This is part of a collection of rebuttals, responses, and replies. See the index. What’s the difference between Headship Submission and Unity? In discussing the Headship Submission Model and the Peaceful Unity Model, commentator Trey Magnus asked a simple question: Why does it have to be one or the other? I …

This is the first part of a series on civility in online discussions. See this index. By default, ideas should be separated from the person. Personal beliefs are—at best—tangential to arguments. Attacking ideas means that no one is required to be involved in a discussion, even if the idea originated …

Over at Sigma Frame, Jack is concerned about violations to his comment policy. This is exactly why the comment policy says…   2 — Comments vehemently attacking religious faiths of any variety are subject to moderation.   7 — Please refrain from making assumptions or accusations about whether anyone is a “true …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. This series on sanctification in marriage began its life in response to an ongoing topical discussion of marital sanctification at the Sigma Frame blog. In my previous essay, I noted how marital sanctification was not …

The last time I wrote about GunnerQ, in “Lying to Combat Lying“, was when he falsely accused me of lying and misrepresented the biblical teaching on telling lies. In that post I laid out how being wrong is not lying, but requires intent. Remarkably, Gunner agrees with me that lying …

I have read the posts at Sigma Frame for a number of years now, participating in a number of discussions. My intuition (and feedback from the beloved “professorGBFMtm”) leads me to believe that Sigma Frame is hovering at an inflection point. The Suspicion One of the things that has set …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. There is a word in the New Testament that refers to the master, ruler, or owner of the house, household, or land: oikodespotés (a noun) and oikodespoteó (a verb). It is a compound word made up of oikos …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. Over at Sigma Frame, Jack and Red Pill Apostle have coauthored a piece on the biblical male-female marital roles by citing 16 different passages. In the introduction, they set up Headship Submission and mock the notion …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. The previous article “Lying to Combat Lying” discussed what constitutes lying and concluded that it not legitimate to lie in order to fight lying. In this article we will discuss how God wants us to respond …