Year End Thought On Social Media Theologians

Yes, I'm talking about myself first and foremost.

Sometimes I wish the Bible was a Q&A book—a nice, helpful concordance where the Holy Spirit just updates the text to match our current cultural situation. For instance, I want to turn to the section under “theologians” and find the answer to:

“Should people listen to their favorite social media theologians over the personal pastors who lead them?”

Now, obviously this is much more complex. But it gets to the heart of the issue I’ve been struggling with.

Sometimes—actually, lately it’s been often—I’ve found myself wanting to quit my presence on social media. I love teaching theology. I love commenting on cultural issues from a biblical worldview rooted in the text. I want to always start from the biblical text, not from human philosophical ideologies.

So here’s the rub: I think we’ve lost (or neglected) the spiritual practice of discernment and applying discernment to theological triage. Gavin Ortlund has an amazing book on theological triage that’s been so helpful for me. There are primary…