Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Salon Writer Who Fell in Love with Joel Osteen’s Megachurch
This is one of the more unexpected pieces I’ve come across in a while. A woman journalist who writes for Salon and other leading publications, secular-minded and skeptically oriented, found herself in Houston and started attending Lakewood Church. For those … Continue reading
Filed under church life, evangelism
Should We Not Read Jonathan Edwards Because He Owned Slaves?
An upcoming event at the Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School tackles this question, and does so by way of a major lecture by esteemed pastor Thabiti Anyabwile. This lecture, entitled “Jonathan Edwards and American Racism: Can the … Continue reading
Filed under jonathan edwards, racism
The “Immobile Class”: On College and Work in the New America
The New York Times recently published a thought-provoking article on the new American economy entitled “A Mess on the Ladder of Success.” Here’s a snippet: Rather than dividing the country into the 1 percenters versus everyone else, the split in … Continue reading
Things You Should Be Reading: Credo Magazine on Solus Christus
This just in from Credo: issue number two is out. It’s on “In Christ Alone,” what the reformers called Solus Christus, and it looks like a humdinger. Here’s the teaser: “In Christ Alone” – The January issue of Credo Magazine … Continue reading
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Live-blog of ProLifeCon 2012
Link to the live webcast of ProLifeCon. Here is the live-blog of ProLifeCon 2012: 8:30am And we’re off. Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, has just taken the podium. Perkins says a note of welcome and note that … Continue reading
Saving the Littlest Lives: On This Monday’s Pro-life Conference
This coming Monday, January 23, 2012 from 8am-11:30am (EST), I’ll be blogging and “live-Tweeting” the ProLifeCon, put on by Family Research Council. I’m very glad that FRC is such an outspoken and courageous defender of the unborn, and I hope … Continue reading
Things You Should Be Reading: The City (Winter Edition)
If you’re not reading Houston Baptist University’s The City, you’re missing out, period. This journal now features some of the best commentary on political, cultural, and theological issues that an intelligent reader can find. For example, in the most recent … Continue reading
Filed under cultural engagement, politics
Christopher Hitchens Was Wrong: Martin Luther King, Jr. on “Cosmic Companionship” at Southern Seminary
This from the archival history of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a site that has a lot of information on the school (including a section called “Our Lore” that has a number of fun and interesting stories): In April 1961, … Continue reading
Filed under Southern Baptists, southern seminary
