Revival–In Maine!?

Last updated on: March 22, 2010 at 8:00 am By Owen Strachan

Note: this is a cross-post from Church Matters, the 9Marks blog. I am posting it here only because this good news deserves to be spread. ************ Several hundred years ago, revival broke out in New England under the watchcare of America’s greatest pastor, Jonathan Edwards. 275 years later, it may be happening again. From Downeast magazine, a secular publication covering life in Maine, comes this hugely unexpected news: Maine, one of the spiritually “darkest” states in New England (America’s least... Read more

Johnny Cash’s Vision: The Majestic Son of God

Last updated on: March 20, 2010 at 6:51 pm By Owen Strachan

“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed... Read more

David Dockery on the Great Commission Resurgence

Last updated on: March 19, 2010 at 6:57 pm By Owen Strachan

Have you wondered what on earth the “Great Commission Resurgence” is in recent months? You may know it’s a development in the Southern Baptist Convention. But until now, you might have found little concrete information about it. If that is the case–and I suspect it is for a bunch of people–you should check out the new Insight Podcast with David Dockery of Union University. The podcast is hosted by Doug Baker of The Baptist Messenger (Oklahoma), and it delves extensively into... Read more

Band of Bloggers at Together for the Gospel

Last updated on: March 16, 2010 at 6:10 pm By Owen Strachan

Have you heard about the upcoming Band of Bloggers event at Together for the Gospel in just under a month’s time? Timmy Brister, the event’s planner, recently announced it. Here’s the essential information: The theme for this year’s meeting is “Internet Idolatry and Gospel Fidelity.” With the advent of new media and the increasing influence of technology on our lives, it is important to address the relationship of the gospel to technology, especially the areas where we are tempted with... Read more

The Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Last updated on: March 15, 2010 at 3:39 pm By Owen Strachan

Here’s some cool news: the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School now has an online presence: http://jecteds.org. Visitors to the site will find information about the center, details on upcoming lectures, and a regularly updated blog which includes brief book reviews by Center Director Doug Sweeney. Those interested in Edwards studies will want to take note of the first two lectures held for the JEC at TEDS. George Marsden of the University of Notre Dame will speak on... Read more

Book Alert: Josh Harris on Theology; Carson, Moo, Naselli on the New Testament

Last updated on: March 11, 2010 at 8:49 pm By Owen Strachan

Josh Harris has just released Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why it Matters (Multnomah, 2010). I am working my way through it and finding it a rewarding read. The purpose of this book: to communicate the need for a deeper walk with God, a theologically rich way of life. This is an excellent aim, and it is carried out with Harris’s trademark lively, friendly style. The guy has a great sense of humor and, most importantly, a... Read more

Global Christianity and Cultural Engagement

Last updated on: March 10, 2010 at 10:33 pm By Owen Strachan

It’s exciting to announce that the Henry Center is partnering with the Lausanne movement, begun three decades ago by Billy Graham and John Stott, to publicize both the cause and the 2010 conference. In conjunction with Lausanne 2010, the Center will host a conversation on conversation on global Christianity and cultural engagement on March 17, 2010 at 9am at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in ATO Chapel. This exciting conversation will feature such leading evangelical thinkers as Tite Tienou of TEDS,... Read more

Weekly Standard: Global Warming Consensus Crumbling; Also, Krauthammer on Healthcare

Last updated on: March 9, 2010 at 4:49 pm By Owen Strachan

The Weekly Standard has published a piece by Steven F. Hayward entitled “In Denial: The Meltdown of the Climate Campaign” that is a must-read for thinking Christians and others interested in supposed man-caused climate change. According to Hayward, F. K. Weyerhauser Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and scholar of environmentalism, the consensus on anthropogenic climate change is crumbling, to put it mildly. The Nobel Prize-winning International Panel on Climate Change is falling apart, as is the U. S. Climate Action... Read more

Johnson on Churchill: History Sublime

Last updated on: March 6, 2010 at 7:24 pm By Owen Strachan

On the recommendation of commentators like John Meacham, The American Spectator, and Al Mohler, I am nearly through Paul Johnson’s Churchill. The book is just 166 pages and will come as an easy read for readers who may be interested in the man but scared off by arcane discussions of British politics. If so, this is the book for you. Actually, it’s the book for anyone. It’s swashbuckling history, history written with a refreshing blend of conviction and playfulness. Indeed, historians aren’t supposed to... Read more

Christian Hipster Cities, Oxford Scholarships, and Clint Eastwood Movies

Last updated on: March 4, 2010 at 8:18 pm By Owen Strachan

I came across a fun and informal piece recently on the “Top Ten Cities for Christian Hipsters”. A fun read. The author’s not trying to be scientific. Number one city? Chicago. Figures. It’s interesting to play this off of a recent post by an Acts29 pastor featured on the blog of Justin Taylor that wondered out loud why more young guys aren’t targeting broken cities and aging demographics. There’s something to be said for that. I like the whole “cities... Read more