Denny Burk links to a very good conversation with Mark Dever on multi-site churches, whether a church should make a millennial position required for membership, and a host of other interesting questions related to polity, ministry, and church life in general. A 50 minute of stimulating, free-flowing, interchange between Mark Dever, Denny Burk, and the students of Boyce College. … [Read more...] about A Conversation With Mark Dever
Obama Foolishly Going After FOX News
David Carr has an even-handed NY Times Op-Ed assessment of the Obama Administration's decision to go after FOX News. Carr argues that Obama risks looking unpresidential. Moreover, it is a fight that (politically speaking) he will more than likely lose. … [Read more...] about Obama Foolishly Going After FOX News
Separation of Church and Sports?
Sam Cook, a sports journalist with the Fort-Meyers, FL News-Press, writes: I don't know how many more "God bless" comments I can stand from the 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback. Religion - except for the "Hail Mary" pass - has no place in sports. In Tebow's case, he should play football and forget about us sinners for 31/2 hours every Saturday. Somehow, we'll survive without him displaying a "John 3:16" Bible verse under his eyes. We separate church and state. Why not church and sports?Cook approvingly quotes USA Today religion writer Tom Krattenmaker who has been very critical of Tim … [Read more...] about Separation of Church and Sports?
Academic Dishonesty and Grade Inflation
An excellent, hard-hitting, and concise article by Walter E. Williams which argues that grade inflation at colleges and universities is part of a broader scheme of academic dishonesty. The opening: College education is a costly proposition with tuition, room and board at some colleges topping $50,000 a year. Is it worth it? Increasing evidence suggests that it's not. Since the 1960s, academic achievement scores have plummeted, but student college grade point averages (GPA) have skyrocketed.Williams writes that a few years ago 91% of Harvard students graduated "with honors," 80 percent of the … [Read more...] about Academic Dishonesty and Grade Inflation
R.C. Sproul – The Righteous Shall Live By Faith
R.C. Sproul has just published (via Crossway) a new 520-page commentary on the book of Romans. I believe it is the first release in the new St. Andrew's Expositional Commentary series, an adaptation of Dr. Sproul's sermons into a collection of chapters, 58 in this case. Though he tries to touch on each verse, Dr. Sproul focuses on the key themes and ideas in each of the passages unpacked. With only the occasional Greek word, the material is quite accessible for layman and pastor alike. The next commentary (on John) is due out later this year from Reformation Trust. Some of the … [Read more...] about R.C. Sproul – The Righteous Shall Live By Faith
30 years ago today: John Piper called to the pastorate
Justin Taylor has posted a lengthy and very moving account of how, thirty years ago today, John Piper was called to the pastoral ministry. An excerpt: The decisive night of wrestling was on Monday, October 14, 1979—30 years ago today. His wife and two young sons were asleep. But Piper was up past midnight, writing in his journal, recording the direction God was irresistibly drawing him to. The journal entry for that evening begins in this way: I am closer tonight to actually deciding to resign at Bethel and take a pastorate than I have ever been. . . . The urge is almost overwhelming. It … [Read more...] about 30 years ago today: John Piper called to the pastorate