I agree with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Not one more second of media attention should be granted to the Koran-burning pastor in Florida. I’m surprised that he has received as much attention as he already has. I was also surprised to receive an e-mail from a reader asking why evangelical bloggers have been so silent on the controversy. I can’t speak for other bloggers, but here’s why I haven’t said much about it until now.
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Burning the Koran
Albert Mohler weighs-in on the Koran burning controversy. In short, his concern is not mainly that the act is un-American, but that it does not serve the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s a publicity stunt that hinders the preaching of the good news. In the book of Acts, we don’t see the church deliberately trying to offend others, but rather we see them trying to preach the gospel. Listen to the rest below. The Briefing – September 8, 2010[audio:http://albertmohler.com/media/audio/totl/Podcast/The_Briefing_September_8.mp3]
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Speak for the Unborn
Our church recently began a new pro-life outreach that I’ve been taking part in over the last two weekends. The outreach is called “Speak for the Unborn,” and the idea behind it is very simple. A group of us shows up to Louisville’s abortion clinic on Saturday mornings from 7:00-8:30am. As women arrive for their abortion appointments, we try to engage them in conversation as they walk from their car to the clinic. Our goal in talking to them is twofold. One, we are trying to convince them to choose life by directing them to “A Woman’s Choice Resource Center” a crisis pregnancy center located just across the street from…
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David Platt in NY Times
David Brooks’s column in today’s NY Times is all about David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream. Brooks tries to set Platt’s book in the context of nation’s sluggish economy and of citizens who are seeking to find “noneconomic ways to find meaning.” He concludes: “Platt’s arguments are old, but they emerge at a postexcess moment, when attitudes toward material life are up for grabs. His book has struck a chord. His renunciation tome is selling like hotcakes. Reviews are warm. Leaders at places like the Southern Baptist Convention are calling on citizens to surrender the American dream.
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Boise State…Wow!
If you missed Boise State’s victory over Virginia Tech, you missed the best game of opening weekend (and perhaps of the entire season). Everything was on the line for Boise State. They had to win this game to remain in the national championship conversation. On the road against a stadium filled with Virginia Tech fans, they somehow pulled out a victory in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Games like this one are why I love college football. Unbelievable. ESPN has the replay here. Now the debate begins. If Boise State stays undefeated for the rest of the season, do they deserve a shot at the BCS title? Some…
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New Ken Burns Documentary on Baseball
I just heard that Ken Burns has a new documentary on baseball that will be airing on PBS later this month. According to PBS’s website, it’s a two-part, four-hour documentary titled “The Tenth Inning,” and it comprises a new chapter in Burns’s Emmy-winning 1994 series titled “Baseball.” This latest chapter tells “the tumultuous story of the national pastime from the 1990s to the present day. Introducing an unforgettable array of players, teams and fans, the film showcases the era’s extraordinary accomplishments and heroics – as well as its devastating losses and disappointments.” There’s a trailer that you can view on PBS’s website. It’s set to air September 28 & 29…
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Daniel and the Fundamentalists
It is standard fare among Old Testament scholars to assume that the biblical book of Daniel was written in the second century B.C.—well after the fulfillment of the prophecies contained in that book. Jim Hamilton highlights a 1990 essay by Gerhard Hasel that shows the implausibility of the late date in light of evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls. Hamilton concludes: “This evidence inclines me to think that those who persist in dating Daniel to the Maccabean era do so for uncritical, dogmatic reasons. Namely, their religion (historical critical naturalism with its priesthood of archeologists and orthodoxy of unbelief) dictates that they must not believe in a God who inspires…
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Not an Impressive Start for LSU
I’m glad that LSU won tonight, but winning a squeaker against North Carolina’s second string is not very impressive. They will have to do a lot better than this in the coming weeks, or it will be a long season. The Tiger defense just rolled over in the second half, and the offense wasn’t very offensive. They are fortunate to have pulled out a win after having such a poor finish.
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LSU Poised for Smackdown vs. Tarheels
LSU’s season opener is on Saturday night. With this news today, they are poised to put the hurt on the North Carolina Tarheels. Twelve North Carolina players–including 6 starters–have been ruled ineligible to play in the season opener versus the Tigers.
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Beats and Babbles
Flame graduated last May, but hip-hop is still alive and well on the campus of Boyce College. Boyce College student Spencer Harmon (not to be confused with Where’s Waldo) fronts a new group called “Beats and Babbles,” and he has just released a new self-titled album. With song titles like “What Hoekma Said” and “Nerds By Day, Rappers By Night,” how can you go wrong? You can download the album now from iTunes. Check it out. You might also take a look at their website BeatsandBabbles.com. In other news, the artist formerly known as “Crossword” is now a faculty member at Boyce College. His 2004 album is available for free…