What he says in the first 2 minutes would have taken me 30 minutes and I would have needed a manuscript! HT: Brian Borgman … [Read more...] about Lyrical Theology and Doxology
Archives for 2009
Should churches acknowledge civil holidays?
Bob Kauflin and Jeff Purswell offer some good words on this subject. An excerpt:In brief, since God’s kingdom is not of this world (Jn. 18:36), we don’t feel any obligation to draw attention to, highlight, or celebrate civil holidays as part of our Sunday gatherings. There are a number of reasons. Our country doesn’t set the agenda and priorities for the meetings of the church – God’s Word does. Also, one country’s celebration may confront another country’s values. For instance you won’t find many Christians in Britain excited about Independence Day. Finally, we gather on Sundays to remember … [Read more...] about Should churches acknowledge civil holidays?
Clerical Leaders Defy Ayatollah on Iran Election
Michael Slackman and Nazila Fathi, writing for the NY Times, report: An important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country’s supreme leader and the most public sign of a major split in the country’s clerical establishment.Read the whole thing. Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (who played the heroic character Zahra in The Stoning of Soraya M., an outstanding film about a woman unjustly murdered in Iran via Sharia Law) shared her thoughts with me last week on the … [Read more...] about Clerical Leaders Defy Ayatollah on Iran Election
Review of Feelings and Faith
JJ Sherwood, Pastor of Student Ministries at Five Points Community Church, writes a helpful and thorough review of Feelings and Faith: Cultivating Godly Emotions in the Christian Life by Brian Borgman. An excerpt: The second half of the book looks at mortifying ungodly emotions (Part 3) and cultivating godly emotions (Part 4). The first half of the book was well worth the price of the book, and the second half was just as excellent, if not more so. In fact, I believe Borgman wrote the first half of the book so well, that the second half just fell into place and was easy to read, meditate … [Read more...] about Review of Feelings and Faith
The Path To 9-11: An Outstanding Docudrama
With a sick daughter and wife, and potty training reaching a critical, make-or-break juncture, we decide to forgo the traditional fireworks outing this weekend, put the kids to bed (too young to know what they are missing), and watch the uncut version of The Path To 9-11. If you recall, this 5-6 hour docudrama was aired on ABC over two nights (September 10 and 11, 2006) at the five year anniversary of the infamous 2001 terrorist attack. I was among the 28,000,000 people who saw it at the time, but my wife had missed it. Two weeks prior to its airing in 2006, Disney/ABC came under tremendous … [Read more...] about The Path To 9-11: An Outstanding Docudrama
Honoring the USA
Ray Ortland Jr. gives five reasons why he honors the USA this Independence Day. Here is one of them: The USA embodies, very imperfectly, a conviction that every one of us has God-given dignity: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." … [Read more...] about Honoring the USA