Is It True That “1 in 10 Teens Has Had a Same-Sex Partner”?
You may have seen this amazing news headline: 1 in 10 Teens Has Had a Same-Sex Partner.
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Wow! Who knew? 1 in 10 American teenagers has had a same-sex partner?! That’s really terrible/terrific (depending on your point of view). What a revelation!
The only problem with this revelation is that it’s false.
via Is It True That “1 in 10 Teens Has Had a Same-Sex Partner”? – Kevin DeYoung.
The Adversary President
That question was the title of a Richard Cohen column, but practically since Obama’s first day in office, the public has been asking, Is he a socialist? A Marxist? Anti-American? Anti-colonialist? (the last term suggested in Dinesh D’Souza’s new book The Roots of Obama’s Rage).
But there is one category that encompasses all of the above — and reveals how serious the diagnosis is.
The category Obama fits best is what scholars call the “adversary culture.” Coined by literary critic Lionel Trilling, the term describes intellectuals and artists who feel alienated from Western society and hostile to its fundamental features.
via The Pearcey Report.
Book Review: Counsel from the Cross | 9Marks
Deepak Reju reviews a new book on Christian counseling by Dennis E. Johnson and Elyse Fitzpatrick: Counsel From the Cross:
Christian counseling is predominantly individualistic. For the most part, counselors see themselves as independent operators (with a limited amount of accountability to licensing organizations). One-on-one is the norm for Christian and secular counselors. So I was pleasantly surprised to read Fitzpatrick and Johnson’s discussion of the relationship between counseling and the church:
The gospel message—that God has made us his own in spite of our sin—is what we need to hear over and over again….Because of this, some of the first questions we should ask are: How are you doing with church attendance? Does your pastor preach the gospel to you every Sunday, and when he does, do you listen intently? How long has it been since you gave your soul a delicious draught of the glorious gospel message by listening attentively, expectantly, and prayerfully as it is preached from the pulpit? (42-43)
If you liked that quote, how about this:
….the ministry that furthers growth in Christlike desires, emotions, and behaviors belongs in the church and is a function of the church. It is only within the context of the church that ongoing spiritual care, encouragement, and accountability can occur. It is only as we use the powerful word of the gospel in each other’s lives that we can change. (48)
These authors understand that the proper context for spiritual growth is a local church and not our own individualistic endeavors.
“I Can Help You in . . . Six Words”
An effective communicator can take a complex subject, such as a person, and simplify that subject in such a way that there is no loss of meaning. Preachers are exhorted to be able to summarize their sermons in a sentence, and not a run-on sentence. Writers submit their manuscripts to publishers with a synopsis of their book in a sentence. If they can’t do it, they won’t be published.
So—aim to be succinct.
The REAL Chilean Mining Miracle
When the mine collapsed, three of the miners — including Henríquez — were Christians. Since then, two more of them have made professions of faith.
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