Nowadays, husbands have countless reminders of the costs of infidelity. On a regular, almost weekly, basis, we hear of another public figure who has cheated on his wife. We see the news reports and the pictures of betrayed spouses and bewildered children. We hurt terribly for the families and grow angry with the men. But we don’t stop there. We should pray for these people (1 Timothy 2:1-4, explored below). We should pray for the souls of men like Tiger... Read more
I just posted my first piece on the 9Marks blog, Church Matters. Here’s the piece, albeit with a few tweaks. I attempted to make some changes to the original but have had some challenges with Typepad. The piece is on “God, Evangelicals, and Advertising” (here’s the original). ****************** Let me quickly say that it is an honor to post on this blog. As a 9Marks blog rookie, I’m glad to be called off the bench (where I belong) to join... Read more
Tim Keller gets a four-page profile in New York magazine, one of the town’s most respected (and read) publications (be careful on the site). Here’s a quotation about Keller’s love of the city: New York itself isn’t the problem, Keller says. “I basically revel in New York,” he says. He and Kathy maintain an out-of-towner’s love of museums, concerts, and restaurants, and like to explore neighborhoods they don’t know with their son Jonathan, an urban planner. The problem, Keller says,... Read more
Time for one of my favorite things to do: briefly review books. It’s tough to do this in the midst of the academic semester. I’ve got two critically acclaimed bestsellers for you today, each of which I review in summary fashion. First up is Michael Chabon’s very recent Manhood for Amateurs (HarperCollins, 2009). Chabon is a Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist, an essayist, husband to author Ayelet Waldman, and father of four. He makes his home in Berkeley, California. The text is... Read more
This from the Henry Center blog. We recently hosted College Church in Wheaton (IL) pastor Josh Moody, and I was deeply affected by his sermons and also his discussion with the students. He is a strong, penetrating expositor whose style reminded me of one Lloyd-Jones. Check out the content below to do yourself the favor of benefiting from his preaching of God’s Word. The following is what we blurbed on the site. ******************* The Henry Center is pleased to announce... Read more
Having watched some of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, that most American of Thanksgiving morning events, I want to wish those trolling the blogosphere in pre-game meal preparation a Happy Thanksgiving. You can read this a thousand different places (which is a good thing!), but I should say it again: it’s terrific that we have a national holiday devoted to the giving of thanks. It’s good for our souls to know and own this, and to practice this not only... Read more
An alert reader of this blog forwarded me some explosive news from a major UK blog by James Delingpole hosted on the Telegraph’s website. I don’t know a great deal about the matter discussed below, but it certainly sounds important for the discussion about so-called global warming and human-caused climate change: If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been... Read more
The Outside the Lines side of the ESPN online network has a fun story up about the current DC hoops scene. President Obama, a diehard pickup basketball player, has apparently ignited interest in the game. Here’s an excerpt from the story, “The Power Game”, by Wright Thompson: Obama loves all things hoops. By executive fiat, the White House tennis court is being retrofitted for basketball. He mentions the game every other speech, including his controversial commencement address at Notre Dame. There’s... Read more
As some of you know, the Evangelical Theological Society met last week in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was able to go, and I had some thoughts on “highlights” of the experience (what is it with Americans and highlights, anyway?). 1. Russ Moore gave a fun and informative tour on the literary culture of New Orleans. It was engrossing. I haven’t seen any material from it on Moore’s blog (have I missed something, Robbie?), but if footage turns up from the tour,... Read more
The Manhattan Declaration was, as of last night, the 29th most searched term on Google. It was a “spicy” search term. So there you go. Justin Taylor blogged it yesterday. In less than 24 hours, the site has drawn over 7000 signatures. The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Post, First Things, and other organizations have covered it already. If you have not signed up, consider joining Tim Keller, Al Mohler, Ravi Zacharias and many others. Make a statement to... Read more
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