Author Archives: jollyblogger

Over the past three years I have come to a new appreciation of the objective, external nature of Christianity.  As I have found myself emptied of physical, mental, emotional, and yes, spiritual strength, the glorious reality of the externality of … Continue reading →

Here’s a great quote to consider regarding the affections of your heart: “I have grown use to giving up on the idea that there is any quality in my heart at all, call it either faith or love. In their … Continue reading →

Just to show that I am not an Edwards-hater (though I may still have more to say about his view on the affections) I came across something today that defends him against what I would call a pernicious error. Have … Continue reading →

At the risk of stirring up controversy I wanted to share a few private thoughts I have had over the last few years dealing with the theology of Jonathan Edwards.  The proper caveats are in order here.  I know I … Continue reading →

Well, here I am, unable to sleep at 3:34am Wednesday morning.  What better time to break my blog silence. I know that in my last post I said I would be blogging more now – so much for good intentions. … Continue reading →

For a number of reasons I have decided to start blogging again.  It’s something I do with a little bit of fear.  I know what I am an attention whore and I don’t want to fall back into my old … Continue reading →