This amazing picture of Chicago’s reflection on the lake taken from an airplane by an iPhone. Rob Merola’s wisdom — The two most destructive forces I have seen in my almost 30 years as a priest are anger and alcohol. It’s interesting, then, that one of the chief findings of one of the longest running studies of human development is the surprising conclusion that “alcohol destroys”. Begun in 1938 and conducted by Harvard University, the study’s director writes of alcohol... Read more
By Deborah Haarsma: We at BioLogos are saddened over recent events at Bryan College, where a controversy over the college’s Statement of Belief threatens division and strife between Christians. Bryan’s charter stipulates that the Statement of Belief may not be changed, but the Board of Trustees has produced a clarification of that statement and is requiring all faculty members to affirm it as a condition of employment for next year. The clarification statement specifies that Adam and Eve were a historical couple and expressly denies... Read more
This post is by John Frye. We are reviewing the excellent book Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, professor of philosophy at Calvin College. I asked in the last post if you know the names of the seven capital vices. Rebecca opens the book with “Gifts from the Desert: The Origin and History of the Vices Tradition” and we learn about the evolutionary development of the list of, finally,... Read more
I loved this post by my friend Jackie Roese. I will be posting about Jackie Roese’s book one of these days soon. I’ve taught for over a decade. I’ve weaved my story into the teaching, but I’ve never sat and spoken solely about my life story. The focus was never just me. But the woman who hired me to teach insisted. I was to speak about my story – for an hour! That’s when I realized I fear telling parts... Read more
On Sunday Scot put up a short post highlighting a shift at Bryan College tightening the “acceptable” ranges of interpretation of the Genesis account. While most of the commenters on the post mourned the change that sentiment is certainly not universal. As one of the commenters put it: I am thankful that there are some Christians who believe the Word of God as it is written, without infusing men’s evolutionary ideas into the text. For thousands of years, Christians have... Read more
There are at least two signs of competition among churches, or should I say among pastors. The first is the act of wondering how big or how many are attending another church and the second is the inner disturbance of wanting to win (in the game of numbers). The single-most important sign of non-competition between churches or pastors is when a church or pastor rejoices at the success of another church. The same applies within local churches. What are the signs of competition... Read more
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The Time of Our Lives I come from a Free Church tradition, for those of you who don’t know, that doesn’t mean we have a symbol of an eagle for our services, it just means that we aren’t as tied to the historic liturgy and traditions from older streams of Christianity (like creeds or prayer books) I am aware of the dangers and the benefits of a free church, but these are my people, and I plan to be with... Read more
The one who controls the story controls the glory. Take for instance the “story” that America’s national game, baseball, has a “world” series though it is only a game between the two leagues in America and it’s a good thing we don’t let the Cubans play. But that little word “world” tells a story, the story that America is superior when it comes to baseball. From DC all the way down the power chain to local governments those in power... Read more
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