CBMW’s “Go Big” Campaign Moves Ahead: Interview with Greg Gilbert

Last updated on: June 20, 2013 at 10:51 am By Owen Strachan

This week at CBMW we had the privilege of interviewing Greg Gilbert, a Louisville pastor who participated in a very well-received Together for the Gospel/CBMW panel in 2012. We’re running these interviews to introduce the next generation of complementarian leaders. We also want to show that many stand with CBMW as we pursue our $30,000 “GO BIG!” matching campaign (it ends on June 30). Greg is a young evangelical leader and a strong complementarian. He earned his BA from Yale, his MDiv from... Read more

The Legendarily Tough Interviews of Gregg Popovich

Last updated on: June 17, 2013 at 11:32 am By Owen Strachan

As one who enjoys watching basketball because of–what was it?–basketball, I found this little montage of San Antonio Spurs’ coach Gregg Popovich’s comments uproarious. I really like Popovich. Amazing coach who gets the most out of every player. That, for me, is the mark of a great coach–helping every player play to their potential. Here’s a profile of Popovich from Sports Illustrated. I would be a happy man if I never saw another insipid in-game interview of a stressed coach. I... Read more

I’m Broken and I Can’t Get Up: On Martin Luther and “Mild Antinomianism”

Last updated on: June 6, 2013 at 10:27 am By Owen Strachan

I just listened to this fun 9Marks interview on Christian freedom with Mark Dever, Carl Trueman, Mike McKinley, and Andy Johnson. In the course of the sprawling discussion, Trueman raised the issue of Luther’s understanding of the gospel and spoke against modern “antinomianism.” It’s clear that Trueman believes that we misappropriate Luther if we read him as indicating that Christians, once saved, are virtually powerless to change and grow. I agree with Trueman on this point, both exegetically and historically.... Read more

3 Reasons You Should Start Reading Jonathan Edwards

Last updated on: June 5, 2013 at 8:07 am By Owen Strachan

Why should you read the writing of a man who died 250 years ago, spent a ton of time in his study, and is regularly mocked in tenth-grade English classes? Over at Ligonier, I make the case that you should read Jonathan Edwards, greatest of American preachers, for these three reasons. And then, to whet the reader’s appetite, I give for Ligonier four of my favorite paragraphs from all 25 volumes of Edwards’s works. I then comment briefly on what makes... Read more

On Erick Erickson and Differences Between Men and Women

Last updated on: May 31, 2013 at 11:30 am By Owen Strachan

“I’m so used to liberals telling conservatives that they’re anti-science. But liberals who defend this and say it is not a bad thing are very anti-science. When you look at biology — when you look at the natural world — the roles of a male and a female in society and in other animals, the male typically is the dominant role. The female, it’s not antithesis, or it’s not competing, it’s a complementary role. We’re lost the ability to have... Read more

CBMW Goes Big–$30,000 Matching Donation Drive@

Last updated on: May 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm By Owen Strachan

“And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.” (1 Thessalonians 2:13, ESV) CBMW is going big. $30k big. It’s very exciting for me to announce that CBMW is launching a $30,000 matching donation drive. In recent weeks, we’ve had a major donor step up and partner... Read more

First Kermit Gosnell–Now Douglas Karpen

Last updated on: May 16, 2013 at 1:50 pm By Owen Strachan

Warning: the video above has some graphic discussion and content. Watch with care. This is a very, very, very bad season if you are an enthusiastic supporter of abortion. The lid is off on the reality of abortion, and it’s getting harder and harder to admit that the practice isn’t savage. Not all clinics look medieval, of course. Some abortions happen in nice, shiny, well-staffed places. Babies are murdered by people who smile warmly and dress nicely. Let’s be clear:... Read more

Willie Nelson, Jewish Moms, and the New Deadbeat Dads

Last updated on: May 15, 2013 at 10:53 am By Owen Strachan

In 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson covered one of the classic songs of recent decades. Performed first by Ed Bruce, “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” hit number 1 on the charts and touched a cultural chord. No doubt there were a few aspiring cowboys who were diverted to new career paths due to the tongue-in-cheek song. So much for the backyard reenactments of the Wild West. Mothers, in aggregate, were likely pleased; sons were... Read more

Eric Metaxas: “We Need Heroes Very Desperately”

Last updated on: May 14, 2013 at 8:39 am By Owen Strachan

Just yesterday I caught sight of a great National Review interview with Eric Metaxas on men. You should read the whole (very funny) thing, and you should buy his new book, 7MEN. Here’s a swatch from the interview: LOPEZ: What was your goal and what do you think you accomplished in Seven Men? METAXAS: I wanted to begin a cultural conversation on what men are and what they ought to be. We’ve gotten so confused on this subject that we’ve shrunk from it,... Read more

Journalist Covering Gosnell Abortion Trial Becomes Pro-Life

Last updated on: May 9, 2013 at 8:04 am By Owen Strachan

I just saw this on Twitter (HT: Tom Peters). Apparently, an unnamed pro-choice reporter covering the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell has become pro-life during the proceedings. The grisly testimony, documented with insight and excellence by World magazine, has–it seems–deeply impacted at least one journalist. Here’s the report: May 8, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pro-choice reporter who has been present in the courtroom listening to testimony in the Gosnell trial has changed his mind on abortion, according to one of... Read more

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