Mark Driscoll describes some of the 2008 book projects he and his associates are working on with Crossway Publishers. Upcoming titles include Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions and Death By Love, both on the person and work of Christ. "Vintage Jesus is set for release in February of 2008 in conjunction with the Text & Context Conference hosted by Resurgence at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. Attendees at the conference will receive a free copy of the book and more. They will also enjoy main teaching sessions by Mark Driscoll, Dr. John Piper, Matt Chandler, and James Gilmore, … [Read more...] about Mark Driscoll Books with Crossway
More on Human Animal Hybrid Embryos
Joe Carter weighs in on the UK ruling allowing the creation of embryos composed of 99.9 per cent human, 0.1 per cent animal DNA. I had posted on this awhile ago. … [Read more...] about More on Human Animal Hybrid Embryos
Business For The Glory of God
Inspired by Paul Collier's book, I just finished reading Wayne Grudem's concise book entitled Business for the Glory of God: The Bible's Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business. I wonder if some Christians live with a vague guilt about business activity. They feel that business is (at best) morally neutral and that using business relationships to explicitly share Christ is the only way to legitimize it. While we should rejoice that business connections can and do provide wonderful avenues for sharing Christ, while also providing financial means to advance the gospel, Grudem's aim in this … [Read more...] about Business For The Glory of God
GodBlog Convention
The schedule for the GodBlog Convention in Las Vegas, NV on November 8-9, 2007 is now available. Plenary speakers include Albert Mohler, John Mark Reynolds, Mark D. Roberts, Joe Carter, and La Shawn Barber. [HT: Ted Slater] … [Read more...] about GodBlog Convention
Newsweek and Al Mohler on Gay Rights
This week's Newsweek cover story highlights the rise in gay rights worldwide: "Now mature in the west, gay power is growing worldwide, even in the land of machismo [Mexico]." Joseph Contreras of Newsweek writes: "The growing maturity of the gay-rights movement in the West is having a marked effect on the developing world. In the United States, the Republican Party is in trouble in part because it has made a fetish of its opposition to gay marriage. At least some gays in big cities like New York question why they are still holding "pride" parades, as if they were still a closeted minority and … [Read more...] about Newsweek and Al Mohler on Gay Rights
The Christian Publication Industry
Al Hsu of InterVarsity Press offers some wise thoughts (a continuation of his previous reflections) on the inherent tensions in the Christian publishing industry between wanting to bless people with good books and needing to be somewhat profitable. [For what it is worth, I thank God for my meeting Al at an InterVarsity Graduate Student Conference at the tail end of 2002. I went to an "aspiring author" reception hosted by IVP, and told Al and others about a crazy idea for a multi-perspective book on Christian dating. Al was kind enough to correspond with me over the next year, providing a … [Read more...] about The Christian Publication Industry