The Wall Street Journal has a story on evangelicals and adoption that features Russell Moore. The article traces the growing emphasis on orphan care among evangelical Christians.
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Are you a 4th Man?
Professor Kevin Smith brought the thunder today in Southern Seminary’s chapel with a message from Ezekiel 37. He’s looking for some guys who want to be a “fourth man.” You’ll have to listen to the sermon to find out what a “fourth man” is, but you’ll want to be one after hearing this message. Professor Smith will learn you a thing or two about whether or not you’re really called. Don’t miss this one. Watch the video above, or download the audio here.
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Pro-choice Irrationality
I recently had a conversation with a pro-choice activist outside Louisville’s abortion clinic that I shall not soon forget. As I wrote previously, a group of us from my church go every week to the abortion clinic to persuade those entering the abortion clinic to choose life and to consider visiting “A Woman’s Choice Resource Center”–a crisis pregnancy center located just across the street from the abortion clinic. The abortion clinic has acquired “escorts” that try to keep the women from listening to us and to ensure that the women enter the clinic.
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How To Dress Like a Christian
Gregg Allison has some great advice on how Christians ought to dress. Here’s the outline: Clothing Matters Embrace Your Gender 5 Scriptural Principles For What You Wear
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Did Jesus Affirm a Gay Couple?
A friend sent me a news story today about a set of billboards in Dallas, Texas that cite the Bible in support of homosexual relationships. Because you can find all kinds of crazy things on billboards, I initially didn’t think much of this report. But I was really intrigued by the picture of one billboard that was included in the story (see it at right). The message reads simply, “Jesus affirmed a gay couple. Would Jesus Discriminate?” What caught my attention was not the suggestion that Jesus affirmed homosexual conduct. This is standard fare among religious progressives, and I have heard this many times before. What caught my attention was…
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I agree with Secretary Clinton
I agree with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Not one more second of media attention should be granted to the Koran-burning pastor in Florida. I’m surprised that he has received as much attention as he already has. I was also surprised to receive an e-mail from a reader asking why evangelical bloggers have been so silent on the controversy. I can’t speak for other bloggers, but here’s why I haven’t said much about it until now.
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Burning the Koran
Albert Mohler weighs-in on the Koran burning controversy. In short, his concern is not mainly that the act is un-American, but that it does not serve the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s a publicity stunt that hinders the preaching of the good news. In the book of Acts, we don’t see the church deliberately trying to offend others, but rather we see them trying to preach the gospel. Listen to the rest below. The Briefing – September 8, 2010[audio:http://albertmohler.com/media/audio/totl/Podcast/The_Briefing_September_8.mp3]
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Speak for the Unborn
Our church recently began a new pro-life outreach that I’ve been taking part in over the last two weekends. The outreach is called “Speak for the Unborn,” and the idea behind it is very simple. A group of us shows up to Louisville’s abortion clinic on Saturday mornings from 7:00-8:30am. As women arrive for their abortion appointments, we try to engage them in conversation as they walk from their car to the clinic. Our goal in talking to them is twofold. One, we are trying to convince them to choose life by directing them to “A Woman’s Choice Resource Center” a crisis pregnancy center located just across the street from…
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David Platt in NY Times
David Brooks’s column in today’s NY Times is all about David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream. Brooks tries to set Platt’s book in the context of nation’s sluggish economy and of citizens who are seeking to find “noneconomic ways to find meaning.” He concludes: “Platt’s arguments are old, but they emerge at a postexcess moment, when attitudes toward material life are up for grabs. His book has struck a chord. His renunciation tome is selling like hotcakes. Reviews are warm. Leaders at places like the Southern Baptist Convention are calling on citizens to surrender the American dream.
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Hardball on Hagee and Beck
Chris Matthews takes umbrage with John Hagee’s appearance at the Glenn Beck rally. I don’t think the conversation here is all that helpful or illuminatng—except in one sense. This is the most theology I think I have ever heard discussed on “Hardball.” The discussion touches on theodicy, sin, judgment, and the nature of God. That’s pretty unusual for this program, but it does show where some of these characters are on the most important questions in the world. One more thing. Even though Matthews is a Roman Catholic, he regularly opposes Roman Catholic teaching on his program. It seems a bit inconsistent to defend the church against the likes of…