We’ve blogged about those translations of the Bible for Muslims that avoid little terms like “Son of God” in order, supposedly, to attract followers of Islam. It turns out that such Bible translations are only one strategy in a whole new approach to mission work,
Here is a fascinating essay by Ed Driscoll on different theories about why the modern/postmodern world has gone wrong. Is the culprit moral relativism? the omniscient state? Or the assumption that we can reinvent everything from ground zero? Or all of the above? That “begin
More counter-intuitive mysterious health findings: A new study says that parents are less apt to the common cold than those without children. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that those with kids were half as likely to develop colds with that number increasing with each
Useful and broadly applicable paradigms from Pastor Matt Richard: During the time of Martin Luther there were theological presuppositions that had been ingrained in the lives, thoughts and actions of the people. For the sake of simplicity, two things summarized the theological culture and attitudes
The cover of Books & Culture, the Christian culture journal, features Lucas Cranach, and the cover story by Daniel Siedell is a review of a new book on the artist and patron of this blog. The book is called The Serpent and the Lamb: Cranach,
As I keep saying, there are different kinds of conservatism. Michael Gerson makes that point in his discussion of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts’ ruling on Obamacare: His health-care ruling did expose a division between two varieties of judicial conservatism — institutionalism and constitutionalism —
We went to the 4th of July parade here in our small northern Virginia town. I love the way such institutions usually include politicians marching down the parade route, waving and smiling to voters no matter how hot it gets. It is a sign of
Andy Griffith died at age 86. It turns out, he was Moravian, a church with Reformation roots going back to John Hus, with a big influence of Lutheran Pietists. From journalist Andrew Herrmann: Griffith’s story was rooted in the Moravian Church, a Christian sect started
David P. Goldman offers a close reading of our national anthem, which is not just a hard-to-sing-song but a striking and meaningful poem, one that connects the survival of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812 to the survival of the nation in every generation:
Happy Fourth of July! I remember growing up in a culture of patriotism. Community events would feature patriotic speeches. Politicians of all parties would wax eloquent about the greatness of America. In school we actually had classes on “Americanism” in which we learned about American
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