Hearing a bit about the LeBron James extravaganza last night reminded me of David Robinson's classy NBA Hall of Fame acceptance speech: As for LeBron, Will Leitch wrote in New York Magazine: Fans of teams in the LeBron Derby were disappointed — though no one as much as Cavs fans — but mostly they were flabbergasted by the tone deafness of the whole enterprise. LeBron James was a man breaking hearts across the country, and there he was, with an old bald white man peddling for-profit online education, and a short smug onetime sportscaster now just happy to be on TV. There they all were, trying … [Read more...] about LeBron James vs. David Robinson
Archives for July 2010
How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure
In doing background research for an article, I came across this outstanding message from John Piper at the 2007 Passion confession on how to deal with the guilt of sexual failure. Lots of messages deal with strategies to avoid sexual sin, but it is more rare to hear excellent teaching on how to deal with guilt after committing all kinds of sexual failure. This is a great one. Check it out for yourself or for a friend. … [Read more...] about How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure
Reckless Abandon: For Jesus and the Nations
The upcoming 2010 Missions Conference hosted by To Every Tribe ministries is entitled Reckless Abandon: For Jesus and the Nations. The speakers will be Josef Tson (Romanian Missionary Society), Getaneh Getaneh (Voice of the Martyrs), and David Sitton (To Every Tribe). We'll be talking a bit with David Sitton about the conference in an upcoming post. … [Read more...] about Reckless Abandon: For Jesus and the Nations
Global Warming: Good Questions To Ask
Dr. Jay W. Richards gave a helpful presentation on various questions surrounding global warming back in 2007 on the campus of the University of California (Davis). He first gives a theistic foundation (Genesis 1-3) for man's role in a world made by God. Then he raises (and seeks to answer) a logical sequence of important questions: 1. Is the Earth warming? 2. Are humans causing the Earth to warm? 3. Is it a bad thing if the Earth is warming? 4. Would the advised policies make any difference? I appreciate Dr. Richards' being willing to go where the data leads without any rigid ideological … [Read more...] about Global Warming: Good Questions To Ask
With God On Our Side
Kevin Miller, co-writer of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, must have a thing for controversial projects. His latest work, With God On Our Side, is a foray into the heated Israeli-Palestinian debate. In my view, much of what is published on this topic is both heavily biased (for one side or the other) and/or overly vitriolic. I once asked a Christian friend whom I trust and who has traveled extensively in the Muslim world if there was any "fair and balanced" news source/blog on this topic. He was not aware of one. Part of the problem is that each side tends to question the other side's … [Read more...] about With God On Our Side
Hawaii Governor Vetoes Civil Unions Bill
The Governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle (R), vetoed a bill that would have permitted same-sex civil unions, noting that "House Bill 444 is essentially marriage by another name." At this point, the issue could be put to a referendum (Lingle actually suggested this), or the Legislature (presumably) could muster the votes to override the veto. Many were surprised that Prop 8 (a ban of same-sex "marriage") passed in California. To date, gay "marriage" has lost in every single state -- 31 in all -- in which it has been put to a popular vote. It'll be interesting to see how this one plays out with … [Read more...] about Hawaii Governor Vetoes Civil Unions Bill