ABC’s “Nightline” profiled Mark Driscoll’s ministry last night. The video is available here. The text version has been available since last week, and you can read it here. UPDATE: The ESV Study Bible also makes a cameo. Way to go Crossway!
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Piper Thunders To Obama on Abortion
Last week, President Obama released a statement celebrating the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The video above shows Dr. John Piper’s response. As I watched Piper thunder, I thought of John the Baptist’s conflict with Herod. It was a courageous, God-exalting, sin-exposing confrontation with evil. I am grateful to God for Piper’s powerful, prophetic voice in defense of life. You can download the entire sermon here or listen to it below. [audio:http://www.desiringgod.org/download.php?file=http://media.desiringgod.org/audio/2009/20090125.mp3]
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Justin Taylor’s Sermon on Abortion
Most of you know Justin Taylor as the author of the blog “Between Two Worlds,” which is widely regarded as the evangelical “Drudge Report.” Justin is also a preacher. Sunday before last, he delivered a powerful message to his church on the Sanctity of Human Life, and I highly recommend it. You can download the sermon here, or listen to it below. [audio:http://www.gracecommunitybible.org/listen/audio/The_Light_of_God_and_the_darkness_of_abortion.mp3]
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Nancy Pelosi Thinks We Need Less Children Being Born
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is defending the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of the forthcoming stimulus package are to be spent on “family planning.” Her argument is very simple. The economy is bad. Having babies costs money. Would-be parents need to save their money by not having babies.
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Are Calvinism & Complementarianism Related?
A couple of weeks ago, we noted Molly Worthen‘s piece in the New York Times about Mark Driscoll and about the revival of Calvinism among evangelicals. In a letter to the editor in yesterday’s New York Times magazine, Douglas Groothuis took umbrage with one aspect of Worthen’s description of Calvinism. Here’s his complaint in his own words: “Mark Driscoll’s emphasis on gender hierarchy in the church is not a logical implication of his Calvinist beliefs, as your article states. Calvinism argues that women and men are equally depraved and unable to save themselves from God’s wrath. While many Calvinists teach that women are restricted in their opportunities to serve through…
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Obama Forces Tax-payers To Fund Abortions
Today President Obama signed an executive order that will force tax-payers to pay for abortions. Here’s how ABC News is reporting it: “President Obama signed an executive order today reversing the ban that prohibits funding to international family planning groups that provide abortions . . .” At the debate last year at Rick Warren’s church (and elsewhere), Obama promised to support measures to reduce abortions. He’s been in office for four days, and his first action vis a vis abortion ensures that abortions will increase worldwide. What’s worse, he is making American taxpayers foot the bill for infanticide abroad. Any “pro-life” person who is still willing to defend this president…
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Robert George on Roe v. Wade
Princeton professor Robert George has some worthy reflections on the legacy of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision, which was handed down 36 years ago today. He writes: ‘The Roe justices were also wrong to imagine that legal abortion would prove to be enlightened or in the slightest respect humane. On the contrary, the policy imposed by the Court has proven to be an unmitigated disaster. In the thirty-six years since Roe and Doe, abortion has taken the lives of more than fifty million unborn victims—each a distinct, unique, precious human being.
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Obama on Roe v. Wade Anniversary
Today marks the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade—a decision that has resulted in the legal killing of nearly 50 million unborn humans since 1973. Many Americans observe this date with special, pro-life observances. Last Sunday, countless churches across the nation observed “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday.” Today, thousands of citizens will march on the nation’s capital in favor of life.
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Obama retakes oath of office
“Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. re-administered the oath to Mr. Obama on Wednesday evening, one day after the two men stumbled over each other’s words during the inauguration ceremony at the Capitol.” Read the rest here.
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Life: Imagine the Potential
According to Justin Taylor, this ad is appearing in select markets on Black Entertainment Television. This one is worth passing along to others.