Ross Byrd

Theology, philosophy, story. Herder of 4 kids, musician, theology teacher, surfer. All views are Lewis's, Chesterton's or MacDonald's.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

New to twitter. Seeking fellow Inklings w/ whom to test ideas & celebrate beauty/goodness.
- Episcopal background, mere Xian
- Undergrad UVA, Masters RTS
- Run a surf camp in OBX, NC
- Teach @ VB Fellows
- Interests: Lewis, Chesterton, MacDonald, Tolkien (also @PageauJonathan)

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@AndrewBurchwell Thanks for sharing, Andrew!

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@Phlebas_ @annielcrawford Yes but Pageau also acknowledges other Christians. He would probably agree, in theory, that all believers are united in Christ. But theory isn’t his focus, b/c participation is the only place where unity is fully realized here & now. A marriage in theory is no marriage at all.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@Phlebas_ @annielcrawford He’s using it in a specific, participatory way, not in a generic/abstract way. Yes, this comes with a cost. Specific identities exclude all other identities necessarily. But this happens to be how the world is saved. Abraham is elected so the nations can be blessed through him.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@Phlebas_ @annielcrawford Pageau is a mere Xian in the sense Lewis meant. When Lewis spoke of a “hallway,” from which we can assess the entire Xian faith w/o committing to a particular form, he particularly discouraged staying in it. Instead, he said, it’s the rooms where the fire and the meals are.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@BrantleyVosler Thanks man!

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@BrantleyVosler Oh no way. They’re incredible.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

21 Proverbs for the Digital Age
https://t.co/Wx00zzBqBa

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

This is exactly right. If being against vasectomies is a new trend among Evangelicals, it is very new (like yesterday). The vast majority of men in my community would be confused and offended not by Earley's defense of sterilization, but rather by how narrowly he permits it.

[Matthew Lee Anderson @mattleeanderson]

The responses to this are as predictable as could be imagined.

There was really no win for the magazine on this issue and they deserve credit for taking it on the way they did.

CT published two articles that argue forcefully against vasectomies, while this modest(!) defense distills where probably 95% of evangelicals are today.

And now no one cares about the two critiques because they're too busy rage-dunking this one rather than considering the possibility that a huge percentage of the normie evangelical men over the age of 40 who listen to their podcasts have gotten a vasectomy.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

Our family’s destination surf camp for kids (ages 12-18) in the Outer Banks, NC has had some random cancellations recently. It’s rare to have open spots this time of year with our massive waitlist, so I figured I’d post the open weeks (in green) here if anyone is interested.

My wife and I started Surf Hatteras 20 years ago. It’s a high-end, family-style adventure camp on Hatteras Island. No phones, home-cooked meals, empty beaches, best waves on the east coast. All surfing levels welcome, even pure beginners. 1:2 staff to camper ratio. Transportation to and from the airport included. Cheers!
https://t.co/DecrgTpabK

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

Agreed. Especially about the fruit of communion.

[Paul Vander Klay @PaulVanderKlay]

In terms of MY interests in the "downstream from the IDW" lineage THIS is the biggest conversation we've had for a long time. I've been frustrated by all previous of attempts by @PageauJonathan and @BretWeinstein to find each other and I deeply appreciate @jgreenhall 's initiative to make this happen! Critical was not only his conversion, his shared history now with both of them, but also the insight (if you've listened to him talk about "communion" to broaden the exchange beyond 2 hours on zoom. The fruit of this labor (and sacrifice, these are all busy men) was well worth it. A really fine conversation that I think offers a lot of wisdom and insight for us all. (Link below)

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@BrantleyVosler Very honored you to have been with you in spirit.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

A tech-positive vision for our Moses moment. Absolutely fascinating.

[Jordan Hall @jgreenhall]

https://t.co/si0wzvfvL6

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@Vocarium_Kara @jgreenhall Thank you, Kara!

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

Had a great conversation with @jgreenhall on the future of church. Always fun to talk with him. Difficult (and personal) topic, but I think we solved all the problems of the world. https://t.co/3WULgAPNPv

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@sympractical @jgreenhall Thanks and thanks for listening!

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@BrantleyVosler @jgreenhall Brantley, well said. Cool your church is wrestling with this stuff too. Let me know what insights you end up getting. And wow, I’m honored to be your guest speaker! Haha. Would love to know how that goes and what comes from it. Maybe let’s chat sometime.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

@mattleeanderson Matthieu Pageau's "Language of Creation" would be difficult, but deep.

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The Law of Moses, btw, can be seen as an early “school-teacher” of this reintegration, inviting the remarriage of words and deeds. And the Sermon on the Mount (when paired with Christs own life) can be seen as a kind of climactic fulfillment of this reintegration. Who is the man who builds his house on the rock? The one who *does* what I have commanded. Christ is reinstituting original participation by means of simple Christian discipleship. “Let your yes be yes and your no be no” etc.

[Ross Byrd @rossbyrd]

It’s a great question, and for me (and the Inklings, as far as I understand them) the answer is definitely: the problem starts at the fall. The fall gives rise to a division of heaven and earth, of signified and signifier, of abstract and concrete (see Myth Became Fact, even—you might say—of word and flesh, or more functionally word and deed. Christ is the great unifier of these things, but just as the fall gave rise to long-term decay and increasing alienation with regard to these realities in the kingdoms of earth, Christ gave rise to a long term restoration increasing re-integration of these realities in his inaugurated kingdom. So both increasing decay and increasing re-integration are live options right now.