Posts by Tyler Dirks

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Unqualified (by Jessica Jones)

by Tyler Dirks

I was surveying the facebook this morning and I came across this little ditty by Jessica Jones.  Bottom line – she speaks the Gospel, clear, concise, and sincere …so I’ve “re-tweeted” JJ’s blog post here on the ECPC blog just in case you don’t traffic in the wild world of the facebook. Often I wonder […]

Ready to Die [nunc dimittis]

by Tyler Dirks

Well, it’s Christmas time! And of course that means we’re all ready to die. Right?   Christmas time and death? …What do these have in common? What is Tyler talking about? Has he gone cray cray?   …Has Tyler been overly-influenced by Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)? Is Tyler denouncing the consumerism commercialism […]

A Crucified & Risen King

by Tyler Dirks

I recently stumbled upon a little book by a fellow named Derek Thomas called, “Let’s Study Revelation.”  At the beginning of the book Derek makes observations about the particular Words of Jesus Christ to the particular churches addressed in Revelation chapters 2 and 3.  I found these observations to be sobering, convicting, and edifying all […]

Hitting Bottom

by Tyler Dirks

Do you like Science Fiction (why or why not)?  What do you make of Spiritual Warfare (what comes  to mind when you hear the words “Spiritual Warfare“?  How do you understand the premise and particulars of spiritual warfare?).  If you’re keen on developing a better understanding of The Great War, and if you fancy Science […]

Love & Obedience

by Tyler Dirks

Do you like Science Fiction (why or why not)?  What do you make of Spiritual Warfare (what comes  to mind when you hear the words “Spiritual Warfare“?  How do you understand the premise and particulars of spiritual warfare?).  If you’re keen on developing a better understanding of The Great War, and if you fancy Science […]

Forgive Me For Asking

by Tyler Dirks

There’s a human being named Jason Petty (come to think of it – there’s probably a few people with that name).  He’s a rapper/spoken-word poet fella (alias Propaganda).  On his album Excellent there’s a track entitled “Forgive Me For Asking.”  Here’s how it goes: Question: (And this is embarrassing) You ever been scared you had […]

Violent Grace

by Tyler Dirks

I subscribe to a magazine called Critique (A Ransom Fellowship Publication).  I heartily commend it to you.  I find it to be thoughtful, edifying, challenging, and insightful.  Even when I disagree with the editor the clashes are still constructive (iron sharpens iron).  I have been exposed to some of the most robust and enriching authors, […]

Dear Wormwood

by Tyler Dirks

It’s been a long time since the last blog post here on the ECPC website.  I know that all of you faithful blog readers have been going through withdrawals, but alas – here is a fresh blog post! Disclaimer:  blogging is not my “unique ability” (at least I don’t think it is …but one can […]

Renown Reasonableness

by Tyler Dirks

8 years prior he had been the least self-controlled person she had ever encountered.  However, now he was renown for being reasonable.  Where was this reasonableness coming from?  Like most root systems, the one giving rise to his composure was not visible, and thus she was mired (at least for the moment) in a mystery.  […]

Is Everything Political?

by Tyler Dirks

Article written by Denis Haack (Ransom Fellowship)   In Our Only World (2015), Wendell Berry argues that people must be careful to resist the temptation of politicization: the habit of mind that tends to reduce all of life to the political. “We must reject the idea—promoted by politicians, commentators, and various experts,” Berry says, “that […]