Category Archives: culture

on the health front

On the health front, Joe Thorn reminds us that coffee is good, which is a good thing, because I love coffee. I saw in the Men’s Health e-newsletter (I am not fit enough or cool enough to read the actual … Continue reading

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different perspectives

from Vitamin Z, here is John Piper pointing out the difference in perspectives. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdnQAB3cJec&hl=en&fs=1]

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discussion

I don’t how many of you have noticed the discussion that has been going on in comments to this post, but I encourage everyone to take some time and go check it out. I have a some questions though for … Continue reading

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Barack Obama's view of women

Our new president has already come out strongly for killing babies and using our tax dollars to fund the killing. here is his statement in connection with his reversal of the Mexico City Policy: On the 36th anniversary of Roe … Continue reading

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"contextualizing" is not a dirty word

Todd Burus has done some homework regarding biblical examples of contextualizing. Go take a look. here is a bit of his work, but you have to go read the rest to see his argument and evidence: A rough definition of … Continue reading

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Roe v. Wade @36 part 5

John Piper quoting Abraham Lincoln. On January 12, 2009 Samantha Heiges, age 23, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drowning her newborn in Burnsville, Minnesota. If she had arranged for a doctor to kill the child a few … Continue reading

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Roe v. Wade @36 part 4 "making it unthinkable"

Challies has a guest post from John Ensor today. Well worth reading the whole thing. ….I acknowledge the resistance, even offense, taken by many by asserting that abortion is the moral issue of our day. I am familiar with the … Continue reading

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Roe v. Wade @36 part 3

Yuval Levin points to a speech by Professor Robbert P. George on the occasion of this anniversary. Go read it. In the name of a generalized “right to privacy” allegedly implicit in the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fourteenth … Continue reading

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Roe v. Wade @36 part 2

further to Ed Whelan’s point below regarding the effect of Roe v. Wade in bypassing democratic processes, here is Father Neuhaus’ article regarding this awful anniversary. These are the issues addressed in a remarkable new book out this month from … Continue reading

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Roe v. Wade @36

the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade was handed down 36 years ago today. Ed Whelan quotes his congressional testimony from 2005 to commemorate the occasion. Roe v. Wade marks the second time in American history that the Supreme … Continue reading

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imagine the potential

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worshipping a figment of our own heart

Since I read Dr. Roger Olson’s article attempting to relieve God of responsibility for the I35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis Minnesota a quote posted by Todd Bumgarner from John Calvin a couple of days prior to that has been echoing … Continue reading

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why Russell Moore hates Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

Russell D. Moore has posted about why he hates Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. powerful stuff. here is one paragraph, but go read it all. I hate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday because I’m reminded that we have to say … Continue reading

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exponential times

according to this video, we live in exponential times. what do you think? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] hat tip to Tom Ascol, who wisely points out that the need for men of Issachar has never been greater.

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our culture's effect on our faith

Al Mohler is hitting on a very sensitive topic with this post. It is a more complete picture of the effect than the slice that I was looking at in my comments to this post. I said the following: Number … Continue reading

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brave new digital world

Vitamin Z points to a First Things article called iPhones Have Consequences. Sally Thomas takes a look at the effect that internet access ubiquity has had on the education of kids. It is not a pretty picture. Here are four … Continue reading

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NY Times on Mark Driscoll

the New York Times Magazine has written a long article on Mark Driscoll. Who he is, where he came from, his ministry, his doctrine, Mars Hill Church, calvinism….the whole shootin’ match. here are four brief excerpts from a four page … Continue reading

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manliness

Father Richard John Neuhaus passed away this week. I have been reading his publication First Things for a long time (since a friend of mine introduced me to it back in law school). I didn’t always agree with him about … Continue reading

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what is the target?

Ed Stetzer has some interesting thoughts about the gospel that we are preaching and the goal of conversion according to that gospel. Here is his full article at catalyst. the excerpts that Ed posted on his blog follow: I continue … Continue reading

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"probably"

800 British buses carry a message paid for by British atheists. The winning persuasive message? “There’s probably no God,” the advertisements say. “Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” first of all the “probably” is funny. nothing quite like having … Continue reading

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James 3:1

James 3:1 says that not many of us should be teachers because we who teach will be judged more strictly. Teaching the word of God to the people of God is a huge responsibility and should be approached with an … Continue reading

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the Bible

another one of Challies’ Wednesday links was to this article. Ray Ortlund discusses some statistics detailing the shockingly high levels of biblical illiteracy in the general population and among christians. he then gives six excellent suggestions for dealing with this … Continue reading

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bart ehrman's new book

Bart Ehrman has written a new book and Methodist bishop William H Willimon takes it down with style in this review. here is how the review begins, but take some time and go read the rest. Bart Ehrman has written … Continue reading

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christians and culture

Carl Trueman is raising a contrary voice to the current fashion of cultural engagement in evangelical churches and doing it with style. This article holds together tightly and is not very amenable to slicing out a piece for a tease, … Continue reading

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the purpose of the church

this is what I was trying to say to cschande in the comments to this post. From Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics v.4.3.2 – The Doctrine of Reconciliation To sum up, we may say there is committed to it the gospel, … Continue reading

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