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Jeremy Lin, The Basketball Star Nobody Wanted: A Gospel Coalition Essay
Just had a new theological essay posted over at the Gospel Coalition. It’s entitled “The Basketball Star No One Wanted: Jeremy Lin’s Unlikely Triumph.” In it, I weave in my own experience with the game as I talk about what … Continue reading
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He Wins Because of God: Essay on Tebow for The Atlantic
Tim Tebow is America’s most popular athlete. Pretty incredible for a guy who was (un)hailed as the second coming of Ryan Leaf. A month ago, I wrote on Tebow and John Calvin for the Gospel Coalition. Just today, The Atlantic has … Continue reading
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Is Tim Tebow Succeeding Because of the “Hand of God?”
It seems to be Tim Tebow week here at the blog, though without any prior planning toward this goal on my part. I wrote a piece on the Sunday night comments of NBC sportscaster Bob Costas that suggested that God … Continue reading
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On the Trinity, Gospel, Local Church and More: Christianity.com Videos
What is the value of church history? I attempt to answer this very important question here in a video interview with Christianity.com conducted at the 2011 national conference of The Gospel Coalition. I reference the doctrine of the Trinity–currently a … Continue reading
Hanging Out with Francis Schaeffer on a Friday Night in College
Was Francis Schaeffer significant? Was he significant for you? He was for me. I’ve got a piece up at the Gospel Coalition entitled “Everything But the Knickers: The Enduring Influence of Francis Schaeffer” that offers a brief apologetic for his … Continue reading
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John Calvin and Sin in the Life of the Believer: The Gospel Coalition and Evangelical Spirituality
How should we who consider grace the central reality of our life think about God’s response to our sin? This is a tricky question, one that defies some of the easy answers we offer to it. Today at The Gospel … Continue reading
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“Men are dogs”: Maureen Dowd Scorches Weiner
Maureen Dowd just published an earth-scorcher on the Anthony Weiner scandal entitled “Your Tweetin’ Heart.” It’s in the NYT and is well-worth reading (HT: Mike Cosper). Dowd relishes a fine skewering of bad men, and she’s up to the task … Continue reading
The Man Who Stole Hitler’s Pistol
John Woodbridge of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School has just published a book with Pulitzer-prize winning journal Maurice Possley that tells a fascinating story: how a gun owned by Adolf Hitler ended up in the possession of his family. That is … Continue reading
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Mike McKinley and the Wimps of Church Planting
You might have heard about Mike McKinley’s recent book on church planting: Church Planting Is for Wimps (Crossway, 2010). If you haven’t, it’s a great read. Mike is the senior pastor of Guilford Baptist Church in Sterling, Virginia. In God’s … Continue reading
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Swagger Wagons, 9/11 Politics, and Fake Godliness
Denny Burk on “swagger wagons” is worth looking into. The video he links to will rock your world, particularly when the dad puts on a feather boa and clears his daughter’s tea table. Nice spoof on the strange and singular … Continue reading
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