Monthly Archives: December 2009
A Merry “Son of David” Christmas
It’s been quiet around these parts for some time. Just wanted to pop back on here and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Side note: have you thought much about how the Gospels of Matthew and Luke use “Son of … Continue reading
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Carl Trueman on Monkeys, Fools, and Web Morality
Historical theologian Carl Trueman has a great post up on Reformation21 entitled, hilariously, “Fools Rush In Where Monkeys Fear to Tread” on the way in which Christians puff themselves up on the web and transgress traditional codes of humility and … Continue reading
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The Resurrection as God’s Vindication of the Crucified Messiah
This is a helpful comment for understanding the significance of the resurrection, especially as it relates to the atonement: [T]he Gospels…all agree that when the question was put to Jesus, “Are you the Messiah?” he did not deny it. It … Continue reading
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The Link 12.11.09: Dockers on Manhood, Centered-Set Churches, and the New Scientocracy
1. A buddy of mine tipped me off to this crazy Docker’s “Man-ifesto”. It’s actually really good. Readers of this agitated little blog will recognize some familiar themes. Clearly, folks in the culture beyond our Christian circles are seeing a … Continue reading
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What Are the Promise Keepers Up To?
Salon took a look this week at the Promise Keepers. It’s an interesting read. Here are some key quotations on the organization that rose to huge prominence in the 1990s and then tanked. Here’s the basic story: In the 1990s, … Continue reading
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The Ten Best Films of 2009, the Year That Wasn’t
David Denby, film critic at The New Yorker, just released his list of the top-ten films of 2009. Because I am an American, and thus am genetically predisposed to find top-ten lists interesting, I noticed it. Actually, it’s well worth … Continue reading
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Low Impact Man: A Funny Take on the Unsustainability of the “Sustainable” Life
Matt Labash of The Weekly Standard has a very funny piece up called “The Adventures of Low Impact Man”. Some of you have heard of Colin Beavan and his efforts to live what he calls a “low impact”, non-wasteful life. … Continue reading
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An Explosive Evaluation of the Global Warming Movement
Stephen Hayward of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC has just published a helpful overview of the documents related to the Climate Research Unit that hackers recently uncovered. I blogged about this last week, but this analysis, entitled “Scientists … Continue reading
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The Link 12.5.09: Great Music, Scanwiches, and Climate Change
1. Here’s a link to some excellent music by Peter Bradley Adams, formerly of the duo eastmountainsouth. Really–check this guy out. You can even get a free EP of Adams’s music if you want to test-drive it. 2. Have you … Continue reading
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