Matthew Warren, 27, who struggled from birth with mental illness, has taken his own life. This is a good time to join with millions of others in prayer for Pastor Warren and his family. Here's what he wrote to his staff: To my dear staff, Over the past 33 years we’ve been together through every kind of crisis. Kay and I’ve been privileged to hold your hands as you faced a crisis or loss, stand with you at gravesides, and prayed for you when ill. Today, we need your prayer for us. No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now. Our youngest son, Matthew, age 27, and a … [Read more...] about Rick Warren Asks for Prayer After Son Takes Own Life
Archives for April 2013
A “Black and Tan” Round-Up
For those following the interactions between Doug Wilson and Thabiti Anyabwile over Wilson's book Black and Tan and it's prequel Southern Slavery: As It Was, or for those who were interested in the discussion but got busy and never got back around to it, Thabiti has posted a round-up containing links and brief summaries for all the posts. … [Read more...] about A “Black and Tan” Round-Up
Andrew Peterson on Plumbing the Depths of the Gospel
One of the things I appreciate about Andrew Peterson's music is the combination of hope, beauty, and redemption, combined with an acknowledgement of the brokenness of this world. Petar Nenadov, elder and staffmember of Lakeside Christian Church in Akron, Ohio, interviews Peterson on plumbing the depths of the gospel. An excerpt: At the beginning of your recent album you quote J. R. R. Tolkien—"we all long for Eden, and we are constantly glimpsing it: our whole nature at its best and least corrupted, its gentlest and most humane, is still soaked with the sense of exile"—affirming both the … [Read more...] about Andrew Peterson on Plumbing the Depths of the Gospel
Keller Clarifies Position on Same-Sex Marriage
Tim Keller writes:A recent article on the Huffington Post reported on a discussion among journalists about how younger evangelicals view the issue of same-sex marriage. I was present, and I said that I have noted many younger evangelicals are taking an Anabaptist-like position; that is, that while they still believe homosexuality to be a sin, they don't think the government should put that belief into law for the nation. In explaining the Anabaptist tradition, I was quoted saying, "You can believe homosexuality is a sin and still believe that same-sex marriage should be legal." I did say … [Read more...] about Keller Clarifies Position on Same-Sex Marriage