Monthly Archives: July 2009
Are Small Churches Better than Large Churches?
In the midst of a stimulating article in the new issue of Themelios on how to handle the decision to do a PhD, Westminster’s always provocative Carl Trueman offers a comment about church size that caught my attention: “Second, church … Continue reading
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Carl Henry: Ethics Proceed from Atonement
Sometimes we hear Christianity spoken of as a system of salvation, a means by which we find God. At other times we hear Christianity spoken of as a way of life, a code of conduct. Carl F. H. Henry, dean … Continue reading
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Texting While Driving: Dying Made Easy
The NYT reports that, among truckers, texting while driving increased the possibility of an accident by 23 times. In other words, if you’re texting while you drive, you are 23 times more likely to get into an accident than you … Continue reading
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The Link 7.24.09: Mark Driscoll’s Book, Tim Tebow’s Faith, and Martha’s Vineyard
1. Have you seen the new Sports Illustrated profile of University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow? If not, here it is. This guy seems to be the real deal. An outspoken Christian who loves preaching the gospel. Encouraging. 2. That … Continue reading
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Preaching on Sex: How?
Atlanta pastor Aaron Menikoff has some wise thoughts over at the 9Marks blog on a topic that many of us want to handle well but have little wisdom about: “I would be quite happy to preach about the purpose of … Continue reading
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Carl Henry’s Greatest Failure and Success
Found this in a poignant Christianity Today tribute to Henry written by his old friend Kenneth Kantzer. Henry’s “greatest failure” according to Kantzer, former dean of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, involved a failed plan for a “great Christian university”: “From … Continue reading
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Cinnabons, “Conditioned Hypereating”, and Christian Faith
New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert has just published “Why Are Americans Fat?“, a fun and somewhat morbid review essay of a number of recent books that tackle the national and international obesity epidemic. Here are some selections from the essay, … Continue reading
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“Someone Tweeted”: My (Fake) Day in the Twitterverse
Purely for fun, I decided to do a fake Twitter day. This is a satire, but it’s not hard-edged. For fun. So here goes. The first and only Twitter entry of “owenstrachan”. I’m sure that at this point you’re holding … Continue reading
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