I wrote last week about a woman who was implanted with another couple’s embryo. The Associated Press reports that the baby boy was born on Thursday. The video below contains an interview with the couple whose embryo was mistakenly implanted.
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Johnny and Chachi sing a 90’s medley
Johnny and Chachi are back with a sequel to their 80’s medley. Check it out above. If you aren’t familiar with Johnny and Chachi, check the following links for their greatest hits: Prayer Tips, The Don’t Song, Teamwork, and Get In Here Ministries.
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Collision: Is Religion Good for the World?
In my earlier post about Douglas Wilson, I posted a link to John Piper’s interview with Wilson about the new movie “Collision.” In short, the movie is a documentary of a debate tour between Wilson and Christopher Hitchens. In each stop on the tour, they debated the question “Is Religion Good For The World?” Wilson argues as a Christian, and Hitchens as an atheist. The movie will be released on DVD in October. I’m looking forward to seeing it, as I am sure many of you are too. You can pre-order it now from Amazon.com.
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Doug Wilson Speaks about “Collision” and Calvin
The Desiring God conference on John Calvin wrapped-up this morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Audio and video of the sessions are now available from the conference website. I’m still making my way through the messages, but I especially enjoyed Doug Wilson’s contributions, which were two-fold. First, Piper interviewed Wilson about his new movie “Collision,” a documentary in which Wilson faces-off against the atheist Christopher Hitchens. Wilson’s dictum concerning apologetics is insightful: You never try to win an argument; you try to win the man. That’s a good word indeed. Second, Wilson’s delivered an outstanding lecture on John Calvin’s view of scripture. Calvin remains a giant today because of his absolute devotion…
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Tim Tebow taken to the hospital after hit to head
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was taken to the hospital after a bad hit to his head in today’s game against Kentucky. Florida’s Coach Urban Meyer says, “I think it’s a concussion. . . I think he’ll be all right.” For more, see here. UPDATE: The Associated Press reports that Tebow was released from the hospital this morning. Coach Urban Meyer released this statement: “Tim is doing fine this morning. His CT scans came back and indicated that Tim suffered a concussion. Our medical and athletic training staff will continue to monitor him to determine how much rest and recovery he needs. We will have additional information and updates this week.”
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Boyce College Eschatology Forum with Schreiner, Ware, and Brand
Yesterday morning, I hosted a panel discussion on eschatology at Boyce College : “Tribulation and Millennium.” [audio:http://www.sbts.edu/media/audio/BoycePodcast/20090923_boyce%20chapel_forum.mp3] The panel met during Boyce’s Wednesday chapel hour and included Dr. Tom Schreiner, Dr. Bruce Ware, Dr. Chad Brand and myself. Among other items of interest, Dr. Schreiner explains why he recently moved from an amillennial position to a premillennial one. I thought this was a fascinating discussion, and I commend it to you.
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Implanted with the Wrong Embryo
The video above narrates a heart-wrenching story about a wife from Ohio who had another couple’s embryo implanted in her uterus by mistake. Using the in vitro Fertilization technique (IVF), doctors somehow implanted the wrong embryo. Now the woman is pregnant with someone else’s baby. Though she could have aborted the baby, she decided to carry it to term—even though she won’t be able to keep it. This is such a sad story, and it reminds us again of the ethical difficulties associated with certain kinds of fertility treatments. Nevertheless, I am grateful that this mother has chosen to bring this baby to term. You should take time to read…
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Justin Taylor Is Kind of a Big Deal
Justin Taylor is a kind of a big deal when it comes to blogging. He isn’t called the “Evangelical Drudge Report” for nothing. As far as I’m concerned, his site is my one, daily, must-read site. If I don’t read anything else online, I’m going to read what Justin Taylor is saying at “Between Two Worlds.” That is why it’s kind of a big deal that Justin has just moved his website. Starting today, “Between Two Worlds” will no longer be hosted at http://theologica.blogspot.com. Justin has moved all his blogging to The Gospel Coalition site. If you haven’t done so already, go check out his new digs at the following…
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Death-Defying Faith for Gospel Ministry
I was stunned last week when one of my colleagues told me that he didn’t care whether or not he died from Swine Flu. We were talking about the flu season and how the much ballyhooed Swine Flu might affect our campus, and he was simply not very concerned about it. It’s not that he believed the Flu would miss us. He actually felt that things would be okay even if the Lord allowed the worst to happen to him—death. On Monday, I got to hear another colleague preach to Boyce College students on Acts 20:24 (listen here). He told the story of some missionary pilots that he knew who…
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Unbelievable Providence
If you have a weak stomach, you might not want to watch this one. You can read the story here. The text that comes to mind is Psalm 139:16: “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”