Justification
The Art of Getting Used to Justification
Perusing our archives the other day, I was surprised to discover that we’ve never quoted […]
Previously on Parenthood: I Thought I Could Do It All, but …
This is a little tardy since the most recent episode of Parenthood (“There’s Something I […]
Raylan’s Short Road to Harlan: Why We Are (and Aren’t) …
Despite FX’s tremendously thorough removal of all things Justified on YouTube, there is still some […]
How Do I Love Jonathan Haidt? Let Me Count the Ways…
1. The main premise of his new book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are […]
The Law and Gospel (of Lent) according to Chocolat
Much like the nation of Greece, the season of Lent is characterized by “austerity measures.” […]
Righteous Minds, Moral Matrices, and the Real (Non-)Difference Bet …
Are our brains fundamentally wired to experience and filter reality according to standards of moral […]
You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory (Esp a False One)
Another worthy addendum to our series on self-justification, and the role that memory plays, from […]
Getting What You Want By Revising What You Had: Justifying Our Liv …
Continuing with our series on Self-Justification (part one, part two), we come to a subject […]
Tom Waits Invites You to the Party
I first ran across Tom Waits’ song “Come on Up to the House” not long […]
Noisy Apartments, Cognitive Dissonance, and the Cost of Self-Justi …
Four years ago, my wife and I moved into an apartment on what is commonly […]
Justification, Imputation and Self-Esteem
So how does the doctrine of justification by faith relate to self-esteem? The key linking […]
Brennan Manning on the Central Affirmation of the Reformation
For some reason (i.e. the Holy Spirit) I felt like re-reading Brennan Manning’s The Ragamuffin […]
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