On Tuesday, September 8, President Obama is set to address the nation's K-12 students in a 12:00 (EDT) speech. The White House says: "The President will talk directly to students across the country on the importance of taking responsibility for their education, challenging them to set goals and do everything they can to succeed." Many conservatives have reacted negatively, suggesting Obama will use this opportunity to "indoctrinate" students in partisan politics. Let's step back for a moment. President Reagan (and his wife) told high school students to "just say no" to drugs. In 1991, … [Read more...] about Students Should Hear Their President’s Speech on Tuesday
Archives for September 2009
The Best Article on Health Care in America
Is written by business man David Goldhill (Democrat) in this month's The Atlantic. The ~10,000 word article is entitled "How American Health Care Killed My Father". The executive summary: After the needless death of his father, the author, a business executive, began a personal exploration of a health-care industry that for years has delivered poor service and irregular quality at astonishingly high cost. It is a system, he argues, that is not worth preserving in anything like its current form. And the health-care reform now being contemplated will not fix it. Here’s a radical solution to … [Read more...] about The Best Article on Health Care in America
AP News Picks Up The Early Marriage Theme
Associated Press writer Eric Gorski: When Margie and Stephen Zumbrun were battling the urge to have premarital sex, a pastor counseled them to control themselves. The couple signed a purity covenant. Then, when the two got engaged and Margie went wedding dress shopping, a salesperson called her "the bride who looks like she's 12." Nonchurch friends said that, at 22, she was rushing things. The agonizing message to a young Christian couple in love: Sex can wait, but so can marriage. "It's unreasonable to say, 'Don't do anything ... and wait until you have degrees and you're in your 30s to get … [Read more...] about AP News Picks Up The Early Marriage Theme
SBTS Panel Responds to N.T. Wright on Justification
The panel was moderated by Dr. Albert Mohler and consisted of Dr. Denny Burk, Dr. Tom Schreiner, Dr. Mark Seifrid, and Dr. Brian Vickers. Here is the video of their approximately one hour discussion: The men on the panel interact on John Piper's The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright (Crossway, 2007 -- available for only $6.30! Skip your lunch today and buy it) and the response to that volume by N.T. Wright, Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision (IVP, 2009). HT: Denny Burk … [Read more...] about SBTS Panel Responds to N.T. Wright on Justification
What Will We Suffer if We Refuse to Suffer for Christ?
A Christian dies for their faith somewhere in the world at a rate of approximately one every 3-4 minutes (160,000/year). David Sitton writes: What will I suffer if I refuse to suffer for Christ? What will I lose if I refuse to lose my life with Jesus for the nations? What “glory” (Paul’s word – Romans 8:18) will I miss out on if I shirk suffering for the gospel? There is something in suffering for the gospel that produces supernatural affection and compassion within you towards those who are harming you. At the same time, when one can praise God instead of denying him in the midst of … [Read more...] about What Will We Suffer if We Refuse to Suffer for Christ?
The Case For Early Marriage – Mark Regnerus
Mark Regnerus, Ph.D., is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas, Austin, where he lives with his wife, Deeann, and their three children. He has written a fantastic article for Christianity Today called The Case For Early Marriage. It encapsulates one of the central messages of With One Voice: the biblical association of intimacy with marriage, along with the formative and stabilizing benefits of marriage, suggest that its preferable to enter the lifelong bond early in the adult years, not later. After addressing the devaluing of marriage in our culture (which is a … [Read more...] about The Case For Early Marriage – Mark Regnerus