Mohler article on homosexuality in the Wall Street Journal
An excerpt from Dr. Mohler’s special to the Wall Street Journal: In this most awkward cultural predicament, evangelicals must be excruciatingly clear that we do not speak about the sinfulness of homosexuality as if we have no sin. As a…
Russell Moore Reflects on “American Pie” by Don Maclean
I remember everyone singing, “American Pie,” on the school bus growing up. We had a long ride. And, it’s a long song. Though I think we only knew the chorus so we just sang that over and over again. Once…
The Apostle Paul sounds better than John Lennon at the nursing home
I called on one of our older people today at a rehab center which is also a nursing home. Pop music was playing over the sound system and the first song that caught my attention was John Lennon: Imagine there’s…
The new evangelical virtues?
Tim Challies consider qualities that many now see as signs of virtue. I don’t want to keep talking about Rob Bell. Honest. And in this post I am only going to touch on him on the way to something else.…
D.A. Carson on the intolerance of tolerance
G.K. Chesterton famously said that, “Tolerance is the virtue of people who don’t believe anything.” Here Carson explains how the connotation of “tolerance” has changed over time. HT: Z
17 Years of whirlwind change? What’s next?
Watch this and consider what the next 17 years might bring. HT: Denny Burk
Andy Crouch on the Gospel of Steve Jobs
After a great deal of “Mac Evangelism” on the part of some friends, I recently walked the “aisle” and bought a Mac. So far I’ve been very pleased. And now there is going to be a Verizon Iphone. Wow. All…
See the light with an intriguing new podcast
Dr. Russell Moore of Southern Seminary is introducing a new podcast in which he interacts with popular music. Today is the official launch of my new weekly podcast “The Cross and the Jukebox: Roots, Music, and Religion.” The first episode,…
Douthat: A Tough Season For Believers
Ross Douthat has written a concise and profound column for the New York Times. In it he points to one of the most important books of the year, James Davison Hunter’s book, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and…