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Guidance, The Will of God, and Whom to Marry

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In my recent interview with Anthony Calzia, I made the following statement regarding Christian liberty in the determination of a marriage partner: "While there is 'one person' out there for us to marry (if we’re called to marry), the only way to be completely certain we’ve found 'the one' is after we’ve made our vows and tied the knot. And this is liberating – we don’t have to wait for some magical moment when we know with mathematical certainty that Jen (or Jake) is 'the one.' There is some Christian liberty in terms of choosing whom to marry. The person should be a growing Christian, and … [Read more...] about Guidance, The Will of God, and Whom to Marry

Interview on Singleness, Dating, and Marriage

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Anthony Calzia, a student at California Baptist University, recently interviewed me about With One Voice, a book my wife and I wrote a few years ago. Extended portions of the interview appear in CBU’s campus newspaper, The Banner. The interview appears in its entirety on my friend Jeff Mooney's blog. Dr. Mooney is an Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at California Baptist University and the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Norco, CA. Here's an excerpt: 1. Who are you? How did you come to write your book? How and when did you come to date and marry? I came to Christ as a … [Read more...] about Interview on Singleness, Dating, and Marriage

Three Books for Black History Month

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I know Shelby Steele from his previous book White Guilt. This latest title, A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win also sounds quite interesting. According to the reviews I've read, Steele builds upon his previous themes. For example, according to the Amazon book description, Steele argues: "Obama is caught between the two classic postures that blacks have always used to make their way in the white American mainstream: bargaining and challenging. Bargainers strike a "bargain" with white America in which they say, I will not rub America's ugly history of racism in … [Read more...] about Three Books for Black History Month

Brief Q&A with Tim Keller

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I previously introduced Tim Keller's new book, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Pastor Keller was graciously willing to field a few questions from me. My chapter 1 question wanders off the theme of Keller's book--probably because it is something I've unconsciously been wanting to ask for awhile. I left it here because others might be curious and the book to which Keller refers (due out in May 2008) sounds very good. Hopefully, this brief interaction whets your appetite for some of the content in the early chapters. CHEDIAK: In your book's Introduction, you talk about … [Read more...] about Brief Q&A with Tim Keller