Peter Schmidt, writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education, reports: The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it had agreed to decide whether a California law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian students' group because it bars gay and lesbian members for religious reasons.The Christian organization is the Christian Legal Society (CLS) and the campus is the University of California Hastings School of Law in San Francisco, CA. The CLS has a very basic statement of Christian faith, which is complemented by a Board of Directors Resolution on the Statement of Faith and Sexual … [Read more...] about U.S. Supreme Court To Rule on Christian Campus Group
D.A. Carson: Counsel To A Church Planter on Marriage
D.A. Carson: The following post was first an email to a young church planter seeking counsel. He is planting a church in a rough area. Not a few of those who are getting converted have been living together, sometimes with children, sometimes for years, without getting married. His question, then, is what should be said to these couples where one of the pair gets converted, and the other, so far, does not. Should the advice be to get married? Or is that encouraging people to be unequally yoked?Read Dr. Carson's thoughtful reply. HT: JT … [Read more...] about D.A. Carson: Counsel To A Church Planter on Marriage
Introverts In The Church: Adam McHugh
Sean Michael Lucas reviews an interesting new book called Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. An excerpt:In brief compass, McHugh surveys a great deal of the literature on introversion and helpful summaries a great deal about introverted personality types and how they engage in an extroverted culture. As I read this book, I kept telling my wife, "Wow, you should read this--you'd finally understand me!" It was a helpful, fast-paced, narrative of the characteristics of introversion. McHugh also helpful distinguishes introversion (a personalty type) from … [Read more...] about Introverts In The Church: Adam McHugh
How To Be A Baby – Sally-Lloyd Jones
Today my wife cried while reading this beautifully moving and wonderfully illustrated children's story to our two-year old son. This is the same Sally Lloyd Jones who authored The Jesus Storybook Bible, which has just been made available as a deluxe edition (a hardcover book, accompanied by three CD's containing the unabridged narrative, read by award-winning actor David Suchet). About this great book, Tim Keller writes: "I would urge not just families with young children to get this book, but every Christian--from pew warmers, to ministry leaders, seminarians and even theologians! Sally … [Read more...] about How To Be A Baby – Sally-Lloyd Jones
10 Tips For Success as an Engineering Student
Writing for U.S. News & World Report, Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman offer helpful pointers for college students seeking to earn degrees in engineering. To an extent, these would be helpful for college students in any major. Here's the list:1. Identify the people who inspire you, and find out what makes them tick. 2. Develop a portfolio of projects. 3. Learn the value of networking. 4. Work in teams as much as you can. 5. Seek informal leadership roles. 6. Find your flaws—and fix them. 7. Take a business class. 8. Take design and other humanities classes. 9. Make your summers … [Read more...] about 10 Tips For Success as an Engineering Student
Dylan Phifer: An “Accomplished” Twelve-Year Old
In Do Hard Things, Alex and Brett Harris tell of a young lad named David (born in 1801), who at the age of 10 began a career at sea, serving as a naval cadet on the warship Essex. At the age of 12, David was given command of a ship. In a bygone day, other lads and lasses of David's age had highly developed skills -- skills useful for running businesses, providing medical relief to the sick, or overseeing large plantations. (George Washington was appointed as the first Surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia at the age of 17.) Today, we celebrate 12-year old Dylan Phifer, who scored … [Read more...] about Dylan Phifer: An “Accomplished” Twelve-Year Old