I haven't read Doug Wilson much recently, but the last section of this post is excellent.
He explains there why he blogs like he does. He believes evangelicals have placed too high a priority on being winsome and gaining (or maintaining) influence with normal people.
I'm partially convinced, but also think it depends greatly who you're talking to. Not everyone responds well to being shocked and provoked into considering the truth. But Wilson's right that the way things are going, simply stating biblical truth - as blandly, calmly or winsomely as possible - is itself shocking and unacceptable now.
Speaking of Wilson, this was an extremely clarifying conversation on Federal Vision between James White and Doug Wilson. I was a bit taken aback on one point. A couple years ago Doug said he no longer wanted to be considered a Federal Vision guy, but here (I assume this video is more recent) he gives his older line that he sees himself as a light version of Federal Vision.
[Update: Doug says he was describing his past view there - he does not call himself FV at all anymore.]
Finally, Jeff Meyers has a series of essays answering questions of whether Christmas is a syncretistic compromise with our culture.
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