Andrew Walker has a very helpful article over at The Federalist titled “Jesus and the Same-sex Marriage Debate.” In it he argues that the sexual revolutionaries have been trying to get Jesus on the side of gay marriage by reinterpreting the biblical text. He writes, Perhaps the most common argument issues from silence: Jesus never mentions homosexuality or same-sex marriage; therefore, he must be for it. But this argument from silence presents another set of troubling conclusions. Namely, that whatever Jesus didn’t specifically address, he must endorse. If we accept this contorted logic, Jesus must also support human trafficking because he never spoke out against it. Failing to withstand even…
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Some reflections on the 65th annual meeting of ETS
Yesterday wrapped up the 65th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) in Baltimore, Maryland. For those of you who don’t know, ETS is a society of theologians and biblical scholars who are dedicated to biblical inerrancy and a belief in the Trinity. At the annual meeting, members come together to present academic papers, meet with publishers, and catch up with old friends. What follows are some random reflections about this year’s meeting. 1. It’s been about five years now since Pete Enns left Westminster Theological Seminary because of a conflict about his views on scripture. Upon his departure, he and WTS issued a joint statement saying that “his…
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Albert Mohler on JFK, C. S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley
As many of you know, today is the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. You may also know that on this very same day 50 years ago, both C. S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley died as well. Three very significant but very different lives ended at nearly the same moment, and we are still living with their enormous legacies today. Albert Mohler has a fascinating discussion of all three of them, explaining that President Kennedy was a “cultural humanist,” Aldous Huxley an “ideological humanist,” and C. S. Lewis a “Christian thinker.” The discussion is wide-ranging, and I commend it to you. Download it here, or listen…
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Michael Gerson on the anniversary of CS Lewis’ death
Michael Gerson on the anniversary of CS Lewis’ death: “This is the achievement of Lewis: to restore the dignity of our desires, which leave us homeless in this world and lead us home.”
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Ted Turner says he does not want to go to hell
CNN has a fascinating and wide-ranging feature on Ted Turner today. Among other things, it says that Turner has grown more reflective about his mortality in his later years. Turner even confesses that he doesn’t want to go to hell. It’s a provocative piece in many ways. Here’s an excerpt: Even though he is a son of the Bible Belt, Ted Turner and God haven’t been on the best of terms. Despite his strong stance against religion in the past, he’s not an atheist. He’s an agnostic, trying to make sense of it all — his way. He revised the Ten Commandments, which he considered outdated, coming up instead with…
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Trailer for new movie about Noah and the flood
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“The Bible’s Big Story” by Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton is a prolific author. His commentaries and monographs on scripture are serving the church and enriching the field of biblical theology. Because of this work, most readers know Hamilton as a scholar. Few readers, however, know that he is also a pastor, a father, and a poet. But indeed he wears all of those hats, and that is why one of his most recent works is an excellent little book for children titled The Bible’s Big Story: Salvation History for Kids.
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Mothers tell their abortion stories
Sunday’s New York Magazine features testimonials from twenty-six women who have had their unborn children aborted. The stories are raw and revealing. These are not stories of feminist liberation and power. They are the stories of women who have pangs of conscience over what they have done. Some of them have muddled through the aftermath by suppressing their consciences. One woman even says, “There’s no room to talk about being unsure.” Other women aren’t able to pretend and are obviously living with a heavy burden of grief and regret. The first story is from a 19-year old named Nicole (pictured at right). She writes,
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Pedagogical Best Practices for the Doctrine of Inerrancy
I am happy to help get the word out about a session in which I will be speaking at next week’s meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) in Baltimore, Maryland. The theme of the ETS meeting this year is inerrancy, and the session that I am participating is dealing with the question of how we should teach inerrancy in the classroom. Other panelists in this session include Vern Poythress, Garry DeWeese, Doug Blount, Paul D. Wegner, and Tim Anderson. This session is the brainchild of Jason Oakes, and you can read more about what we will be doing here. If you are going to be in Baltimore at the…
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Are Christian conferences sexist?
Jonathan Merritt has an article making the rounds today about the Christian conference circuit and whether or not it’s sexist. He provides a quick round-up of some major Christian conferences and finds that out of 805 speakers, only 159 are women. That’s only 19%. He then concludes, While I don’t think we can conclude that the Christian conference industry is downright sexist, we can say that most conferences have some serious work to do if they want their stage to look anything like the 21st century church.