D.A. Carson, “Can There Be a Christian University?” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 1:3 (1997): 20–38. HT: JT … [Read more...] about D.A. Carson on Christian Universities
Excerpt of With One Voice
The good folks at Boundless have posted an excerpt of my book With One Voice. … [Read more...] about Excerpt of With One Voice
On Vacation
We'll be back sometime during the last week of July. Blessings! … [Read more...] about On Vacation
Youngest Person To Solo Sail Around the World
Zac Sunderland is a 17 year old homeschooled Christian. Inspired by the best-selling book Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations, Sunderland has now become the youngest person to ever sail around the world. He arrived back in Los Angeles, CA this morning after the 13 month journey. Here's a feature story that ESPN did about him: I'm assuming that Zac's website will be available later. (It probably is being crashed right now by excessive traffic.) (HT: Image from The Rebelution) … [Read more...] about Youngest Person To Solo Sail Around the World
Great Book about Poverty: On Sale
Authors Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College have written a very interesting and timely book entitled When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself. For the next two days, Westminster Bookstore is offering this book for $4.89 (less than half the Amazon.com price, as you can see to the left). This $4.89 price is only valid until 5 PM (EST) on Saturday, July 18th. A bit about the authors: Steve Corbett is the Community Development Specialist for the Chalmers Center for Economic Development … [Read more...] about Great Book about Poverty: On Sale
The Housing Boom and Bust
The most recent book by Hoover economist Thomas Sowell, The Housing Boom and Bust, arrived today and I'm hoping to read it next week on vacation. The product description: This is a plain-English explanation of how we got into the current economic disaster that developed out of the economics and politics of the housing boom and bust. The “creative” financing of home mortgages and the even more “creative” marketing of financial securities based on American mortgages to countries around the world, are part of the story of how a financial house of cards was built up—and then suddenly … [Read more...] about The Housing Boom and Bust