Michael Slackman and Nazila Fathi, writing for the NY Times, report: An important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country’s supreme leader and the most public sign of a major split in the country’s clerical establishment.Read the whole thing. Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (who played the heroic character Zahra in The Stoning of Soraya M., an outstanding film about a woman unjustly murdered in Iran via Sharia Law) shared her thoughts with me last week on the … [Read more...] about Clerical Leaders Defy Ayatollah on Iran Election
Review of Feelings and Faith
JJ Sherwood, Pastor of Student Ministries at Five Points Community Church, writes a helpful and thorough review of Feelings and Faith: Cultivating Godly Emotions in the Christian Life by Brian Borgman. An excerpt: The second half of the book looks at mortifying ungodly emotions (Part 3) and cultivating godly emotions (Part 4). The first half of the book was well worth the price of the book, and the second half was just as excellent, if not more so. In fact, I believe Borgman wrote the first half of the book so well, that the second half just fell into place and was easy to read, meditate … [Read more...] about Review of Feelings and Faith
The Path To 9-11: An Outstanding Docudrama
With a sick daughter and wife, and potty training reaching a critical, make-or-break juncture, we decide to forgo the traditional fireworks outing this weekend, put the kids to bed (too young to know what they are missing), and watch the uncut version of The Path To 9-11. If you recall, this 5-6 hour docudrama was aired on ABC over two nights (September 10 and 11, 2006) at the five year anniversary of the infamous 2001 terrorist attack. I was among the 28,000,000 people who saw it at the time, but my wife had missed it. Two weeks prior to its airing in 2006, Disney/ABC came under tremendous … [Read more...] about The Path To 9-11: An Outstanding Docudrama
Honoring the USA
Ray Ortland Jr. gives five reasons why he honors the USA this Independence Day. Here is one of them: The USA embodies, very imperfectly, a conviction that every one of us has God-given dignity: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." … [Read more...] about Honoring the USA
Top Commentaries For Every Book Of The Bible
Though not a substitute for Bible intake, good commentaries on books of the Bible are very helpful resources for grappling with the text, particularly its more difficult sections. Dr. Keith Mathison, author of several books including From Age to Age: The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology has compiled a list of what he considers to be the top 5 commentaries of every book of the Bible. There are 66 books in the Bible, so that would be 330 commentaries. [If the average length of one of these commentaries is 250 pages, that would be 82,500 pages of commentary material. Wow.] But don't be … [Read more...] about Top Commentaries For Every Book Of The Bible
Gov. Mark Sanford: A Tragic Spectacle
I agree with Dr. Albert Mohler regarding Gov. Sanford's admission of adultery:Governor Sanford may cite King David, and he may even suffer the illusion that his response is similar to that of Israel's King. Nevertheless, the difference is clear. David's adultery was mixed even with murder, but his own acknowledgment of sin came in a flood of contrition, remorse, broken heartedness, and humility. David acknowledged the reality of his sin, expressed his hatred of the sin, and became a model for us all of repentance. Governor Sanford, on the other hand, demonstrates the audacity to speak … [Read more...] about Gov. Mark Sanford: A Tragic Spectacle