By now, many of you have heard the news that a Federal Judge has blocked an important part of Texas’ new abortion law—the one made famous by Wendy Davis’ filibuster last summer. In particular, the judge blocked the part requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges in a local hospital. Almost as soon as the decision was released, the Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott vowed to appeal the ruling. General Abbott also says that he sees the case going all the way to the Supreme Court. If this case does go all the way, that’s when things could get interesting. Will the Supreme Court revisit any of the major holdings…
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“60 Minutes” covers the Benghazi attacks
“It’s now well established that the Americans were attacked by Al Qaeda in a well planned assault.” -Lara Logan, “60 Minutes” (October 27, 2013) It is incredible that it has taken over a year for “60 Minutes” to do a hard-hitting report on the Benghazi attacks. I say better late than never. If you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time, you already know what I think about it. The question is whether Americans care anymore. I hope they do. Don’t miss this one. Watch above. —————— UPDATE, 11/8/13: CBS News has now had to issue an embarassing correction, saying that their main source in this…
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Jefferson Bethke appears on “Morning Joe”
Jefferson Bethke appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program yesterday morning to promote his new book Jesus > Religion. As you can see in the photo at right, he had a good time. You can watch the entire interview below. You can purchase the book here.
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“Strange Fire” messages are now available for download
All of the plenary sessions from John MacArthur’s “Strange Fire” conference are now available. I’m including below links and audio of MacArthur’s three messages and the panel discussions. The rest of the messages—including ones by R. C. Sproul, Phil Johnson, Steve Lawson, and others—are available for download here.
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Challies’ final thoughts on the “Strange Fire” conference
In case you missed it, Tim Challies posted his final reflections on John MacArthur’s “Strange Fire” conference. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but he concludes this way: Strange Fire was an event that primarily targeted the worst of the charismatic movement. As I said when I offered an early look at the book, it is more about Benny Hinn than Bob Kauflin. While the Reformed charismatics may be a valued and significant part of the New Calvinism, they represent only the smallest fringe of the wider charismatic movement. What still remains to be done is to interact with the best arguments of the best of the charismatics and to address…
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“What Is the Meaning of Sex” is now on Kindle
Readers have been asking me whether my book What is the meaning of sex? will be available on Kindle. The answer to that question is “yes,” and you can purchase the Kindle edition here for only $9.99. If you want a hard copy, it’s still available here.
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Wall Street Journal profiles Russell Moore
The Wall Street Journal has run a front page feature on Russell Moore, the new president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. This morning, the story was behind a subscriber wall, but now it’s available for anyone to read. Here’s an excerpt: Since the birth of the Christian-conservative political movement in the late 1970s, no evangelical group has delivered more punch in America’s culture wars than the Southern Baptist Convention and its nearly 16 million members. The country’s largest Protestant denomination pushed to end abortion, open up prayer in public schools and boycott Walt Disney Co. over films deemed antifamily. Its ranks included many of the biggest names on…
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Ohio State’s must-see Michael Jackson tribute
Ohio State University’s marching band did the coolest thing I’ve ever seen a marching band do during the halftime of Saturday’s game. In the midst of a musical tribute to Michael Jackson, they actually formed into a figure of Michael Jackson which moonwalked across the field. This is not to be missed. You can watch the highlights above. There’s a fast-motion version below. And at the bottom, you can watch the entire halftime show.
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Albert Mohler’s address on religious liberty at BYU
Albert Mohler delivered an important address on religious liberty at Brigham Young University today. Mohler’s remarks are notable for a number of reasons. I suppose what struck me most, however, is how he speaks respectfully and candidly about the profound differences between Christians and Mormons even as he addresses our common predicament. He writes, I am not here because I believe we are going to heaven together. I do not believe that. I believe that salvation comes only to those who believe and trust only in Christ and in his substitutionary atonement for salvation. I believe in justification by faith alone, in Christ alone. I love and respect you as…
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“Hot and Holy” in @CTmagazine
I am really grateful to Christianity Today for publishing an interview about my new book in their October issue. It’s titled “Hot and Holy” (their title, not mine!), and it surveys in brief some of the major issues covered in the book. The actual interview was much longer than what ended up in the magazine. You will see that this one has been compressed considerably. It is no longer behind a subscriber wall, so here’s the link. Or if you don’t want to read about the book but to read the book itself, you can get it here or click the image below.