Tim Challies shares a gut-wrenching poem from a woman whose husband is addicted to pornography. Challies explains: “A few days ago I received an email from a reader of this site, a woman who was responding to some of the articles I’ve written on the subject of pornography. She shared a poem, a bit of free verse she had written in the midst of her husband’s addiction. I wish I could say it was the only email I’ve received from such a woman. Sadly it’s not; not by a long shot. . . I thought I would share this poem. It’s a little bit graphic, but only so far as…
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Lineman Makes Highlight Reel
This is the longest kickoff return by an offensive lineman in NFL history. I’m with you, Justin. This was greatness!
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A Social Network Christmas
(HT: Abraham Piper)
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A Reluctant Hero
Have you heard the story yet about the Florida security guard (a retired police officer) who saved a school board meeting from a shooter who opened fire on them? The video above is a press conference after the fact in which he explains what happened. The video below is a subsequent video on “The Today Show.” I really like this guy.
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TIME’s Person of the Year
Time magazine has announced its person of the year to be Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. What do you think about the selection?
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Princeton Scholars Cross Swords
Here’s an interesting conversation between Robby George and Cornell West. They are colleagues at Princeton University, but they represent radically different worldviews. George is perhaps the leading conservative intellectual alive today, and West is a noted liberal. (HT: @DrMoore)
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Response to Blomberg on 2 Tim. 2:2
I would like to thank Dr. Blomberg for taking the time to interact with me on the proper translation of anthrÅpois in 2 Timothy 2:2. I remain, however, unconvinced of his arguments in favor of rendering anthrÅpois as “people.” I will explain why by responding briefly to items he raised in his last post.
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Translating ANTHRÅŒPOIS in 2 Tim. 2:2
The essay below appeared yesterday on the “Perspectives in Translation” website. It concerns how the Greek word anthrÅpois should be translated in 2 Timothy 2:2. Craig Blomberg has argued that it should be rendered as “people” (as it appears in NIV 2011), but I argue that it should be translated as “men.” Here’s how other translations handle the term: “men”NASBESVNIV (1984)HCSBKJVNKJVRSV “people”TNIVNETNJBNLTNRSV One other thing before moving on to my response. Two prominent egalitarian New Testament scholars agree with me on this translation—I. Howard Marshall and Luke Timothy Johnson. Johnson is an unabashed liberal in his view of scripture, but I think his comments on this text are apt:
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Health Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The Wall Street Journal has the story: “A federal court ruled Monday that a central plank of the health law violates the Constitution, dealing the biggest setback yet to the Obama administration’s signature legislative accomplishment. “In a 42-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson said the law’s requirement that most Americans carry insurance or pay a penalty ‘exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power.’ “The individual mandate ‘would invite unbridled exercise of federal police powers,’ wrote Judge Hudson, of the Eastern District of Virginia. ‘At its core, this dispute is not simply about regulating the business of insurance—or crafting a scheme of universal health insurance coverage—it’s about an individual’s…
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Strachan on the Morality of Football
Owen Strachan has a serious article at First Things critiquing football as an overly violent sport that causes some players permanent physical disabilities or even death. He concludes: “No one enjoys legalism, but if the costs of football outweigh its benefits—and they well may—it may be best for many to take a step back from it and point youths to concentrate on less violent sports. Perhaps we should go so far as to consider legislation regarding the physical safety of football players on such matters as concussions. Ideas will vary as to what such a measure might look like. However, such a tangible measure, borne of respect for human dignity…