Ryan Anderson, Assistant Editor of First Things, pens a helpful review of Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice by Frank Beckwith in the October 8th edition of National Review. The publisher's description: Defending Life is the most comprehensive defense of the prolife position on abortion ever published. It is sophisticated, but still accessible to the ordinary citizen. Without high-pitched rhetoric or appeals to religion, the author offers a careful and respectful case for why the prolife view of human life is correct. He responds to the strongest prochoice … [Read more...] about Defending Life by Frank Beckwith
Rick Phillips on the Worldview of Pornography
Rick Phillips offers distilled wisdom on how pornography is not just an activity, but a worldview. "Time after time, men caught up in pornography depict a general discontent with their lives and their own identity. As such, the problem of porn is not merely -- or even primarily -- one of lust. Instead, men tap into porn as part of a fantasy life in which they exist as comic-book ideals of real men. They think their job is ho-hum, their boss yells at them, their wife nags, the creditors pound on the door. So instead of bringing their lives before the Lord and finding their purpose in the … [Read more...] about Rick Phillips on the Worldview of Pornography
Jonathan Edwards Book Sale
Speaking of Jonathan Edwards, the Desiring God sale (going on right now) features the lowest prices I have ever seen on his books (and books about him). The sale is in honor of his 304th birthday, which was yesterday. … [Read more...] about Jonathan Edwards Book Sale
Christians and Higher Education
A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education tells of Dr. Mike S. Adams, an associate professor of criminology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, who recently applied for promotion to full professor. He had been at the university for 13 years. In that time, he had published 10 peer-reviewed papers and won three teaching awards. Not that there weren't bumps along the way, but his record, he believed, was better than most. So when he was turned down, Mr. Adams started asking questions. The official word was that he hadn't measured up in any of the three crucial … [Read more...] about Christians and Higher Education
James Dobson on Third Party Option
In an op-ed piece in the New York Times this week, Dr. James Dobson confirmed the widespread buzz that more than fifty pro-family leaders had recently gathered in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss how they would respond to a Rudy Giuliani GOP nomination. Dobson wrote: “If neither of the two major political parties nominates an individual who pledges himself or herself to the sanctity of human life, we will join others in voting for a minor-party candidate. . . I firmly believe that the selection of a president should begin with a recommitment to traditional moral values and beliefs. Those … [Read more...] about James Dobson on Third Party Option
How We Choose Jonathan Elijah’s Name
For any who may be curious, here's a bit of background on the birth of Jonathan and how we chose his name: Jonathan Elijah Chediak was born at 3:02am on Wednesday, September 26th. He was 7 lbs.14 oz. and 20 inches long. We praise God for a safe delivery and a healthy mom and baby. The delivery was an exciting one. After weeks of false contractions and a day of very slow ones, Marni was sure they'd be gone again by morning. But after midnight on the 26th they started coming strong with less than a minute between each one. Marni finished packing, woke Alex, and they left at 1:30 for the hospital … [Read more...] about How We Choose Jonathan Elijah’s Name