These are some of the most amazing images of pre-birth human development that I have ever seen."For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." - Psalm 139:13-16 On abortion, consider Prov. … [Read more...] about 4D Images of Human Development
Barack Obama Making Christ a Minister of Condemnation
John Piper: At Barack Obama’s request, tomorrow in the Lincoln Memorial, Gene Robinson, the first openly non-celibate homosexual bishop in the Episcopal Church, will deliver the invocation for the inauguration kick-off. This is tragic not mainly because Obama is willing to hold up the legitimacy of homosexual intercourse, but because he is willing to get behind the church endorsement of sexual intercourse between men. It is one thing to say: Two men may legally have sex. It is another to say: The Christian church acted acceptably in blessing Robinson’s sex with men. The implications of this … [Read more...] about Barack Obama Making Christ a Minister of Condemnation
Joshua Harris: The Next Generation
Writing for TableTalk magazine this past April, pastor Joshua Harris reflects on the value of a mentor in his life: When I turned twenty-one, my dad gave me this simple advice: “Find men that you want to be like and then sit at their feet.” As I launched into manhood, he was reminding me that the lessons I needed most wouldn’t be found in a textbook — they’d be written in the heart and life of a godly man. I needed to get close enough to this man that I could observe his character and be shaped by his example. I needed a mentor. Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Joshua Harris: The Next Generation
Gospel & Culture: Tim Keller, John Piper, and D. A. Carson
This dialog occurred at The Gospel Coalition conference in 2008. … [Read more...] about Gospel & Culture: Tim Keller, John Piper, and D. A. Carson
Christ and Culture Revisited — D.A. Carson
Professor and author Dr. D.A. Carson is a compelling and engaging thinker on a wide array of topics ranging from technical exegetical matters to devotional reflections, to controversial matters in church life. So I was happy to receive a copy this week of Christ and Culture Revisited. Two noteworthy endorsements: "Don Carson here writes clearly, carefully, and helpfully about the timely topic of how Christians should engage culture. Well-suited to write such a volume, Carson exposes and explodes 'egregious reductionisms' whic he says too often afflict Christians. We can't reduce the … [Read more...] about Christ and Culture Revisited — D.A. Carson
How Support for Abortion Became Commonplace for High Profile Democrats
Dr. Anne Hendershott is a professor of urban studies at The King's College in New York. She is the author of The Politics of Abortion (Encounter Books, 2007). Writing for the Wall Street Journal this week, Hendershott summarizes how the pro-choice position became accepted by Roman Catholics like Ted Kennedy and now U.S. Senate candidate Caroline Kennedy. She explains that many well-known democrats (e.g., Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson) were once pro-life: Even Ted Kennedy, who gets a 100% pro-choice rating from the abortion-rights group Naral, was at one time pro-life. In fact, in … [Read more...] about How Support for Abortion Became Commonplace for High Profile Democrats