Here's a shout-out to my sister-site The Prof Tells All

It's a bit of a break from the usual theological conundrums I tend to work myself into. A bit of java, a bit of economics, a bit of theology, and just a pinch of irregular how-did-this-get-in-here, it makes for a smooth read. I co-author it, so check it out, and enjoy!

Immoderate Moderacy

Ouch! Ever discovered that you've been ranting on about something for eons, and those around you are looking at you like, "Will he/she ever grow up?"

Yup...I've been there. Paul admonishes us to let our moderation be known to all men.

It is so easy for me to go extremist over a new idea or great piece of theology. Some philosophical tidbit gets stuck in my head and I run around ranting. Wouldn't it be great if I could take some of the old truths that I know to be sure and sound, and run around talking about them?

But it is usually (for me, at least) the immoderate ideas that I must tout. The extremist views that I must toy with. The most far-fetched theological tendencies that I must dangle before the noses of my congregants.

And when I am confronted, do you know what most of me is thinking? I AM being moderate, they're just immoderate...in the opposite direction.

I justify my extremism, by pointing to what I always christen, the "ORTHODOX CHURCH." Great idea. But I am usually not reeeeealy leaning on orthodoxy when I suggest something bizarre about Christian Economics that even Van Til would blush at, or when I throw a radical reconstructionist twist on Starbucks Venture-Capitalism that would make Rushdooney's head spin.

Sigh. Balance really is a great word, and a great position...but have you ever noticed that when you are trying to get two scales to even out, like the scales that Lady Justice is holding...how hard it is to get them precisely exact? It's so much easier to make one high and the other low.

Moral of all this: God, give me moderacy, and let it be known. Help me to love theology, help me to embrace good philosophy, but let me remember that all new ideas are not necessarily the best ones. God...sometimes, please make me boring.