

Hindrances to a Healthy Fundamentalism
In 1993 Doug McLachlan wrote a book entitled, Reclaiming Authentic Fundamentalism. In the first chapter of this book, he lists out ten "hindrances to a balanced [I'd say healthy] Fundamentalism." After reading these ten hindrances, I began wondering if Christian Fundamentalism has made any strides in these areas, 26 years after he suggested them. See what you think. Below are the first three he mentions, followed by some of his supporting words, as well as my own thoughts as


Marriage, Yelling, and the Holy Spirit
Any pastor who has served for a period of years inevitably has counselled married couples who struggle in their marriage. The reasons for these struggles are quite varied, but rarely (if ever) one-sided in nature. One significant area of struggle is communication between husband and wife. How does the husband speak to his wife? How does the wife speak to her husband? How do they respond to each other in the midst of conversations? How quickly do discussions elevate into yelli