Years ago, Dr. Ardel Canaday wrote an outstanding, lengthy article on the book of Ecclesiastes (arguable one of the least understood biblical books among Christians). In the article, entitled QOHELETH: ENIGMATIC PESSIMIST OR GODLY SAGE?, Canaday cogently refutes the view that Ecclesiastes is an expression of existentialism or a soulless, secular hedonism. On the contrary, in Ecclesiastes we see a nuanced, realistic view of life in a fallen world. Quoheleth (the narrative voice in the book of Ecclesiastes) is a wise sage, instructing believers on how to exercise godly enjoyment in one's work, … [Read more...] about Understanding The Book of Ecclesiastes
Free Audio Book: Desiring God (John Piper)
For the month of November, Christian Audio is making available a free audio download of John Piper's book Desiring God. Just use the coupon code DG2009. … [Read more...] about Free Audio Book: Desiring God (John Piper)
Nancy Gibbs on Public Modesty and Arrogance
Nancy Gibbs, writing for Time magazine on public modesty and arrogance: Humility and modesty need not be weakness or servility; they can be marks of strength, the courage to confront a challenge knowing that the outcome is in doubt. Ronald Reagan, for all his cold-warrior confidence, projected a personal modesty that served his political agenda well. I still don't know what President Obama's core principles are, but the fact that he even pays lip service to humility as one of them could give him the upper hand in the war for the souls of independents — a group that's larger now than at any … [Read more...] about Nancy Gibbs on Public Modesty and Arrogance
James Dobson To Leave His Radio Show
Dr. James Dobson, 73, will stop hosting his internationally syndicated radio program Feb. 28, according to an announcement from Focus on the Family officials this past Friday. Health was not an issue, Dobson's spokesman Gary Schneeberger affirmed. Rather: Dr. Dobson's departure from the radio program and from official affiliation with the organization he founded in 1977 is just the "third chapter in a transition that began in 2003," when Dr. Dobson stepped down as Focus president, said Jim Daly, the ministry's president and CEO. It was a mutual decision between Dr. Dobson and the ministry's … [Read more...] about James Dobson To Leave His Radio Show
New Ligonier Website Unveiled
A sleek new Ligonier Ministries website is apparently being unveiled today (on Reformation Day, at 15:17 Wittenberg time, no less). Now that's careful planning! … [Read more...] about New Ligonier Website Unveiled
A Shot Back on Feminism and Happiness
I previously posted on a study which seemed to suggest that while feminism's professional triumphs are undeniable (and, for many, a correction to an unbiblical diminishing of talents and skills through a distorted perspective grounded in male oppression) it has not come without its ill consequences. Greater societal expectations for juggling work and family have, for many, caused greater stress (not to mention a greater sense of fatigue and failure for not being able to "do it all" and "do it all well"). Writing for the Seattle Times, syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman shoots back on the … [Read more...] about A Shot Back on Feminism and Happiness