No news to report and I’m sure that many are glad. Kip has resorted to yelling at his own congregation instead of others. The legalistic demands of never missing a service, more contribution, etc. etc. have returned full force. He does mention that if what he says is in the Bible, then it is from God. I beg to differ – I’ve found that many people have the ability to use biblical words to describe unbiblical things.

One word historically used by the ICoC Subculture this way was disciple. A false comparison was made with the word Christian. When a person would ask, “what, then, is a disciple?” the answer became a lesson in being committed. Using a biblical concept of commitment, everything else that makes up a follower of Christ was conspicously ommitted. That left folks believing that following God only meant to be committed. Biblical words, unbiblical result.

In any case, I am working on a draft proposal to send to the unity group. I’ll publish it here when it’s done, which may be weeks. In the meantime, I enjoy working on Dira and waiting for the baby.