From time to time, I run across headlines that communicate things that the authors did not intend. Here are a couple of recent ones that I thought you might enjoy. “Pope’s address disappoints Muslim leaders.” Didn’t they already know that the Pope gets his mail at the Vatican? I thought everybody knew that! “SBC missions giving up; baptisms down.” The news is really bad out of Nashville. Not only are baptisms down in the SBC, but apparently we’re also giving up on missions! [I guess BP figured out the problem with this one because it’s been corrected.]
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Audio of Boyce College Commencement Addresses
The audio of President Mohler’s and my commencement addresses are available now from the Boyce College website. Today’s commencement marks the end of my first academic year at Boyce College. It has been an honor to serve as Dean, and I believe that Boyce College’s best days are still to come. President Mohler on Colossians 2:13-23 [audio:http://www.sbts.edu/media/audio/BoycePodcast/20090508_Mohler.mp3] Dean Burk on 1 Thessalonians 2:13 [audio:http://www.sbts.edu/media/audio/BoycePodcast/20090508_Burk.mp3]
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Boyce College Commencement Speech
Today is graduation day at Boyce College, and I will be delivering a commencement speech during the ceremony. The full text of my address is below.
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Doug Wilson Critiques N. T. Wright’s Remarks
In a previous post, I linked the video of N. T. Wright explaining why he hasn’t published on the topic of homosexuality. I didn’t provide any commentary or evaluation, though I did think the spot to be unsatisfying. Yesterday, Doug Wilson commented on the video, and I think his critique hits pretty close to the mark. He writes,
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Obama Engaged on Gay “Marriage”?
The New York Times has an interesting piece on President Obama’s engagement on “gay issues.” In short, gay activists think that Obama is not doing enough, and they are pressing him to advocate publicly for their causes. Here’s an excerpt: ‘WASHINGTON — President Obama was noticeably silent last month when the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. ‘But now Mr. Obama — who has said he opposes same-sex marriage as a Christian but describes himself as a “fierce advocate of equality” for gay men and lesbians — is under pressure to engage on a variety of gay issues that are coming to the fore amid a…
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Boyce College’s New Website
Boyce College has a new website, and you need to take a minute to check out our new digs. Our website team has done a phenomenal job, and I am really pleased with what they have created. There are many new features here, one of which is the incorporation of the Boyce Blog into the structure of the site. The “Diablogue” that I started last semester to host our podcast is no more. Our podcast now appears on the Boyce Blog.
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Why Tom Wright Hasn’t Written about Homosexuality
In the video above, Bishop Tom Wright explains why he hasn’t written on the topic homosexuality. In short, he says that he hasn’t done the necessary research on the topic. Furthermore, he says that he is keenly aware of the complexity of the issue, and thus to do the topic justice would require him to write a book the length of The Resurrection of the Son of God.
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Calvinist Quibble
A. N. Wilson is a New Testament scholar who left the Christian faith when he was in his thirties but who has now begun to believe once again. It’s a great story, and you can read about it here. As great as Wilson’s story is, that is not the main point of my writing today. Dr. Ben Witherington has a short post on his blog about Wilson’s return to the faith, and my aim today is to respond to one little piece from Witherington’s commentary. Witherington writes:
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Justice David Souter Will Retire
NPR is reporting that Justice David Souter will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the current court term. This means that President Obama will be able to make his first appointment to the Supreme Court. Even though Souter was appointed to the Court by George H. W. Bush, he has turned out to be a big disappointment on many important issues. His retirement will not change the balance of the Court’s opinion on Roe v. Wade. Nevertheless, Obama may very well appoint a replacement that is younger and more liberal than Souter. That will not be good. UPDATE: The Associated Press reports, “Justice David Souter has told…
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Is it possible to restore a pastor who has sinned sexually?
I enjoy listening to the “Ask Pastor John” series from DesiringGod.org. These recordings are each about three to four minutes long, and in them Pastor John Piper answers questions on sundry topics. I thought one recent episode might interesting to share here. Here’s the question that Piper sets himself to answer: Is it possible to restore a pastor who sinned sexually but who is repentant? Or is such a pastor disqualified because he no longer meets the qualification of being “above reproach”? According to Piper, the answer to the question is yes. You can hear his explanation by downloading the audio from here or by pressing the play button below.…