In poetic fashion: Here's a story about a lady named Nancy A ruthless politician, but dressed very fancy Very ambitious, she got herself elected Speaker But as for keeping secrets, she proved quite a "leaker." She flies on government planes coast to coast And doesn't mind that our economy is toast She makes the Air Force squire her in their military jets There's room for her family, her staff, and even her pets. Until now, she annoyed us, but her gaffes were mostly funny; Even though it was painful to watch her waste our tax money. But now her wacky comments are no laughing matter; She's … [Read more...] about Mike Huckabee Calls On Nancy Pelosi To Resign
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Reaction to Obama’s Notre Dame Address
Yuval Levin, writing for National Review, says Obama's Notre Dame speech gives cause for long-term optimism on the pro-life front. Levin writes: Although it was certainly not his intention, the president’s remarks point to the profound and growing weakness of the case for America’s radical abortion laws.(HT: JT) However, we do occasionally see a more crass argument, like with Bonnie Erb's US News and World Report piece which argued that, given the recession, abortions are not tragic. Also, this is the first time Obama's discussed abortion since the election (notes CT). Could it be that he … [Read more...] about Reaction to Obama’s Notre Dame Address
The Love of God and John 3:16 – John Piper
John Piper gives an outstanding pair of messages on John 3:16. The second message is focused on the difficulty many have reconciling the universality of God's love for sinful humanity with the clear fact that only some are in fact saved by Christ's sacrificial, atoning death on the cross. On this topic, Piper recommends (as do I) a short, helpful book by D.A. Carson entitled Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God. An excerpt from Piper's 2nd message:We may, therefore, say to every human being, “God loves you. And this is how he loves you: He gave his Son to die, so that if you would believe, … [Read more...] about The Love of God and John 3:16 – John Piper
Notre Dame Students Respond
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At the Gates of Notre Dame
If you are looking for the definitive article on the Catholic Church's struggle and divide on the abortion issue, as exhibited in sharp relief by the decision of Notre Dame to grant an honorary law degree to President Obama this weekend, this lengthy essay by Joseph Bottum, published in First Things, is it. An excerpt: ...Abortion is not the only life issue, but it is the one that bears most directly on the lives of ordinary Catholics as they fight against the current to preserve family life. And until Catholic universities get it, they will not be Catholic—in a very real, existentially … [Read more...] about At the Gates of Notre Dame
Sixty Percent of Adult Baptisms in SBC Churches are “Rebaptisms”
In John Hammett's book, Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology, he cites a 1993 study done by the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention which revealed that "the majority of adult baptisms (60%) could be called rebaptisms. Some were baptisms of those who had previously been baptized as infants, but 36 percent of these adult baptisms were of those who had been previously baptized in Southern Baptist churches." They sought "rebaptism" because they came to be convinced that they were not regenerate at the time of their first baptism. Hammett goes … [Read more...] about Sixty Percent of Adult Baptisms in SBC Churches are “Rebaptisms”