Ingrid has many negative observations about the lost, many negative observations about the emergents, many negative observations about music, many negative observations about pastors, many negative observations about evangelicals, but never, never, never, never, never, never, never, even one small, tiny, insignificant, gnat size admission of how far short she might fall in any area.

She has arrived and holds such a high place of divine approval that she sees everyone else so very clearly. That would be considered satire if it were not so painfully true.

Lack of respect.

Wow, Ingrid talks about respect? Wow.

Maybe I’m missing something, but when I read quote in context of the article, I didn’t get the impression that Ingrid wants to be called “Mrs.” or that men who aren’t called “Mr.” are concerned about being deprived of their proper titles. What I read was that some adults don’t want to grow up and associate “Mr.” and “Mrs.” with adulthood and responsibility. But maybe I’m giving Ingrid the benefit of the doubt.

That’s all. Maybe you should read more carefully, or maybe I should read more carefully. I can’t exegete a blog right at this moment.

HONESTLY, please email me if you think I’ve misunderstood Ingrid. I don’t think she would object to me just calling her ‘Ingrid’ or would refuse to acknowledge me unless I referred to her as ‘ma’am.’ I don’t she’s that narcissistic.

“Maybe you should read more carefully, or maybe I should read more carefully. ”

Tyler, you need not even read carefully. There are posts here that sometimes overilluminate some of the writings at SOL and CRN, but generally those blogs are so permeated by self serving hyperbole and self righteous judgments that most impartial readers, even if they would agree with the premise, can easily identify the tone as fleshly.

I personally have a problem with some of the emergent/emerging movement, and with the shallow seeker presentation, and with the overly pragmatic purpose driven approach. But I just could not continue to accept the aggressive and pompous way in which people like Ingrid and Ken pervasively dismiss other followers of Christ. Without humility, to say nothing of love, even if you are in the possession of truth, you have become human tablets of stone, having the letter and not the Spirit.

And the letter kills while the Spirit brings life. Notice the Scripture did not say the letter was not truth, no, only that truth without God’s Spirit is death. And that is what I sincerely believe is happening in many of the watchman blogs. They have a needed place at the doctrinal table in the body of Christ, but they have wrapped themselves in such prideful battle fatigues used to disdain and scorn other believers, they cannot be beneficial.

I wish it was different, but it is not, sadly.

What I think is interesting is that she associates an interest in movies, tv and video games or wearing cargo pants and filming something in a more MTV style as issues of maturity.

I think this one is an easy problem to source. I’ve always felt that people had a hard time associating things that where developed or reached popularity after they came of age as “immature”, it’s why my grandmother sees comic books as kids stuff but my dad sees it for the art it is.

I know for me I have this problem with texting on cell phones, when I see adults texting other adults, I have this knee-jerk reaction that thinks them immature. It’s because when I came of age, nobody texted. I know I’m wrong and there is nothing immature about using text-messaging but I have that weird feeling because I didn’t have it as a kid and mainly see kids using it.

I could see this being why these generations see video games as a mark of maturity, and if they are still trying to gain the approval of their parents in their head, why they lump tv’s and movies in there too.