Did you see the bit on Newsweek’s website last week about “Faces of the Christian Right“? The piece purports to list several individuals who are emerging leaders in the Christian Right. Guess who’s on the list. Here it is: Robert George, Jim Daly, Maggie Gallagher, Matthew and Nancy Sleeth, Melissa Rogers, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Tony Perkins, Jim Wallis and Joel Hunter.
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Cam Newton Speech
In his Heisman acceptance speech earlier this evening, Cam Newton delivered what will go down as one of the most unintentionally ironic lines ever uttered: “My parents do a lot of things behind the scenes that go unnoticed.” Note to Auburn fans: I’m not presuming that Cam Newton is guilty of anything. The NCAA investigation is ongoing, and I think everyone should allow the guy the presumption of innocence. In spite of the investigation, I’m happy to offer congratulations to Mr. Newton. You can watch the rest of the speech in the video above. The announcement of the award begins at about 1:30.
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Losing the Base
Peggy Noonan has a particularly harsh assessment of President Obama’s political fortunes. Here’s the opening salvo: “We have not in our lifetimes seen a president in this position. He spent his first year losing the center, which elected him, and his second losing his base, which is supposed to provide his troops. There isn’t much left to lose!” On the possibility of someone challenging the President in the 2012 primary, Noonan writes: “The Democrats’ problem is that most of them know that the person who would emerge, who would challenge Mr. Obama from the left, would never, could never, win the 2012 general election. He’d lose badly and take the…
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Making the Most of Bible Software
David Instone-Brewer has a marvelously helpful set of posts on making the most of your Bible software. You can find detailed help for the following software packages: BibleWorks, Logos, and Accordance. Yesterday, I went through the material on BibleWorks and learned a ton. If you want to learn how to get the most out of your Bible programs, you won’t want to miss this one. (HT: Jim Hamilton) UPDATE: Stephen Smith from Logos left an important comment that I thought I should bring to your attention. It turns out that some of Instone-Brewer’s commentary about Logos is out of date. Here’s Mr. Smith’s comment in full:
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Obi Wan Montoya
I just saw this video on Abraham Piper’s site today, and I couldn’t resist posting it here. My research assistant’s last name is Montoya, but as far as I know he is of no relation to the inferior left-handed swordsman.
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Radio Discussion of NIV 2011
I had a conversation with Janet Mefferd last week about the forthcoming 2011 edition of the NIV. Mefferd hosts a syndicated daily talk program on the Salem Radio Network, and our conversation focused on the NIV update as it relates to the gender issue. You can download the MP3 of the program here, or press the play button below. [audio:http://media.townhallstore.com/jm/rs/jm_rs_20101203-3_Fri_a0b4ced2-fb9e-46f5-be29-ddc36362825d_radio-show_Hi.mp3] A little background to our conversation is in order. Mefferd’s questions revolved around a statement that CBMW released last month in response to the electronic release of NIV 2011. If you haven’t read that statement, you can do so here. That statement concluded with this: “Though we are genuinely thankful…
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Kevin DeYoung on “Assume Authority”
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the new NIV’s translation of 1 Timothy 2:12. I argued that the rendering “assume authority” favors an egalitarian interpretation of this seminal text. Today, Kevin DeYoung weighs-in. He concludes: “Taking into account the ear of English readers–which is the NIV’s translation philosophy–I have to conclude that the NIV rendering of 1 Timothy 2:12 is not neutral. At best, ‘assume’ still implies taking authority. At worst (and more likely), the NIV makes it sound like Paul is against the inappropriate assumption of authority, not women-over-men authority in general. And this understanding is precisely what egalitarians have been arguing for and what, according to recent…
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Christmas Music – Pop
This third category is a bit of a catch-all. In short, the “Pop” category includes recent-ish holiday tunes that we have come to enjoy. Some of the items in this category are well-received by a wide audience and are on their way to moving into the “traditional” list. Some of the others may never make it there, though we still really enjoy them around our house. Once again, each album cover links to an Amazon.com page where you can order or download the music.
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Chuck Colson on the App Flap
On Tuesday, I noted that Apple removed the Manhattan Declaration app from the iTunes Store after complaints from gay activists. Yesterday, Apple explained that they removed the app because it was “offensive to large groups of people.” Chuck Colson, Robert George and Timothy George have been trying to reach Steve Jobs to request him to reverse this decision, but so far haven’t been able to contact him. So they have started an online petition that you can sign if you would like to see the app restored.
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Christmas Music – Traditional
Here is the second part of my post from yesterday. The main criterion for being included in my “traditional” category is the music’s ability to evoke nostalgia. Some of these are sacred music, but some of them are not. Once again, I am eager to hear what music you would have included on this list. Tomorrow we’ll finish with “pop” favorites.