Tag Archives: Jesus Christ
Are Mixed Martial Arts Ethical for Christians?
As it has done before, the New York Times just covered Mixed Martial Arts. The article, “The Fight Club Generation,” is well worth reading. Here’s a snatch: Evidence that cage fighting has replaced boxing as the combat sport of choice, … Continue reading
Filed under manhood
Gospel Shrewdness: Why Churches in University Towns Are Highly Strategic
Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, just preached a gripping sermon on what he called “gospel shrewdness” from Luke 16:1-13. I heard Dr. Mohler speak on this subject in the White House when I worked for the … Continue reading
Filed under evangelism, church planting
Make Disciples of All Nations: March 2012 Credo Magazine
Along with the brand-new 9Marks eJournal, Credo magazine’s March 2012 issue just released online. It’s on missions, and it looks terrific. Here’s the blurb: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father … Continue reading
Youth Football & Collisions: Really, Really, Really Bad News
ESPN just released this frightening data from the first study of youth football and the impact of head-to-head collisions: The first-ever study to measure the head impacts among youth football players has found that some hits absorbed by second graders … Continue reading
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
Filed under basketball
Linsanity! Part 2: Ex-Ruff Ryders Rapping & Asian-American Christianity
More Linsanity! Last night Jeremy Lin led the Knicks to a stunning victory over the Lakers–featuring the NBA’s second-best player, Kobe Bryant–and Lin scored 38 points (!). I don’t know if you care about sports, but that is truly astonishing. This … Continue reading
Filed under basketball, hip hop
Should You Pay Your Kids to Tweet? On Social Media Addiction
A couple of days back, Jon Acuff–laugh-out-loud writer and author of Stuff Christians Like–wrote a post on how to manage social media use as a father. Acuff wrote the post in a whimsical style but ended up recommending that dads … Continue reading
Filed under manhood, social media
Things You Should Listen to: The Reformed Forum Podcast
Do you know about the Reformed Forum? You should. It’s great. It’s a podcast done by some really good guys affiliated with Westminster Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA). Here’s the brief description: Reformed Forum is a … Continue reading
Things You Should Go To: The 9Marks Weekender
I don’t know if you’ve heard about these, but if you’re interested in entering a full-blown “church lab,” a program that will allow you to savor God’s work to reform one local church–Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D. C.–then … Continue reading
Filed under church internships, church life
