Well, here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for. Verizon will get an iPhone early next year. Here’s the story from The Wall Street Journal:
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The Ethics of In Vitro
By now, you’ve probably already heard the news that the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to the scientist who developed in vitro fertilization (Robert G. Edwards of Great Britain). What you may not have heard is how many difficult ethical quandaries have been created since the implementation of this new technology. Debora Spar reports how this lawless industry is spawning Octomoms, birth defects, and maternal deaths. She also demonstrates how far behind the United States is in regulating In Vitro compared to Europe. She writes,
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Homosexuality and the Gospel
Last Monday night, I addressed the students of Boyce College about Billy Lucas, a high school student in Greensburg, Indiana who took his own life after suffering an extended period of bullying and abuse from his classmates.
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I can’t believe they’re 5-0
LSU beat Tennessee today with one of the most embarrassing and inept finishes I’ve ever seen. If you missed it, watch the whole thing above. It’s pretty ridiculous, but somehow they pulled out the win.
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Gay Student Suicide
Albert Mohler’s commentary on the gay Rutgers student who took his own life is worth your attention. In short, Christian churces have a special obligation to be a safe place for people like this student. Download here or listen below. [audio:http://albertmohler.com/media/audio/totl/Podcast/The_Briefing_October_1_2010.mp3]
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DGNC
I’ll be at the @DesiringGod National Conference this weekend. If you’re there, I’d love to meet you at the @BoyceCollege booth. Hope to see you in Minneapolis. #DGNC
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Interview with Wayne Grudem
The Alliance Defense Fund has an interview with Wayne Grudem about his new book Politics – According to the Bible (see below). In the interview, Grudem explains the genesis of the book and why he wrote it. Grudem also explains in the book itself why he wrote it. He writes: “I wrote this book because I was convinced that God intended the Bible to give guidance to every area of life—including how governments should function!
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The Perspicuity of Scripture
Timothy George gave an outstanding address today in Southern Seminary’s chapel on the perspicuity of scripture. His text was the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. It is here that Philip asks the quintessential hermeneutical question: “Do you understand what you are reading” (Acts 8:30). George runs the gamut of church history focusing particularly on the reformers and their contribution to this doctrine. This is worth your time to listen to. Watch it above, listen below, or download here. [audio:http://www.sbts.edu/media/audio/fall2010/20100928george.mp3]
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Stuart Scott’s New Book
I was grateful to receive a copy of Stuart Scott’s new book The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family (co-authored with Martha Peace). Boyce College‘s own Heath Lambert will be using it as textbook in his counseling courses next semester, and Lambert has this to say about the book.
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Keller and McLaren on Inerrancy
Tim Keller, Brian McLaren and Alistair McGrath recently sat together for a panel discussion about the Bible. I listened to the whole conversation last week and thought it would be worth passing on to you. On the topic of inerrancy, Keller expressed his clear support for the doctrine while McLaren voiced opposition. Alistair McGrath said he thought the term “inerrancy” was unhelpful. I can hardly improve upon Kevin DeYoung’s commentary about this video. You can read it here. Nevertheless, I would like to offer a couple reflections of my own.