Sayed Mossa has been in a Kabul, Afghanistan jail for six months awaiting trial, although he has not been formally charged with a crime. Mossa was arrested May 31 after footage was nationally televised of Muslim converts to Christianity being baptized. In jail, he's been regularly beaten and sexually molested, as he wrote of in a letter (scroll to the bottom). He has a wife and six children, one of whom is disabled. If he is tried for apostasy, which many of his friends anticipate, the judge may use Sharia (Islamic) law to reach a verdict because apostasy is a “crime” not referenced in the … [Read more...] about Pray For Sayed Mossa
Archives for November 2010
Christmas Food Court Hallelujah Chorus
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The Cautionary Tale of a Short-Lived College
Elyse Ashburn pens a fascinating article (subscription required for full access) in this past Sunday's issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. It's about a fledgling school named Founders College, in rural South Boston, Va., that fell apart within a little over a year due to financial difficulties. It's a tale of high expectations and poor financial dealings, and of students, staff, and faculty left in a lurch. … [Read more...] about The Cautionary Tale of a Short-Lived College
Young Adults Abandoning the Christian Faith
In a Christianity Today article, Drew Dyck addresses the phenomenon of young adults leaving Christianity, and interacts with various sociologists and cultural observers who weigh in on this trend. While some point out that every generation sees a dip in church attendance among young adults, others consider the current exodus to be different and more alarming. Robert Putnam and David Campbell in their new book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us report that "young Americans are dropping out of religion at an alarming rate of five to six times the historic rate (30 to 40 percent … [Read more...] about Young Adults Abandoning the Christian Faith
John Frame: The Doctrine of the Word of God
The latest installment in John Frame's Theology of Lordship series, The Doctrine of the Word of God, is now available. Frame writes that it is the "last planned volume of the series." John Piper says of Dr. Frame, "I thank God for raising up John Frame in our day. We are the wiser, the more biblical, and the healthier because of it. And because he has written so deeply and so well about such great truths about a great God, this will, I believe, be the testimony of generations to come." Two endorsements (among many others): "The fourth volume in John Frame’s Theology of Lordship series, The … [Read more...] about John Frame: The Doctrine of the Word of God
Marvin Olasky Resigns as Provost of The King’s College
Sarah Pulliam Bailey of Christianity Today reports: Marvin Olasky announced his resignation as provost of The King's College just months after the college chose Dinesh D'Souza as president. On January 31, 2011, Olasky will transition from provost to "presidential scholar," handling the college's guest speaker series. Olasky will focus most of his energies on being editor in chief of World magazine, a bi-weekly news magazine. "It will come as no surprise to you that Dinesh D'Souza and I have different ideas about some things," he said in an e-mail to Christianity Today. "I'd like to leave it at … [Read more...] about Marvin Olasky Resigns as Provost of The King’s College