Month: April 2005

Christian Carnival LXIV

Speaking of being at the first of a list, this week’s [Christian Carnival](http://www.proverbsdaily.com/archives/2005/04/christian_carni_3.html) is up at [Proverbs Daily](http://www.proverbsdaily.com/), and yours truly is at the top of the list. I sent in my [Democracy is not Broken](/2005/03/31/democracy-is-not-broken/) post, and the first topic on the Carnival is Politics.

I hav no doubt that timing was everything. I sent in the link before they started collecting.

Anywho, if you get a chance, surf through the carnival. It’s one of the best ways to see what other Christian bloggers are out there.

guess what?

If you type “epulopiscium” into google search, my post is at the top of the list. I’m above several schools including Cornell and Kenyon, and also above MedPub (which is a really good website for med related articles if you have the subscription) and the Britannica Student Encyclopedia.

Cool.

Old Time Religion

There’s been some interesting discussion on [21st Century Reformation]( http://www.21stcenturyreformation.blogspot.com/) about [deconstructing fundamentalism]( http://21stcenturyreformation.blogspot.com/2005/03/de-constructing-my-fundamentalism.html). Brad Hightower’s point seems to be that a lot of our “Christian beliefs” aren’t so much “fundamental” as knee-jerk traditionalism, so he’s re-evaluating whether his belief structure is Christian or just fundamentalist. Re-evaluating is good. It’s at the heart of the spirit of reformation: continually looking to see if current faith and practice is truly in line with the Word of God. Semper Reformata.

However, there’s also a bit a pseudo-debate going on in the [comments]( http://www.haloscan.com/comments/bradhightower/111214674045607712/) about whether knee-jerk traditionalism is an accurate definition of fundamentalism. Continue reading “Old Time Religion”