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Archive for the 'Culture' Category

About the Book - Atheism Remix

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Al Mohler has a new book coming out. This one is on “the new atheism.” From the book’s website:
Something has changed in our culture. Atheism—for centuries a little-regarded belief system—has gained a large hearing through the writings of new atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens. Indeed, atheism is now [...]

Carson, Christ and Culture Revisited

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Just started reading D. A. Carson’s Christ and Culture Revisited. A couple of quotes thus far:
In much of the Western world, despite the fact that Christianity was one of the forces that shaped what the West became (along with the Enlightenment, and a host of less dominant powers), culture is not only moving away from [...]

Children’s Ministry and Entertainment

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

It is very hard - nearly impossible I would say - to lead a child to a meaningful spiritual experience through entertainment.
What makes this quote even more interesting is who said it.

Oprah and a Jealous God

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Mark Coppenger writes on the jealousy of God, in the context of Oprah’s problem with it.
So, then, how could you feel comfortable with a jealous God? Well, a little more theology could help. When you learn that God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good, then you realize that the Lord cannot be afflicted with insecurity, suspicion [...]

Consistency?

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

I was reading an interview with David Pratt, author of The Impossible Takes Longer: The 1,000 Wisest Things Ever Said by Nobel Prize Laureates, and he mentions two favorite quotes of his…
Quote #1:
I started collecting quotations by Nobel Prize Winners after reading Winston Churchill’s saying “A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and [...]

The Shack by William P. Young

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Timmy Brister may be the first person to ever post video from both the 700 Club and Mark Driscoll together.
So I want you to consider the responses as I juxtapose them here for the purpose of showing how biblically illiterate and theologically incompetent we are today to address old heresies in contemporary garb.

We Get It!: Stewardship of Creation and the Poor

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

A group of concerned Christians have put together a declaration of care for the environment and the poor. You can read more, watch a short video, or endorse the statement at the We Get It website.
The We Get It! Declaration:
God Said It
God created everything. He made us in His own image, and commanded us to [...]

God, Cyclones, Earthquakes, and the News

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Jay Younts reflects on God, Cyclones, Earthquakes and the News:
It is no longer politically correct to associate God with the news of the day. Low pressure centers form and produce hurricanes and tornadoes. A fault line slips and an earthquake happens. In a world which refuses to allow for the actions of the God of [...]

Epistemic Hubris

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Have you heard this from someone recently? That “WE CANNOT KNOW, with certainty, what God has revealed so anyone who thinks he does is proud? We must, rather, (they say) embrace God as mystery?” I don’t know about you but I have heard this more than once in the past few weeks. IN light of [...]

Dan Wallace, Jesus, and Politics

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Great comment from Dan Wallace:
I was on the radio in Montreal last week, on the Joe Cannon Show at 940 AM. I was interviewed about the Albania manuscripts that CSNTM photographed this past summer, but the interview quickly turned to politics. Mr. Cannon asked, “If Jesus were alive today, where would his political alignments [...]