LSU was expected to win this game, and they did in decisive fashion. But not everything here is positive.
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Son of Fallen Fan Throws Out the First Pitch of the Playoffs
On July 7, Shannon Stone took his six-year old son Cooper to watch the Texas Rangers play the Oakland A’s at the Ballpark in Arlington. During the second inning, Mr. Stone fell from the stands while trying to catch a foul ball that Rangers’ star Josh Hamilton had thrown to him. One hour later, Stone was pronounced dead at a local hospital. He was 39.
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Full Video of John Piper’s “Bloodlines” Documentary
We have been waiting for this, and here it is. Previously I posted the teaser, but this is the full video. It’s a short documentary about John Piper’s growing up as a racist and about the power of the gospel to obliterate racism. (HT: Justin Taylor)
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Some Thoughts on The Elephant Room Flap
Tim Challies has weighed-in on The Elephant Room flap. He writes: As I think about round 2 of the Elephant Room, here is what I want to know: Will T.D. Jakes be challenged very specifically on what he believes about the Trinity? Will this be the elephant in the room when he sits there with MacDonald and whoever else? Will these men be willing to ask him very difficult, very nuanced, very penetrating questions? And if he finally says, “Yes, I am a modalist” will they then be willing to tell him, “You are a heretic; you are not a Christian”? If he proves himself to be a modalist, will…
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Rob Bell To Produce TV Show Based on His Own Life
When Rob Bell left Mars Hill Bible Church, he said that he was leaving because he felt a “calling to share God’s love” in new ways. Sarah Pulliam Bailey reports that one of those “new ways” is to produce a television drama about his own life. Bell has joined-up with Carlton Cuse—one of the creators of the TV series Lost—to produce a television pilot, and ABC has already bought the rights to it. New York Magazine has a brief report on how Cuse and Bell got together and what the show will be like:
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Pat Robertson Responds . . . Inadequately
Pat Robertson has been absent from “The 700 Club” since he advised a viewer to divorce his wife who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. He just returned to the program this week, and he offers his response to the subsequent reaction to his words. The video is below, and his remarks begin at 52:41.
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Ken Starr’s First Year as Baylor President
Here’s a really interesting article from The Texas Tribune about Ken Starr’s first year as president of Baylor University. In a nutshell, most view his first year as an unexpected success. Starr has won over his critics and has spent an inordinate amount of time negotiating with other presidents how to keep the Big 12 together. Oh, he’s also joined a Baptist church. Read the rest here.
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Jeff Bezos Unveils the Kindle Fire
Jeff Bezos unveiled the Kindle Fire this morning. It is a 7-inch Android tablet, and it only costs $199. It is optimized for media consumption (video, music, books, etc.), but it does not have much capability by way of media creation (no camera, no microphone, etc.). It only has 8 GB of memory because the creators are assuming that most content will be accessed from the Amazon cloud. This device is not designed to compete with the iPad. But it will give the Nook a run for its money. For the full story and more pictures, click here.
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What is a gay Christian?
Yesterday, the Baptist Press ran a slightly revised version of an essay I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the term “gay Christian.” Since then, comments have been appearing under that older post. I’m going to repost the Baptist Press article here so that we can open a new thread of comments. The article is below, and the comments are below that. Thanks for reading!
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Are You a Scoffer?
Yesterday, we learned from Psalm 1:1-2 that “blessedness” is “happiness.” If you want to be a happy person, you have to avoid being like the wicked, the sinners, and the scoffers (v. 1). The root of blessedness—indeed of true happiness—is knowing God through His word (v. 2). There is one other item that we need to look at from verse one—the word translated as “scoffers.” Perhaps it is not too difficult to comprehend what David means by “the wicked” and “the sinners,” for in both cases he is talking about law-breakers. But what is a scoffer, and how do we avoid sitting in his seat? We can answer both questions…