I'm looking forward to Tim and Kathy Keller's new book, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God (forthcoming November 1). I've always enjoyed Keller for his bibically-rooted wisdom and the simplicity with which he conveys complicated topics (not to mention his ability to minister to Christians and challenge skeptics with the same writings). I'm sure this book will be no different. The publisher's description: Based on the sermon series by Timothy Keller, this book shows everyone—Christians, skeptics, singles, long-time married couples, and … [Read more...] about Tim Keller – The Meaning of Marriage
Arthur Holmes (1924-2011)
In case you haven't heard, Dr. Arthur Holmes was recently promoted to glory. A philosophy professor at Wheaton College, Holmes wrote The Idea of a Christian College, a book I found very helpful when I was writing Thriving at College. Among other things, Holmes rebuffed the common student question "When am I ever going to use this stuff?" His response: The question to ask about an education is not ‘What can I do with it?’ but rather ‘what is it doing to me, as a person?’ Education has to do with the making of persons; Christian education with the making of Christian persons. Some students … [Read more...] about Arthur Holmes (1924-2011)
Christianity Today Interviews Ron Paul
Sarah Pulliam Bailey of Christianity Today interviews GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul. I haven't finished reading it yet, but so far it's very interesting. Paul appears to be securing a greater level of support from evangelical Christians than he did in 2008, and he won the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit on October 8 (though FRC President Tony Perkins seemed to downplay the results to some extent, noting that many of the attendees left after Paul's speech). I look forward to reading the rest of it. (Full-disclosure: I am thus far undecided on the GOP primary.) … [Read more...] about Christianity Today Interviews Ron Paul
Trak Magazine
For those of you who enjoy World magazine (as I have for years), and have kids in the teen years, you might want to know about Trak, a new monthly periodical from God's World Publications specifically for teen readers. The first issue came out this past month, and I've been given permission to post it. Subsequent PDF versions will be available only to subscribers. I am a regular contributor to Trak, and my article appears on page 17 (no, I did not come up with the nifty, creative, rhythmic title for the column). :) … [Read more...] about Trak Magazine
Brief History of Apple Inc.
Runs about 6 minutes - and will bring back memories: … [Read more...] about Brief History of Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Many of us have good reason to appreciate the creative genius and entrepreneurial spirit of Steve Jobs, who just passed into eternity. God highly endowed this man with common grace and we can only hope that in his final chapter he found true rest in God's saving grace. Jobs was very much aware of his mortality, having overcome pancreatic cancer in 2003. He spoke movingly about it in the second half of this 2005 commencement address he gave at Stanford University (my wife's Alma mater). Here are a few choice quotes from his speech (transcript here): "No one wants to die. Even … [Read more...] about Steve Jobs (1955-2011)