Chicago Tribune, by Steve Rosenbloom, who has a speciality of being cranky, gets this one right: Now, wait. I lied. There’s only one way to view it, and a handy way to remember it is to do the opposite of what Scott Boras wants. He’s Bryant’s agent. He’s a great agent. He’s doing what a great agent does: raising a stink because his potentially great young client likely won’t start the season on the Cubs’ major-league roster. The Cubs don’t want... Read more

Thomas McKenzie is the founding pastor of Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, Tennessee.  His book, The Anglican Way: a Guidebook  framed the following interview.  More information about McKenzie can be found at www.thomasmckenzie.com. The interview was conducted by David George Moore.  Dave blogs at www.twocities.org. Moore: What were the motivating factors which led you to write this book? McKenzie: I wrote this book because it didn’t exist, and I needed it to. Most of the people I encounter in... Read more

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Because Jesus is the God-Man, that is, he is both 100% God and 100% human being in One Person forever, Jesus has insider knowledge of the nature of God. Because of this unique knowledge, Dennis F. Kinlaw proposes that we start with Jesus in attempting any theology of God. We are reviewing Kinlaw’s book Let’s Start with Jesus: A New Way of Doing Theology. In the last post, Kinlaw’s understanding of the perichoresis provided a fascinating excursion into the wonder... Read more

That title will strike some as a false dichotomy, but false dichotomies have a way of forcing a conversation into some difficult corners. To foster that conversation I bring up the new book by Dom Crossan (John Dominic Crossan), How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian. Dom is a well-known historical Jesus scholar and he was a generous friend to me when I began to do historical Jesus studies so I’ve always paid close attention to his writings,... Read more

Source, and it’s a great article, with this summary clipped: [Image] The payout rules are complicated but enticing. Even if your college basketball team doesn’t win a game, you win $1.67 million. A round-of-16 appearance rakes in almost $5 million. A Final Four run? $8.3 million. What sounds like the country’s most lucrative office pool is actually how the NCAA splits up much of the $700-plus million dollars its men’s basketball tournament makes each year. The competitors in this pool... Read more

Samuel Smith: Nine out of 10 Evangelicals say that the Scripture has no impact on their views toward immigration reform, according to a poll released Wednesday. The poll similarly found that nearly seven in 10 Evangelicals have never been encouraged by their church to reach out to immigrants. The Christian polling organization LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 Evangelicals on their attitudes toward immigration reform for the Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief. The poll found that 61 percent of Evangelicals favor immigration reform... Read more

Siam Goorwich: So what does benevolent sexism actually mean? In the study, the team explain: ‘Hostile sexism is an antipathy towards women… Benevolent sexism, in contrast, is a chivalrous and subjectively positive view of women. Women are portrayed as pure and warm yet helpless and incompetent beings who require cherished protection from men.’ Professor Judith Hall, of Northeastern University in Boston, goes on to explain: ‘Benevolent sexism is like a wolf in sheep’s clothing that perpetuates support for gender inequality... Read more

Iain Provan in Seriously Dangerous Religion: What the Old Testament Really Says and Why It Matter has taken us through a survey of the Old Testament to explore the Old Story told in the Bible. He then connected it with the new dimensions revealed through Jesus Christ. Now it is time to address the key question – not what does the Bible teach?, but rather is it true? We are now in a position to return to where we began.... Read more