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A Short Reply to a Long Article on Perspicuity

 I recently made a video on my YouTube channel about the Protestant doctrine of Perspicuity.  In brief, the doctrine of perspicuity asserts that the text of the Bible is clear enough that normal, competent, well-meaning people should be able to read the text and come to the correct conclusion about what the Bible is trying to assert - at least on the important/core doctrines of the faith.

Yesterday I saw that the Lutheran apologist Javier Perdomo wrote a Substack post defending perspicuity, so I gave it a look.  The following is a partial critique.

My Best Man Speech

 I recently served as the Best Man at the wedding of my good friend Ben and his (now) wife Lauren. I thought I'd share and store it here.  In memory of Matthew Paul Strong - perfect baby boy called back to the Lord in infancy.

Why Did Paul Say He Was Glad He Didn't Baptise?

 Dear Apologist, if baptism is so important, why does Paul express gladness that he was sent to preach rather than baptize and baptized only a few people? 

Carol of the Bells as an Actual Advent Hymn

 Carol of the Bells has one of the most compelling musical settings among Christmas themed songs.  Unfortunately, the actual lyrics of the song have nothing to do with Jesus or His birth to the Virgin in Bethlehem.  This year I thought I'd rectify that by making some new lyrics appropriate to Advent.  The goal was to capture mood of a world waiting in pagan darkness for the savior.

Collecting on the "Marital Debt"?

In a previous post I mentioned how the lectionary is imbalanced in how it presents the duties of men and women in marriage.  In short, the duties of men are always read.  The duties of women are either skipped over or made optional.  This, I believe, has contributed to a culture in which it is taboo to speak of a woman's roles or duties within marriage.  

Into that silence steps X (formerly Twitter user) Will Knowland, who posted the following assertion on October 20th 2025.

This post, and the reactions thereto, are what I wanted to discuss today....

An Imbalance in the Lectionary

I've been a volunteer youth minister for 15 years now. I lead a weekly meeting which is half Bible Study and half discussion group. I've tried different formats for Bible Study over the years. Sometimes we'll read about some topic the kids ask about. Other times we'll make our way through a book of the Bible one paragraph at a time. Lately I've just been following the lectionary. In doing that I've noticed something that kinda bothers me.