Passing-Thought

"As one commentator says"

You know you've become somebody when teachers avoid referring to you by name in public. A particular Anglican bishop has gained such a controversial respect in conservative Presbyterian churches over the past couple of years. More and more pastors and teachers inevitably find themselves helped by his NT commentaries, but feel politically compelled to credit his insights to an anonymous alias such as "one commentator" or "one scholar". One of my friends shares his lay church experience, "It seems ironic that if I bring a book by Arminius to church with me, everyone assumes I'm reading it with a critical eye. But if I bring a book by N.T. Wright to church, people automatically assume I agree with everything he says."