Dads, you should be aware of what your little girl is wearing at all times. It’s not something you necessarily understand perfectly, but this matter requires your fatherly care and leadership just as much as what church to go to or what devotional book to read together. The issue covered below is only going to heat up in coming days, so I encourage you to read on. Over at Christianity Today, I’ve written a piece entitled “Tiger Dads vs. Sexualized... Read more
This is a cross-post from the blog of Vitamin Z, where I am guest-blogging this week. I don’t know about you, but I find baggy baseball uniforms weird. So does Wesley Morris, writing “The Sportstorialist” at Grantland.com. Morris writes with a crisp, tongue-in-cheek style of recent sartorial changes to baseball uniforms: There’s no functional reason for a baseball jersey to evoke the National Hockey League, but there were the Brewers, baggy in uncharacteristic Dijon mustard, calling to mind the Boston Bruins. After... Read more
This is a cross-post from the blog of Vitamin Z, where I am guest-blogging this week. Here are five great Christian rap songs. This post comes to you ex nihilo. I have no reason for writing it, other than my love for these songs. 1. Cross Movement, “Closer to You.” This one is off the Holy Culture album. When the album came out six or so years ago, I played this song over and over. It’s got a gorgeous hook by JR, a hard beat by... Read more
Two blogs in one day. Wow. I couldn’t resist. Saw this notice about the movie Farmaggedon on my friend Matt Wireman’s Facebook feed. Looks like a must-watch: Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. As if... Read more
Without a doubt, one of the preachers I most look up to and learn from is Josh Moody of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Josh is a humble man with an outsize résumé–BA from Cambridge, PhD from Cambridge (in none other than Jonathan Edwards), missionary to Georgia (the country, not the Dawgs) and Azerbaijan, husband to Rochelle and father of three adorable children. If you are a looking for examples of the modern pastor-theologian, you should look directly and sustainedly... Read more
Some of you out there enjoy sports, and you read Grantland.com‘s Bill Simmons. Simmons is not a Christian writer; his material can be racy, even gross. If you enjoy thoughtful sportswriting, however, he is tough to beat. I read him with discretion. The New York Times recently published a lengthy magazine piece entitled “Can Bill Simmons Win the Big One?” by Jonathan Mahler on Simmons, whose rise has been meteoric in recent years. It covers interesting ground on such topics... Read more
This is a post from the BibleMesh blog, Thesis. I’ve given a snippet here; to read the whole thing, go to this link. ************** You have likely heard of the Anthony Weiner scandal and his ensuing apology. A married man, Weiner “sexted” with several women until he posted a salacious photo intended for private viewing to his public Twitter account. Those who still doubt the utility of Twitter, take note. It now accounts for the loss of a shamed public... Read more
I am very privileged to be part of a group of writers at Thesis, the BibleMesh blog. I don’t know if you’ve been following our work there, but we’ve been pumping out content for several weeks now. We’ve got Greg Thornbury (dean of the School of Christian Studies at Union University), Ben Mitchell (noted ethicist and moral philosopher), Mark Coppenger (distinguished Southern Seminary philosophy professor), Michael McClenahan (Irish pastor, Edwards scholar), John Starke (Gospel Coalition editor) and me (Christian rapper)... Read more
LeBron James is a paradox. Hence, LeBronadox. Bill Simmons had some interesting things to say about the uber-talented Miami Heat forward. Sometimes Simmons’s material gets salty, so read him with discretion. This section outlines the Grantland.com’s founder’s thoughts: Here’s my opinion in four parts: a. I think he’s one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. I will never forget watching him in person with a full head of steam, blowing through opponents like a Pop Warner running back who’s 30 pounds heavier... Read more
Kevin DeYoung has just posted a manifestly helpful piece on the hot-potato topic of “celebrity pastors.” I commend it to you; it’s full of wisdom and good theological thinking. Here’s a snatch: Give glory to God for his gifts wherever you find them.This entails three things: 1) We must always remember—and not just give lip service to the fact—that God is the one who apportions gifts to teachers, pastors, and authors. The churches get edified. God gets the glory. 2)... Read more
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