We at the Henry Center of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL) are very pleased to present the video and audio files for the recent Trinity Debate featuring Wayne Grudem and Bruce Ware vs. Tom McCall and Keith Yandell. Video of the Trinity Debate Audio of the Trinity Debate The debate was intensive and rich. It is recommended that you use Hansen Fellow Andy Naselli’s excellent live-blog to follow along. These resources are free as always and available to be... Read more
Found this in the New Yorker and thought that this outsider’s take on evangelicalism and its approach to sex was quite worth reading, if over-heated and wrong-headed in places: “The “pro-family” efforts of social conservatives—the campaigns against gay marriage and abortion—do nothing to instill the emotional discipline or the psychological smarts that forsaking all others often involves. Evangelicals are very good at articulating their sexual ideals, but they have little practical advice for their young followers. Social liberals, meanwhile, are... Read more
I in no way style myself a political pundit, and for good reason. If you’re interested in coverage of the historic election of Barack Obama as president, check out the New York Times’s front-page article. Justin Taylor is soliciting feedback from some fine Christian thinkers; I would encourage you to read Randy Alcorn’s hope-filled piece, and I loved Eric Redmond’s essay on voting pro-life as an African-American. Al Mohler has some characteristically incisive and strong words on how Christians should... Read more
Some great words from Justin Taylor regarding abortion and this election: “Now with all of that said, you may be surprised to hear me say that I really do resonate with Piper’s underlying point. Politics can easily become a source of idolatry. We are dual citizens with a higher allegiance to the City of God. If our candidate loses, we should not grieve as the world grieves. And yes, there will be something enormously significant, historic, and amazing if we... Read more
Matthew 16:5-12: When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the... Read more
1. Don’t let the polls affect your voting. So says no less an authority than Karl Rove. If you initially disagree with him, think about 2000…and 2004… 2. The Henry Center is sponsoring a “Day with Dr. Don” at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA on December 8. That’s their title, not ours. He’ll be talking about the Bible’s center, among other important topics. Sounds like a great event. 3. Good strong exhortation on the Resurgence blog to avoid lust... Read more
We at the Henry Center in Deerfield, IL are pleased to announce that the audio and video files for both the Scripture and Ministry lecture and interview with Dr. Phil Ryken of Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, PA are now posted and ready for viewing and reflection. These events took place on October 1 and 2, 2008 at the TEDS campus in Deerfield, IL. Video of “The Suffering and the Glory: Pastoral Ministry in Union with Christ” Audio of “The... Read more
These satirical definitions of campaign rhetoric are from the Weekly Standard: “Energy Independence. What the candidates hope to achieve in ten years. Actually, more like twenty. Or maybe twenty-five. Wait–why don’t we make it thirty. Forty maybe? How does forty sound to you? Forty-five? Experience. Unnecessary for presidents; absolutely necessary for vice presidents. Joe Biden, for example, has a tremendous amount of experience in being wrong. He was wrong about the Reagan defense buildup, wrong about the first Gulf war,... Read more
Have you heard claims from some that abortion rates have recently fallen due to Clinton-administration efforts? And that laws, whether state or federal, have no bearing on abortion rates in America? If you’re like many (most?) Americans, and you’ve heard both claims, here are some stats for you from an article by Michael New on the excellent The Public Discourse website, a project of pro-life Princeton scholar Robbie George and others: “For instance, the 1990s decline in the abortion rate–a... Read more
“The pastor closes his sermon: “The Holy Spirit bids you come. The congregation, praying, hoping, expectant, bids you come. On the first note of the first stanza, come down one of these stairways, down one of these aisles. May angels attend you. May the Holy Spirit of God encourage you. May the presence of Jesus walk by your side as you come, while we stand and while we sing.” And come they do. Week after week, in churches all across... Read more
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