This just in: “Polite Society” has banished Carl, Aimee, and Todd to live on Leper Island! While exploring the island they found another outcast, one who was marooned long ago – Phil Johnson. Phil, of the self-proclaimed Pyromaniacs, chats with…
Today our Reformed trifecta considers hopping on the ol’ evangelical bandwagon. The gang highlights some understated dangers of churches whose leadership present an alluring faux intimacy and show lack of integrity. They also give loyalty to said leaders and their…
Everyone’s favorite Welsh theologian returns, and Pelagius has nothing on Derek Thomas! Drop in to hear the Spinners talk with Derek about a whole slew of topics. Principally, they ask him about sin in the lives of pastors. Is it…
This installment of Mortification of Spin: Bully Pulpit sees the crew discussing a pervasive cultural sensation – The Fifty Shades of Grey book series. Since the release of the movie’s first trailer, the Internet is abuzz with talk of the…
Crisis! Todd’s past comes back to bite him. This Promise Keepers-sweatshirt-wearing hooligan and the rest of the gang discuss a continually important pastoral subject: leadership. Much of what passes for “leadership training” in the evangelical church is profoundly unhelpful. It…
“If you will agree to tithe your income for 90 days and you don’t receive a blessing from God, you’ll get your money back, guaranteed!” This sort of spiritual mumbo jumbo is, as Carl nicely sums up, bonkers. Those who…
Dubbed the reformed Harry Styles, William Shatner, and Cruella De Vil, Carl, Todd, and Aimee set out on another spinning adventure. The MoS posse toss around ideas about the biblical concept of finding strength in the midst of weakness. As…
Broadcasting from deep within the bowels of a college’s frathouse, the wandering band of misfits address campus ministry. Bouncing off of an article published on First Things by Robert Gregory, the gang talks about campus ministry on secular colleges, some…
Quilting needles in hand (just listen, you’ll get it), the Spin Team get to a controversial topic once again – this time discussing racial diversity with author Trillia Newbell. Trillia’s perspective is a unique and helpful one, as she gets…
Fatherhood is a weighty responsibility. Fathering daughters is especially challenging. Who makes the rules for a daughter’s life, particularly when it comes to dating? What is the dad’s responsibility in setting the rules? Fathers must hold fast and protect their…