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Thursday February 2, 2006 Giveaway: Monergismbooks is giving away a Premium ESV Calfskin Bible. That’s calfskin – they killed baby cows to make this Bible, and it can be yours! Du Jour: Ron Gleason posted a great little article to his blog a couple of days ago stressing the importance of letting boys be boys.…
Friday February 3, 2006 Giveaway: Monergismbooks is giving away a Premium ESV Calfskin Bible. That’s calfskin – they killed baby cows to make this Bible, and it can be yours! Film: The success of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has paved the way for a second Narnia film. “The second film will find…
Wednesday February 1, 2006 Humor: CBC reports that two guys in Nova Scotia messed with the wrong girl. “The teenager, fully trained in the 2,500-year-old martial art of jujitsu…” You know the rest! Emergent: Paul shares that “Tyndale Seminary here in Toronto is hosting a conference on the emerging church.” He says, “I think pastors…
Tuesday January 31, 2006 Conference: Justin Taylor has posted the topics and list of speakers for this year’s Desiring God National Conference. I am planning on liveblogging the event again this year. Theology: Randy Alcorn has decided to weigh in on the whole End of the Spear controversy. He has sought to bring biblical reconciliation…
Monday January 30, 2006 Review: Reformation21 has a review of Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. While suggesting that Bell was well-intentioned, the reviewer says this, “is not a healthy book and the emergent church movement it belongs to is not a healthy movement.” Theology: Andrew of “Faith & Practice” asks Is John MacArthur a Fundamentalist?…
Friday January 27, 2006 Politics: Ron Gleason discusses illegal immigration. “I would also like to reach my fellow-countrymen and convince them that illegal immigration is one of the highest priority items for our national security. Our attitudes towards it defy common sense and reasonableness. You have to wonder if it’s actually going to take another…
Thursday January 26, 2005 Politics: A member of the Conservative Party who narrowly lost in Monday’s election claims there were voting irregularities. Oh boy. “We feel the election was stolen,” he said. “We’re going to be appealing…” Blogging: My friend David (aka The Thirsty Theologian) has moved to a new stomping ground. You can now…
Wednesday January 25, 2005 Design: Mike Bryant (known in the forums around here as mikbry24) has a new blog which was designed by yours truly. Take a look deep inside the The Mind of Mike. Blogging: Phil Johnson has now retired from blogging. Sort of. He has decided to begin a sort of group blog.…
Tuesday January 24, 2005 Culture: My friend Rick Pearcey published a good article last week entitled O’Reilly, Letterman, and the Culture War. Canadiana: After 13 years Canadians finally dethroned the Liberal Party. The Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper, has been elected to a minority government. Many Canadians, especially Christians, have high hopes for this…
Monday January 23, 2006 Canadiana: Today Canadians head to the polls to elect a new federal government. Or, as is more likely, to re-elect the same government we’ve got now. Angry in the Great White North is the Canadian political blog I read most. Technology: A Wired article points out that despite security vulnerabilities in…
Friday January 20, 2006 Blogspotting: That Chad Allen topic continues to garner interest. Among those who linked to it yesterday were Agape Press and Al Mohler. Dr. Mohler says, “I believe that the makers of this movie made a very reckless decision in casting Chad Allen as Nate and Steve Saint.” Blogs: In what seems…
Thursday January 19, 2006 Blog: The men leading the Together For The Gospel conference have decided to start blogging together. Film: I hope this will be the last I say about The End of the Spear. Bob Bixby points out the importance of the word “activist.” Music: Months after I got the album I am…
Wednesday January 18, 2006 Marriage: A friend passed along an interesting article on a Dutch cohabitation contract, which many perceive to be the first step in legalizing polygamous marriages. Book: Oprah Winfrey has decreed that Elie Wiesel’s Night “should be required reading for all humanity.” Quote: ““The movie associates homosexuality with nature – magnificent mountains,…
Tuesday January 17, 2006 Theology: John the baptist wants to know whether early church deacons were waiters or bankers (or both). Worship: Phil Johnson discusses worship and whether or not karaoke qualifies as public worship. He says that “Karaoke is a populist form of burlesque.” Church: The Church Report lists the 50 most influential Christians…
Monday January 16, 2006 Wow: A dollhouse maker has created quite an amazing replica of Bag End, the home of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins. Emergent: Ed Stetzer writes an article entitled “Understanding The Emerging Church.” He covers it under three headings: Relevants, Reconstructionists, Revisionists. Quote: “Many nonbelievers know only two kinds of Christians: those who…
Friday January 13, 2006 Politics: Just days after California Lutheran High School expelled two girls for inappropriate conduct related to homosexual behavior, a Christian school outside of Atlanta is in a similar situation. RightFaith reports on a pending lawsuit. Film: Reformation21 pointed the way to an article by Josh Day declaring the superiority of Narnia’s…
Thursday January 12, 2006 Theology: Phil Johnson is growing impatient with people demanding immediate exegesis. “But the principle of sola Scriptura has never meant that all theological arguments are invalid unless they can be substantiated with some proof-text. “ Blogspotting: Jollyblogger agrees with me (and hence with Dave Swavely) about the impropriety of judging another…
Wednesday January 11, 2006 Reformed: Reformed church leaders are calling for a new era of partnership with the Vatican. Who are these leaders and why have I never heard of them? Du Jour: Paul’s old friend Martin writes his church to discuss life after Christmas. People: Sam Waldron, author of To Be Continued and The…
Tuesday January 10, 2005 Quote: “‘Muslim fundamentalism, Christian fundamentalism, Jewish fundamentalism, secular fundamentalism – they’re all motivated by fear. Fear of each other.’” (Rick Warren) And what is a fundamentalist? “Now the word “fundamentalist” actually comes from a document in the 1920s called the Five Fundamentals of the Faith. And it is a very legalistic,…
Monday January 9, 2006 Humor: Only in a far too politically correct world would this story be anything but funny. “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is shutting down the system that creates movie recommendations on its shopping Web site after it linked a “Planet of the Apes” DVD to films about famous black Americans.” Du Jour: Carolyn…