A pair of handmade spectacle frames by Austrian brand Rolf Spectacles is made with natural stone. Dino 41 has a thin layer of stone layered over wooden frames to make them look ‘solid’ and ‘old’. via Spectacle Frames Made Of Natural Stone – DesignTAXI.com. Read more
Rachel continues her excellent series, “Ask a…” with this post in which Justin Lee responds to reader questions: In the end, I decided that I needed to be consistent in my approach to the Bible: whatever standards I used for deciding this needed to be the same standards I would take to other issues. I spent years prayerfully studying how Jesus and the New Testament writers used Scripture, what the Bible has to say about the nature of sin in... Read more
It seems that Apple is again in some hot water for approving an app that offends some religious sensibilities — and a few laws: PARIS (AP) — A French anti-racism group has threatened to sue Apple over an iPhone application called “A Jew or Not a Jew?” that allows users to consult a database of celebrities and public figures to determine whether they are Jewish or not. SOS Racisme said the application, sold for 0.79 euro cents ($1.07) on the... Read more
Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in public education 3. Corporate tax loopholes (Tuesday) 2. Medicare (Wednesday) 1. Money in politics (Thursday) Conclusion (Friday) I am very, very privileged in that I went to one of the best public school systems in the world — that’s right, I’d say the world, not just in the U.S. And my children now attend this same school system, which is showered with awards... Read more
If you’re looking for a little Sunday afternoon reading, may I commend a couple of the comment sections from last week’s posts. First, I point you to a robust conversation — particularly between Patrick and Bob — under my post, “The Five Biggest Problems Facing America.” And secondly, Carla Jo left a comment that caused me to think more deeply about my current posts on marriage. Her opener: Okay, here’s something that’s been sticking with me over the course of... Read more
There’s been a pretty interesting discussion happening at the Washington Post website under the column that Lisa Miller wrote about my views — it was posted on Thursday and ran in the print edition on Saturday. What’s interesting is that, in the print edition, it ran next to an article about how more and more couples are asking relatives and friends, rather than clergy, to officiate their wedding ceremonies. That prompted this comment from laboo: Huh? This commentary is so... Read more
At AlterNet, “Libby Anne” has written an expose about growing up in the homeschooling Christian patriarchy movement. Not good for my cynicism: Why are these movements so enticing to evangelical and fundamentalist homeschoolers? Simple. Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull offer the image of the perfect family and the promise that you can make a difference and change the world, raising up an army for Christ, without ever leaving your home. Organizations like Vision Forum and No Greater Joy promise parents perfect... Read more
Welcome, Washington Post readers. If you’ve read Lisa Miller’s column about my views on marriage, I invite you to read the eBook in which I’ve collected my posts on the matter. It’s $.99 on the Amazon Kindle. It’s about 3,300 words. If you’re unfamiliar with ebooks, they’re quite easy to read — for instance, you can download a FREE Kindle reading app to your PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone. (Or, you could buy a Kindle — I was given one as a... Read more
In her column on my marriage views, “Separation of church and state in marriage?“, Lisa Miller introduces me to her readers as “one well-known evangelical pastor in Minneapolis.” “Well-known”? Debatable. “In Minneapolis”? Yep. “Evangelical pastor”? I don’t think so. To me, a pastor is someone who pastors — that is, someone who shepherds a group of people (usually referred to as a congregation), and who does that in a church (i.e., an InterVarsity staff person on a college campus is... Read more
Part of a series on the Five Biggest Problems Facing America: Introduction 5. Unnecessary wars 4. Inequalities in public education (Monday) 3. Corporate tax loopholes (Tuesday) 2. Medicare (Wednesday) 1. Money in politics (Thursday) Conclusion (Friday) It seems to me that we in America had a decent track record at armed conflict from the Civil War until the Korean Conflict. I consider the Civil War not a part of modern American history, but still growing out of proto-America.... Read more
Theoblogy
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In