The image of the New Orleans Saints was deeply tarnished by the “bounty” scandal that recently led to the one-year suspension of head coach Sean Payton. The Saints are in the doldrums, and rightfully so. In a recent report on the nine most damaged brands in America, the New Orleans Saints came in third place. Just when fans thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. ESPN reports tonight that the Saints general manager may be in hot water as well. Here’s the lede: The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Louisiana was told Friday that New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis had an electronic device in…
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Book Notice: Jürgen Moltmann’s “Ethics of Hope”
Jürgen Moltmann is rightly described as the father of the theology of hope. Whether or not you agree with him on everything (and I don’t), he is a theologian to be reckoned with. His new book Ethics of Hope is an English translation of his 2010 German work Ethik der Hoffnung. Moltmann argues that “hope in the future decisively reconfigures the present and shapes our understanding of central Christian convictions, from creation to New Creation.” In this book, Moltmann applies his theology of hope to the ethics of life, earth ethics, and political ethics. Though I am disappointed that there appears to be very little about sexual ethics, this is…
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Jim Hamilton on What Helps Him Most in Preaching
Jim Hamilton explains what helps him most in sermon preparation: My answer is along the lines of what I recently said about what seminaries are for, because what has helped me most as I’ve preached through Jeremiah has been reading the text in Hebrew. I’m not boasting about being able to read Hebrew, here. It took me a long time to learn it. In fact, I had 8 Hebrew related classes as a Th.M. student at DTS, and when I got to SBTS I was served up a nice big slice of humble pie when Peter Gentry and Russell Fuller proved to me that I needed to re-take elementary Hebrew.…
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Complementarianism at T4G: Piper, Duncan, Moore, and Gilbert
Some of the panel discussions from T4G are now beginning to show up on the T4G website. I haven’t heard all of the panels yet, but I did listen to the one on complementarianism. I thought this one was particularly helpful, and you can listen to it below or download it here. As you can tell from the very Brady picture at right, panelists include Lig Duncan, John Piper, Russell Moore, and Greg Gilbert. [audio:http://media.t4g.org/t4g2012/audio/t4g2012-panel1.mp3]
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Michael Gerson Gets the Measure of the Man
I’ve been frustrated reading obituaries about Chuck Colson that seem to be stuck in the 70’s—as if Chuck Colson’s whole life was lived between the years 1968-1974. It has been a colossal fail on the part of mainstream reporters. And then Michael Gerson comes in for the save. Thanks be to God for Michael Gerson’s tender, poignant reflections that really do get the measure of the man. Gerson writes:
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Prison Fellowship Video on the Life of Chuck Colson
Prison Fellowship put together a short video on the life of Chuck Colson. This is well worth your time to watch.
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Nixon’s “Dirty Tricks Man” No More
The Washington Post has a headline remembering Chuck Colson as “Nixon’s dirty tricks man,” but that is not how Colson died. Nor is it how he will be remembered. Nor is it how he is now in the presence of Christ. Nor is it worthy to be compared to the glory that is to be revealed in brother Colson in the resurrection. We never got over your testimony, Mr. Colson. Rest in peace, brother. Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death.”
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Spring Issue of JBMW Now Online
The Spring 2012 issue of The Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood is now online, and you can download the entire issue from the CBMW website. This issue includes articles from Russell Moore, John Piper, and more. There are several book reviews, including Heath Lambert’s take on the controversial book Real Marriage. Owen Strachan has contributed an excellent article about the interchangeability of men’s and women’s roles. Louis Markos has some important reflections on gender-neutral translations of the Bible. The table of contents is below, and you can download individual articles from there.
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Sovereign Grace Ministries Relocates to Louisville
Sovereign Grace Ministries announced today that they are relocating to Louisville, Kentucky and that C. J. Mahaney will be planting a church here in our fair city near Southern Seminary. Read the announcement here. On the relocation of the ministry: At our recent retreat, the Sovereign Grace Ministries Board decided to relocate the Pastors College and our Gaithersburg office to Louisville, Kentucky. The move will take place in 2012. Given the significance of the decision, we wanted to communicate with you directly about how we reached this decision and share some of its implications. On the church plant led by C. J. Mahaney: The Leadership Team has wanted to plant…
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Pray for Chuck Colson who “will soon be home with the Lord.”
Jim Liske, CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries, released an update on Chuck Colson this morning. Colson and family need our prayers: Dear Friends: It is with a heavy, but hopeful heart that I share with you that it appears our friend, brother, and founder will soon be home with the Lord. Chuck’s condition took a decided turn yesterday, and the doctors advised Patty and the family to gather by his bedside. As you know, Chuck underwent surgery more than two weeks ago to remove a pool of clotted blood on the surface of his brain. And while we had seen some hopeful signs for Chuck’s recovery—including his ability to talk…