For those readers who are in the Dallas area, I want to bring your attention to a special convocation that will be held tonight at the Criswell College where I teach. Ambassador Tony Hall will be giving an address in the Criswell College chapel that will be broadcast on C-SPAN.The convocation will begin tonight at 7pm, Tuesday, April 25. Click here for a map to the College. The public is invited to attend. Ambassador Hall is a Democrat who is a leading advocate for hunger relief programs and improving human rights conditions in the world. He has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize. In February 2002, President…
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Radio Show on the Genocide in Darfur
After my last post, I guest hosted the “Jerry Johnson Live” radio show in Dallas, Texas. We were able to get an interview with Captain Brian Steidle, about whom I wrote in my previous post and who was a witness to the genocide in Darfur.I also interviewed author Alan Sears on his book The ACLU vs. America. Mark Overstreet co-hosted the show with me and did an outstanding job. You can dowload an MP3 of the show by right-clicking on the following link and selecting “save as”: Jerry Johnson Live – Genocide in Darfur. Or you can read the instructions for subscribing to my podcast.
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Spectator to Genocide in Darfur
World magazine has run an important article on the work being done by former Marine captain Brian Steidle to get the United States involved in the crisis in Darfur. The atrocities that are happening there are just too awful to believe.If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then you need to read Priya Abraham’s piece, “Spectator to Genocide.” Then you need to go fill out an electronic postcard to President Bush at the “Save Darfur” website: http://www.savedarfur.org. Proverbs 24:10-12 10 If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited. 11 Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering…
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Southern Pride and American Idol
This is something I hate to admit, but I am an American Idol fan. Yes, it’s true. My wife and I both are hooked.Today’s Washington Post may have unlocked the mystery of why we like the show so much. It turns out that the most successful people on the show are southerners who learned to sing in church. Here’s an excerpt: For five years, the most wildly popular talent contest on American television has been dominated — thoroughly, totally and completely — by kids from Southern Hicksville, USA. Seven of the eight top-two finishers in the first four years were from states that once formed the Confederacy, and five of…
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N. T. Wright on the Necessity of Believing the Resurrection
I used to think that the “N. T.” in N. T. Wright stood for “New Testament.” He’s such a fine scholar of the New Testament, it only made sense. However, having read his comments in The Australian, I am not so sure (HT: Al Mohler). Contrary to 1 Corinthians 15, and Romans 10:9-10, and a host of other scriptures, the Bishop of Durham thinks that belief in the bodily resurrection of Christ is unnecessary in order for one to be a Christian. He says,
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Good Friday and the Ransom to Satan
Several years ago on the Saturday before Easter, I heard Paul Harvey share a story on his radio program. It was a sweet story, but it represented a fairly common misunderstanding of Jesus’ atoning work on the cross. My aim is not to criticize Paul Harvey; I’ve always loved to listen to his show. However, I think the anecdote does reflect an unwitting error that Christians are prone to make–namely, that Jesus’ death was a payment to Satan. You can read the story here: “The Bird Cage.”
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Peggy Noonan on Immigration
When she’s good, she’s really good. Noonan’s Op-Ed this morning is right on the mark: “At the Immigration Rally: Having an open heart doesn’t mean supporting open borders.”
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New Podcast
For anyone who may be interested, I am now podcasting. Right now, some of my appearances on the radio show here in Dallas are available. Here’s the feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DennyBurk-Podcast I will keep a link to this feed on the right sidebar. To add this podcast in iTunes, follow these directions: 1. Click on the “Advanced” button at the top of iTunes 2. Select “Subscribe to Podcast” in the drop down menu 3. In the box underneath “URL:” enter this address, http://feeds.feedburner.com/DennyBurk-Podcast 4. Press “OK” It’s done! You are now subscribed to my podcast!
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Who’s afraid of Derek Webb? (part 3)
(Click here for Part 1) (Part 2) As I said in part 2, there is much to commend on Derek’s new album, “Mockingbird.” But as I also indicated there, I will now address some items that I think are not so good. First, pacifism plays a big part on this album. That Derek embraces pacifism as the only Christian alternative comes through loud and clear in the song “My Enemies Are Men Like Me.” I don’t know how else to understand the following lines except as condemnation of anyone who might argue for the possibility of a just war: peace by way of war is like purity by…
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Radio Show on the Emerging Church
Some readers of this blog have requested the audio of the recent radio show I hosted. The show was about the emerging church, and I did an interview with Scot McKnight, professor of religious studies at Northpark University in Chicago Illinois. I also interviewed Jim Hamilton, professor of biblical studies of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Right click on the following link, and select “save as” if you want to download the MP3 of the interviews. Denny’s interviews with Scot McKnight and Jim Hamilton on Jerry Johnson Live The most important thing about this show is that it is probably the only time that the Indigo Girls have ever or…