John Witte, Jr. writes a thoughtful column for Christianity Today considering whether polygamy should be illegal. Ultimately, those who oppose polygamy can only do so on the grounds of morality. Click here to read it.
More Digital Information and Less Attention Span
Al Mohler writes a provocative column on how the digital age is changing our attention spans. College students no longer simply listen to a lecture. Instead, they instant message, shop, and read online newspapers during college classes. We need to…
Challies Reviews the Shack
In 2005 a man named William P. Young wrote a book called The Shack. Originally, it was written for his children. Soon, however, a small, little known publishing house, made it available to the public, and now it is wildly popular.…
On Being Salt and Light
Tullian Tchividjian reminds Christians that transformed people are called to transform culture. (Read it here). Certainly, this transformation includes evangelism. But, we should also transform culture by being salt and light wherever God has called us to live and serve.
Another Post On Modesty
It may be time to pre-order C.J. Mahaney’s upcoming book, Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World, or read the next excerpt by clicking here.
Discerning Reader Reviews Joel Osteen
The Discerning Reader site has posted a review of the most recent Joel Osteen book. Read it here. I have tagged this post as recommended reading. For the record, the review is the recommended reading: not the Osteen book.
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Chesteron said (paraphrased) that the reason truth is stranger than fiction is because people make up fiction, but God is the author of truth. In a secular culture, because we are shaped more than we know by “fictional thinking” God’s…
Books on the Cross
C.J. Mahaney recommends books to read on the Cross. One is not even out yet, so unless you are really in the loop and J.I. Packer and Mark Dever has asked you for an endorsement, then you haven’t read them…
Plantinga on Continuity
One cool thing about the blogosphere (at least the part of it where I hang out) is that, at this time of the year, many list the books they’ve most enjoyed during the previous year.
I ordered the below after reading Tullian Tchividjian’s list – – I have not been disappointed.
Engaging God’s World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living
Plantinga reminds us that there is continuity between this space and history and the New Earth:
Important Books in Jerry Bridges’ Life
One of the most important influences in my life has been Jerry Bridges. I don’t know him personally, but when I began really growing as a believer, The Pursuit of Holiness was a great encouragement. Later, I read The Discipline of Grace, see this post, and it answered many of my questions about the relationship between personal effort and grace.
So, when I read on Justin Taylor’s blog that Jerry Bridges made the following statement, I headed for Amazon and updated my wish list. Bridges said: