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T-Wax Interviews JTTrevin Wax posts the second part of an interview he conducted with Justin Taylor. They talk about the forthcoming ESV Study Bible. The Blind Spot in Spiritual FormationCraig Brian Larson addresses a blind spot in the spiritual formation movement. “Read books on spiritual formation and you will be hard-pressed to find listening to…
I’ll Only Kiss My Wife“In Kirk Cameron’s new movie, ‘Fireproof,’ he has to kiss the actress playing his wife. That was a problem. Cameron will not kiss any woman who is not his wife. To get around the conflict, the filmmakers employed a bit of movie magic…” A Christian View of the Economic CrisisDr. Mohler:…
More About Harsh LanguageIf you read last week’s exchange between Nathan Busenitz and Doug Wilson, you’ll want to read this follow-up by Busenitz. Can’t You Take a Joke?Wired writes about the man who invented the emoticon. 🙂 The Cross: Can We Have More?Darryl Dash reflects on Brian McLaren’s understanding of the gospel and pleads for…
What is the Gospel, Brian?Michael Krahn was at a conference this weekend and heard Brian McLaren provide a kind-of-answer to that question. Does Prayer Change Things?Over at the Ligonier blog we’re serializing R.C. Sproul’s book Does Prayer Change Things? It’s a good little book and well worth reading through. Why Did we Publish That?Michael Hyatt…
Attacks against Christians in India“India is in a scary situation,” says Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan. “While violence continues in Orissa, on India’s east coast, anti-Christian extremists have unleashed another wave of attacks on Christians in Karnataka, a state on India’s west coast. (HT: JW) Something About Sarah“There is continuing amazement over the sheer…
Thinking Biblically about the Banking CrisisJT interviews David Kotter about the banking crisis. A Temporizing Baa-LambDoug Wilson responds to the article I linked to yesterday in Pulpit Magazine (the article dealing with sarcasm and harsh language). Arctic Sea Ice-Melt Season Ends“We have news from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). They say: The…
Harsh LanguageNathan Busenitz provides his take on “John Piper, Mark Driscoll, and Harsh Language.” On Abortion and VotingJosh Harris writes about a difficult subject. “Recently a couple pursuing membership in our church wrote me a very thoughtful, humble letter with questions generated by the recent sermon ‘Don’t Waste Your Vote.’ In particular, they took issue…
The Bible as Fashion AccessoryPhil Johnson writes about Zondervan’s “Bible Bunker.” “Zondervan plans to keep stoking demand by making sure God’s word looks hip, sounds relevant and is advertised all over, including in Rolling Stone magazine and Modern Bride, on MySpace–even on a jumbotron in New York City’s Times Square.” The Short, Eventful Life of…
We’re Sorry, Mr. DarwinTo mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the Church of England will make an official apology to him for criticising his famous theory of evolution. There is no word on how Darwin plans to respond. The Chromosomal BarrierTrig Palin continues to be a hot topic of conversation. I…
Large Hadron Collider webcamHere are two LHC Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment Webcams. Just keep watching for a couple of minutes. A Scientific and Biblical Expose’ of Climate ChangeGlobal Warming: A Scientific and Biblical Expose’ of Climate Change from Answers in Genesis looks like it may be a good take on global warming and climate change.…
A Sex Change for Mr. Clean?Hilarity from the European Parliament which “evidently has too much time on its hands. Last week, this glorious and august legislative body voted to warn advertisers and marketers against ‘sexual stereotyping.’ Seriously.” Love Your LifeVictoria Osteen’s first book will release next month. “As a minister, she reaches out to an…
Voddie Baucham on CNNVoddie Baucham and Margaret Feinberg were recently on CNN discussing whether the Bible supports a woman in the office of Vice President. The talk became rather impassioned by the end… Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the EarthFrom “Discover.” The more you read things like this, the more implausible it becomes that…
Tuesday September 9, 2008 Bachelor Dads“Like the women two decades ago who decided to become mothers on their own — sparking a redefinition of family, not to mention a culture war — single men, gay and straight, hear the ticking biological clock. And they are moving beyond looking for Ms. or Mr. Right. Now, with…
Pearcey at the National ExaminerRick Pearcey now has a column at the National Examiner. “With an insider’s eye and outsider’s edge, Rick Pearcey spots the headlines and subtexts that matter.” The Words They UsedThe Times provides a visualization of the words that were used in the Democrat and Republican conventions. Is Church for Evangelism?From Tony…
Isn’t Preaching OutdatedIrish Calvinist has a fantastic article in which he wonders what would have happened if, instead of preaching, Sarah Palin had chosen to sit on a couch or on a stool (maybe with ripped jeans and sandals) to deliver her speech. After all, isn’t preaching outdated? Uncovering The ShackMark points to an excellent…
Christians and GovernmentPulpit blog takes on “Christians and Government” and does so at a good time. Tabletalk OnlineLigonier Ministries is offering their issue on the New Atheism in full online through a nifty online reader. Cooling is Caused by Warming“Forget global warming – the latest problem is global cooling. Conservation group WWF has blamed climate…
When Southern Had to ChooseAn article at SaidatSouthern discusses the years when Southern had to choose between the gospel and feminism. Chosen PeopleMark Noll reviews a book whose author writes about “The Bible and Canadian Meaning, 1860-1900.” “The Dominion of Canada, which was established in 1867, took its name from Psalm 72:8: This ascription came…
The Day They Tried to Recruit MeFrom Carl Trueman: “I arrived on Faculty at Westminster in the summer of 2001. I had only been on campus for a couple of months before a group of students approached me one lunchtime and tried to recruit me to a most sinister and dangerous cult. … The offer…
Pray for IndiaPhil Johnson details some of the violence against Christians in India. We Interrupt This BlogEd Stetzer provides a list of some of the people he knows who Twitter and who are in the path of Gustav. Going After Palin’s DaughterTownhall mentions some of the disgusting, spineless attacks on Palin and her daughter that…
Friday August 29, 2008 Defend the OrphanWSJ has an article about the evangelical emphasis on adoption. “One thing that distinguished early Christians from their pagan neighbors was their treatment of unwanted children. And adoption is also the literal manifestation of a metaphor that Christians use to describe themselves all the time.” The PCA and DeaconessesRon…