The Associated Press is reporting that the Superbowl will be coming to Dallas in 2011. Actually, it will be played in Arlington, which is a part of the Metroplex, but not Dallas proper. It could have been in Dallas, had the Dallas City Council and the Mayor gotten their acts together. But alas, the new Cowboy stadium is to be built in Arlington, and that will be the site for Superbowl 45. Woohoo! “North Texas Wins” – Mickey Spagnola (DallasCowboys.com) “North Texas bid beats Indy, Arizona for 2011 Super Bowl” – Associated Press
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Former President Weighs in on the ETS Doctrinal Statement
Dr. David Howard is a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), and in Friday’s Wall Street Journal he weighed in on the resignation of Dr. Francis Beckwith. Howard thinks that Beckwith’s resignation was entirely appropriate, given Beckwith’s return to the Roman Catholic church. He writes: His resignation was appropriate, since the ETS affirms that “the Bible alone . . . is the Word of God written.” The phrase “the Bible alone” in the ETS context refers to the 66 books in the Old and New Testaments of the Protestant canon and thus rules out Mr. Beckwith’s continued membership, given that the Roman Catholic Church accepts additional books in…
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The New Breed of Evangelicals
The New York Times has an article today about the “new breed” of evangelicals. Predictably, the article suggests that: The new breed of evangelical leaders — often to the dismay of those who came before them — are more likely to speak out about more liberal causes like AIDS, Darfur, poverty and global warming than controversial social issues like abortion and same-sex marriage. I think this line represents as much wishful thinking as it does reporting. The rest of the article bears out the fact that the life-issue still remains at the top of the list of policy priorities for evangelicals. I don’t expect that to change anytime soon, no…
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Rev. James Lipscomb: I Wish You Could Have Known Him
The persons pictured to the right are me and my college Greek professor, Rev. James W. Lipscomb. The picture was taken by Mrs. Lipscomb as he and I were reading the Greek New Testament together on his back porch in Ruston, Louisiana in 1994. The picture brings back fond memories of a man who had many stories to tell. To give you an idea of the cloth from which Rev. Lipscomb was cut, he was a classmate of Francis Schaeffer in both college and seminary. I just received word yesterday that Rev. Lipscomb passed away (obituary). He was 92 years old. It would be impossible for me to overstate how…
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What are people saying about Jerry Falwell?
What follows is a list of articles and resources on the death and legacy of Rev. Jerry Falwell. I plan to update this list as more comes out.
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Best Line from the G.O.P. Debate
“We’ve had a Congress that spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop.” –Mike Huckabee
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Billy Graham on Jerry Falwell
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association released these remarks from Billy Graham concerning the death of Jerry Falwell: “I knew him to be a man of God. His accomplishments went beyond most clergy of his generation. Some of my grandchildren have attended and currently attend Liberty University. He leaves a gigantic vacuum in the evangelical world.” –Billy Graham
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The Legacy of Jerry Falwell
The panelists at the “On Faith” site of the Washington Post are discussing the legacy of Dr. Jerry Falwell. So far, there are only two responses, one by Susan Jacoby and the other by R. Albert Mohler, but I expect that we’ll see many more. I’ll post some of my own reflections later. Dr. Mohler writes:
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Jerry Falwell, R.I.P. (1933-2007)
“The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and built the religious right into a political force, died Tuesday shortly after being found unconscious in his office at Liberty University . . . He was 73″ (Associated Press).
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Jerry Falwell in Grave Condition
From the Associated Press: The Rev. Jerry Falwell was in “gravely serious” condition after being found unconscious in his office, a Liberty University executive said Tuesday.