According to the NYT, black boys are the least likely children to be adopted. This is helpful for Christians who have a heart for orphan care to keep in mind. ************* This is an interesting website from an African-American pastor who is calling for the renewal of men in his community. Looks like great stuff. ************* Have you met Jean-Ralphio? Many of us have, though we may not have encountered this utterly hilarious Parks & Recreation character. Note to men:... Read more
For those of you who have the unfortunate fate in life to be linked to a man who loves playing pickup sports (I’m thinking wives here, primarily), this selection might provide some solace. There is strength in numbers, after all. It comes at the beginning of a NYT Magazine piece entitled “Vigor Quest” by Tom Dunkel on the lengths to which some older folks are going to keep their bodies young in order to play sports. That’s a matter deserving... Read more
Just heard word of this. Sounds cool. Redeemer Church Planting Center is now Redeemer City to City. Please visit our new website. We hope you will download resources, write a blog, or support our ministry online. Looks like this new site will be of much help to church planters and others who are interested in church planting. Read more
This chilling testimony about the emotional effect of abortion comes an article in The Weekly Standard by David Daleiden and John Shields entitled “Mugged by Ultrasound”. It is a visceral quotation, I am warning you. In general, abortion providers have censored their own emotional trauma out of concern to protect abortion rights. In 2008, however, abortionist Lisa Harris endeavored to begin “breaking the silence” in the pages of the journal Reproductive Health Matters. When she herself was 18 weeks pregnant,... Read more
Check out the upcoming Act Like Men conference in Columbus, Ohio on February 6, 2010. It’s hosted by Veritas Church of Columbus and looks great. Here’s the description: Act Like Men is a one-day conference in Columbus, Ohio that exists to rally and challenge men to live into Paul’s call for Gospel transformation in every aspect of their lives. This event features local and national speakers addressing what it means to Act Like Men. Key topics will include: personal responsibility... Read more
The Henry Center of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is pleased to make today’s 1PM CST lecture by Dr. Richard Mouw on evangelical pietism available for free by live stream. To view the lecture, please visit http://tiuproductions.com/livestream. Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | Richard Mouw | Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA “Confessions of an Evangelical Pietist” (1pm in ATO Chapel at TEDS) The Christian community needs to work at integrating our doctrine, action and piety (”head, hands and heart”). But which takes... Read more
Those of you who take an interest in politics and conservative thought should note a new website started by Tucker Carlson of Fox News. It’s called The Daily Caller and it’s good a lot of good content, including a column by one of my favorite writers, Matt Labash of The Weekly Standard. I’m sure that I won’t agree with everything on the site, but it looks like a good place to go for conservative political commentary. On another note, it’s... Read more
This post comes out of nowhere. No one has asked for it. It is a thought-child that must be birthed. It stems, as the title suggests, from my years of frustration playing pickup basketball. If you play unorganized basketball–and you are not worthy of this blog if you do not–you will understand. Actually, you’ll understand even if you play organized ball, which actually in a good number of cases is less logical than pickup. This post is for everyone who... Read more
Have you picked up a copy of Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller? You should. Early on Keller cites a piece by David Brooks that referenced “rank-link imbalances”. Here’s the original piece, which is highly worth reading. And here’s a great quotation: Then they go into one of those fields like law, medicine or politics, where a person’s identity is defined by career rank. They develop the specific social skills that are useful on the climb up the greasy pole: the... Read more
The Henry Center, my employer, is very pleased to make the following announcement (jointly made at the HCTU blog). From: HCTU Director Doug Sweeney RE: New Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS Date: 1/12/2010 In conjunction with the Jonathan Edwards Center of Yale University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is pleased to announce the formation of a new Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS, effective immediately. This partnership was formalized on the campus of TEDS on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Kenneth P. Minkema,... Read more
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