouraged, irritable, and sends him out again, strong, hopeful, sweet-tempered.
-John Watson
Christian friends, let's be careful not to speak too loudly or forcefully about things we only partially understand. You may be wrong about autism, vaccine risk, or the latest headlines, but you're not wrong about the gospel. So let’s make sure our clearest and boldest words are
The internet is a very weird place where someone can call Neil Shenvi (the guy who literally wrote the book against Critical Theory) woke...while having done nothing to fight Critical Theory other than sharing memes.
Heads up: Sometimes people will try to antagonize you on social media.
They will also virtue signal.
They will also ape courage.
Just in case you didn't know. :)
Gospel fruit gets me out of bed in the morning, which is why my heart belongs to the local church.
- Podcasts are useful.
- Books are powerful.
- Conferences are edifying.
But nothing will bear more fruit over the long haul than the institution established by Jesus and purchased