Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Brian Godawa, screenwriter of To End All Wars, one of my all-time favorite movies. Godawa is great at making movies and documentaries that are weighty, culturally relevant, and that positively present a Christian worldview. For example, he has a new 60-minute documentary I recently saw called Lines That Divide: The Great Stem Cell Debate that gives a great overview on the problems of embryonic stem cell research and some of the better alternatives (from both a medical and ethical perspective). So I'm delighted that Mr. Godawa … [Read more...] about New Godawa Book – Word Pictures
Archives for September 2009
The Paradox of the Protestant Work Ethic
John Piper on the paradoxical connection between a God-dependent theology and focused energy in the service of productivity and industry: … [Read more...] about The Paradox of the Protestant Work Ethic
Three Events – Three Cities – Three Liveblogs
The White Horse Inn folks highlight a trio of conferences featuring both R.C. Sproul and Mike Horton. The 2009 Ligonier West Coast Conference in Seattle, WA - September 25-26, 2009. Theme: Is There Life After Death? The 2010 Ligonier West Coast Conference in Los Angeles, CA - March 26-27, 2010 Theme: Are We Practicing Christless Christianity? The 2010 Ligonier National Conference in Orlando, FL - June 17-19, 2010 Theme: Tough Questions Christians Face As it turns out, I'm slated to live-blog all three of these events. So if you're there, please come say hello. I may look like I'm frantically … [Read more...] about Three Events – Three Cities – Three Liveblogs
Nine Marks Journal – Church Discipline
Church discipline is the subject of the September/October 2009 issue of the Nine Marks Journal. … [Read more...] about Nine Marks Journal – Church Discipline
Nine Marks Workshop in Riverside, CA
A workshop entitled Building Healthy Churches will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church in Riverside, CA on November 6-7, 2009. The speakers are Mark Dever, Greg Gilbert, and Rick Holland. Register online by October 30. $45 for the general public and $35 for students enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours. Location: Fellowship Baptist Church 3624 Arlington Avenue Riverside, CA 92506 Check out the schedule. … [Read more...] about Nine Marks Workshop in Riverside, CA
The Influence of Christianity on Civilization
Kevin DeYoung reviews what sounds like a very interesting book: Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950. DeYoung quotes from the author Charles Murray: With regard to purpose, my position does not require that the secular life be a life without purpose. Rather, I argue that it is harder to find that purpose if one is an atheist or agnostic than if one is a believer. It is harder still to maintain attention to that purpose over years of effort. Devotion to a human cause, whether social justice, the environment, the search for truth, or an … [Read more...] about The Influence of Christianity on Civilization