Category: critique

How the Accidental Complementarian confused the bejeebers out of me today!

ByRachel April 24, 2014 5 Comments
I think this will be my last egalitarian post for awhile, unless some unforeseen blogosphere emergency arises. Starting tomorrow I’d like to switch back to pleasanter topics. But I discovered an article about an accidental complementarian over at Her.Meneutics and was so baffled by it that I had to write a post just to put my thoughts in order. This blog is becoming like therapy for me.It...

Four Reasons I Prefer the “Divergent” Movie to the Book

ByRachel April 7, 2014 0 Comments
^^ See what I did there? FOUR? Get it? :DSo, wait. What? Rachel liked a movie better than a book? Since when is that even a possibility in this universe?It’s really rare to find a movie that exceeds the book in my eyes. Even my very favorite movies, like Lord of the Rings and To Kill A Mockingbird, don’t impress me as much as their novel counterparts. Then there are some movies, like the...

Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill: Hindsight is 20-20

ByRachel March 26, 2014 2 Comments
The Mars Hill conundrum continues as former pastors and elders come forward with more specific testimony about what’s wrong at the church.I’m writing today because it speaks to my previous Driscoll-themed post, which, if you recall, argued in favor of the wider church culture being allowed to call Driscoll out on worrying behavior.The problem that many well-meaning (and some not...

The Mark Driscoll Controversy: Why We’re Allowed To Talk About It

ByRachel March 24, 2014 3 Comments
I don’t know about you, but I’ve followed the recent dustup at Mars Hill church in Seattle with great interest.  Quick background: Mars Hill is a mega-church with many satellite plants, headed by a pastor named Mark Driscoll. If you know anything at all about the evangelical blogosphere these days, you’ve probably heard of Driscoll’s many controversial statements and...