Steven Pearlstein reflects on our recent disasters, all of which took us by surprise and none of which we were prepared for: In just the past decade, we’ve had the attacks of Sept. 11, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Hurricane Katrina, the global financial
Japan’s and ours. . . As Japan begins the complex and costly job of rebuilding the areas of the country that were destroyed, the task will be made more difficult by the government’s vast debt. Japan has the highest level of debt relative to the
And speaking of Apologetics Conferences, here is one sponsored by Anthony Horvath at Athanatos Ministries. It will be held completely online, April 7, 8, & 9. The overall topic will be “Defending Christianity and God’s Plan for Marriage, Family, and Life through Creative Arts such
The evangelical blogosphere is all abuzz over a new book entitled Love Wins by the influential evangelical pastor and author Rob Bell, in which he argues for universalism, the notion that God will save everyone, whether or not they have faith in Christ. I
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, so wear green or get pinched. You may recall my crusade to use this day to honor ALL missionaries. Those of us of European descent had ancestors who also were brought to faith by missionaries no less than our fellow
Some people go to Cancun on their Spring Break; others go to Myrtle Beach. We went to Baltimore. My wife and I are both interested in medieval art, and the Walter Art Museum there is featuring a big exhibit of medieval reliquaries. That is,
Thanks to Kirk Anderson for putting me on to what is happening in Michigan, which is considering passing a bill that would allow the Governor’s office to replace elected local officials. Kirk explains: “There’s a bill working its way through the Michigan legislature that would
As Japan and the rest of the world worry over what will happen to the earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear power plants, you should know that here at the Cranach blog we are getting some expert commentary. MarkB used to work with nuclear power plants,
If you are interested in Christian apologetics–that is, the defense of the Christian faith–I urge you to attend the summer program of the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights, which will be held in Strasbourg, France, July 5-16. You will study under the
Thanks to nqb for alerting us to yet another new horizon of open communion: not just communing other Christians, not just communing non-Christians, but communing people who are not even setting foot in a church: Wednesday morning pastors from the Community United Church of Christ
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