In honor of Reformation Day, Timothy Paul Jones has linked to a John Calvin pumpkin template, and I think this is the one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen. You’ll have to be a true artisan to carve this design, but I’m sure that if you can get it done this pumpkin will scare a whole lot of people away from your front door!
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Robert Jeffress Writes Op-Ed for Washington Post
Pastor Robert Jeffress has penned an Op-Ed for The Washington Post defending his position that Christians ought to prefer Christian political candidates over non-Christian ones. He has a number of points, but in one section he seeks again to clarify where he believes he has been misrepresented in the press. He writes:
I believe I have been misquoted repeatedly as telling the GOP not to vote for Romney. I have never made such a statement; I realize I might very well end up voting for Romney if he is the Republican nominee. While I prefer a competent Christian over a competent non-Christian, religion is not the only consideration in choosing a candidate. Frankly, Christians have not always made good presidents. We must also consider whether a candidate is competent to lead and govern according to biblical principles. Continue Reading →
180 Movie
Last night I took the opportunity to watch Ray Comfort’s viral movie “180.” It is a 33-minute tour de force of pro-life argument and evangelism. In the movie, Ray Comfort quizzes people on the street about the Holocaust and about abortion. He sets his trap skillfully to convince people that if they oppose the Holocaust, they ought to oppose abortion as well. By the end of the movie, many of the interviewees make a 180 on their views about abortion. At the end of the movie, Comfort turns these conversations about abortion into conversations about the gospel. I don’t know that any of these folks actually became disciples of Jesus, but it was clear that many of them were thinking very seriously about things they had never before considered.
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED: The “180″ movie includes graphic footage both from the Holocaust and the abortion clinic. Children should not watch this film without the permission of their parents.
A Woman Born Deaf Hears for the Very First Time
The video above captures an extraordinary moment. The Washington Post blog explains: Continue Reading →
Moving Pro-Life Testimony on The X-Factor
The doctors advised Pamela Cook to abort her baby when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She refused. See the rest of her story above.
(HT: Manhattan Declaration)
Almost Half of Americans Support Banning Gay Marriage by Constitutional Amendment
A new Associated Press poll says that “Almost half of all Americans support banning gay marriage by constitutional amendment.”
But there is some schizophrenia in this poll as well. While forty-seven percent say they oppose same-sex marriage, 57 percent say that same-sex couples should receive the same government benefits as married couples of the opposite sex. That means that a good many people who oppose same-sex marriage for moral or religious reasons do not favor public policies and laws that would privilege heterosexual unions over homosexual ones. This suggests that many supporters of traditional marriage have failed to see the implications of their view for the public good.
Read more about the poll here.
Where Rock Stars Go To Die
Ted Kluck is as hilarious as he is insightful. His little article “Where Rock Stars Go To Die” is a great read. It’s his commentary on worship vs. performance, skinny jeans vs. khakis, and everything in between. Among other things, he writes:
The only thing that separates a “worship band” from a “rock band” is the presence of lyrics on a projection screen behind the worship band. What’s really happening is a concert. A performance. But the presence of lyrics on a screen somehow makes it “worship.” If this sounds weird/confusing to you, that’s because it is weird and confusing to me as well.
To be sure, Kluck says much more than this, and you’ll need to read his whole article before making judgments about this single statement. I hope you will take time to do just that. Read it here.
The Moth Is Coming to Louisville
I think I’ve mentioned before on this blog that I listen regularly to “The Moth”—a non-profit organization and radio broadcast dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It began in New York and has been dubbed “New York’s hottest and hippest literary ticket.”The Moth features live storytelling without notes. Its shows are featured throughout the country on National Public Radio, but I get my weekly fix from “The Moth” podcast. If you like storytelling representing a wide-range of human experience, then The Moth is for you. Continue Reading →
Where Were You on September 16, 2001?
This Sunday will mark the tenth anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Like every other American, I will never forget where I was and what I was doing when I heard news of the attacks. My wife and I had only been married a year, and we had just moved to Louisville, Kentucky so that I could pursue a Ph.D. I had a seminar that afternoon and was still at home when the attacks happened. My wife called me from work to tell me to turn the television on. I think both buildings had already been struck by the time I tuned in, but I was watching live television as both of them eventually crumbled to the ground. As I watched them fall, I could only imagine how many thousands of people had just lost their lives.
So much has happened in our national life since the attacks, and sometimes it seems less like ten years ago and more like a hundred. But I still remember vividly the emotion of that day. The uncertainty. The questions. The very real concern that more attacks were imminent. The threat of a larger war. The horror of watching all those people die. Everyone felt something like that, and everyone wanted a word of comfort and truth. That is why churches across America were filled on Sunday September 16, 2001. Continue Reading →
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I am an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College, the undergraduate arm of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.Books
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