Monthly Archives: November 2011
Your Yale Education 2011: A Class on NYC Clubbing and “Nightlife Culture”
Ah, the rich merits of the Ivy League education, the plush learning it affords. Like this Yale University class in the American Studies department: “Dance Music and Nightlife Culture in New York City.” Behold the rich harvest of learning that … Continue reading
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Ed Stetzer on DeYoung/Gilbert: Are Pastors Qualified to Speak on Theology of Mission?
The pastor-theologian is a subject of great interest to me, as my introduction to the book The Pastor as Scholar, the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry (Crossway, 2011) by John Piper and D. A. Carson shows. Because … Continue reading
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To Launder or Not to Launder? Christianity Today Hosts Debate on “Dad Moms”
Some of you took note of the “Dad Mom” post I ran a couple of weeks back in reference to a commercial by Tide detergent. The ad showed a man folding laundry and avowing that he loved “being awesome” and … Continue reading
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Carl Henry’s Quest for the “Evangelical Harvard” and Other ETS 2011 Topics
For the small but vibrant community of people known as “evangelical theologians” or “theology aficianados” or “those zealous about the extracalvinisticum,” the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society is a big deal. I love ETS. This year’s meeting, centered … Continue reading
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Good News: Vanhoozer Returns to TEDS
Many have now seen the announcement about systematic theologian Kevin J. Vanhoozer returning to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School as research professor of systematic theology. He has served as Blanchard Professor of Theology at Wheaton Graduate School from 2009-11. Prior to … Continue reading
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Dad Moms, the Man Fail, and the Incredible Potential of Godly Women
If you chanced across this little piece of virtual real estate last week, you might have seen that I blogged about a Tide commercial featuring a self-identified “dad mom.” I suggested, based on my read of Scripture, that this was … Continue reading
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Media Is Here from the Mohler-Wallis Debate (Link)
Audio and video has been posted from the Mohler-Wallis debate hosted by the Henry Center of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (HT: @carlhenrycenter). I just checked the video and it looks great. A basic question at the heart of the debate … Continue reading
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Margaret Sanger Wanted to Eliminate “Human Weeds”
Ben Domenech’s Transom email is chock-full of good links and thoughts. Recently, it included the material listed below from the Margaret Sanger corpus. Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, came up recently when Herman Cain, embattled Republican candidate for the … Continue reading
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The Essential Edwards Collection: $17 on Kindle (!)
I recently heard from Moody Publishers that the Essential Edwards Collection is being sold on Kindle right now for $17–or $16.48, to be exact. If you’ve sat on the fence since 2010–a long time to sit on the fence–now may … Continue reading
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The “Dad Mom” and the “Man Fail”
The cultural decline of men continues apace. Tide detergent, of all cultural voices, is leading the charge today. Watch “Dad Mom” here (I can’t tell if Tide changed the title due to backlash–it used to be “Dad Mom”). These are … Continue reading
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