A repost of what we posted Tuesday, just in case you didn’t see it. That post fits in this slot too. It would as easy to exaggerate his influence as it is for some to ignore his influence, but at least a major voice behind all of evangelical political action — from Francis Schaeffer and the Moral Majority to Charles Colson, Nancy Pearcey, Wayne Grudem and then on to even someone like Tim Keller and JD Hunter or Andy Crouch... Read more
Supermoon … Quote of the week, from John Wertheim about Wimbledon’s historic Nadal first round loss: “When the score [of Nadal’s loss] was shown during Andy Murray’s simultaneous match, the Centre Court crowd gasped collectively as though someone had used the wrong fork.” Andy Crouch, post of the week: “There is one other consistent position that Christians can hold, though we will hold it at great social cost, at least for the foreseeable future: that bodies matter. Indeed, that both... Read more
So you want to be a writer … are you ready for the rejection? Can you learn from it? Michele says Yes. It’d been six years since I first started writing. Finally, after thousands of hours spent learning, creating, and rewriting, I believed my time had come. My bookwould be published. Only that’s not what happened. Within a couple short weeks, I received one more painful rejection to add to my pile. Defeated, I threw myself a five-star pity party and contemplated... Read more
By John Frye It’s telling that a book is titled Life in a Glass House: The Minister’s Family and the Local Congregation. A glass house. I asked my daughters to write the pros and cons of growing up in a pastor’s family. One of my daughter’s wrote this as a con: “Scrutiny. It seems that all eyes are on the ‘pastor’s family,’ whether the church family or non-believers. People were always watching how we acted, what we said, what we wore... Read more
One of the more unusual features of Genesis 2–3 is this: 1. God tells Adam that on the day Adam eats of the tree he will surely die. Genesis 2:17: “for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” NET: “for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die.” 2. But the serpent tells Adam that will surely not happen. Genesis 3:4: ““You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.” 3. The... Read more
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From Robin Dugall: I believe it is time to separate the civil and “religious” ceremonies of marriage. In light of the conversations, issues of civil rights and cultural discourse that has surrounded the issue of marriage for “centuries” (believe me, for you students of history, we are not the only people who have struggled with what marriage means – monogamous, man/woman, polygamy, etc. throughout history), it is time to revisit what some countries already practice. First, have EVERY couple seek a... Read more
I have had the opportunity to participate over the last few days in a workshop on Evolution and Christian Faith that is a part of the BioLogos grant program. It is always refreshing to be part of a gathering that values intellectual engagement with our faith and incorporates worship into the meeting. Those who work in a Christian environment, at a church, college, or seminary, can’t properly appreciate the power of this experience. At this workshop I also participated in... Read more
By Steve Hill: Thank you Steve Hill. What are two marks of this man-of-God syndrome? What does this have to do with the man-of-God syndrome? Everything. A “syndrome” is a group of symptoms that characterize a particular abnormality. The man-of-God syndrome describes people who “think more highly than they ought” of their positions in the body of Christ. These arrogant individuals are enamored by their perceived value. Unlike Jesus who made Himself of no reputation, they spend their lives making... Read more
From Relevant, John Huckins and peacemaking as a daily choice that begins close to home: “Peacemaking has been disintegrated from our understanding of the gospel. It has been stigmatized and outsourced rather than embraced and embodied. Living as everyday peacemakers allows us to fully embrace our Resurrection identity as New Creation and reintegrates our role as reconcilers back into our understanding of the gospel. The work of peacemaking doesn’t just happen on an international, political level; it happens in our... Read more
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