One of my favorite movie scenes comes from 2012's Argo. Ben Affleck's protagonist is a CIA officer who specializes in clandestine operations. He's in the CIA Director's office trying to get the agency's approval to use the fake Hollywood production of a Star Wars-esque science fiction film for an Iranian hostage extraction. His character contends, "There are only bad options. … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Experiments with Finding the Best Bad Idea
Perfectionism
Beatnik Christianity Maintains That Christian Culture Misrepresents God’s Grace
One of the most peculiar elements of Christian culture is the doctrine of grace. Jesus followers can't stop themselves from bringing up this implicit moral ledger of debts and credits even as they endlessly reiterate that, no really, God's love truly is a free gift. While denying that God's love for us is in any way transactional, there's this lingering rhetorical shadow of … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Maintains That Christian Culture Misrepresents God’s Grace
