Since I hardly ever write about "the gift of singleness" any more, I thought I'd mention that Lydia Brownback has recently been reflecting on the matter. I posted a comment on her second post, and today she offers these remarks. For a different perspective, see Candice Watters' critical interaction with three recent books, each of which is (primarily) aimed at adult single women: Marriage and Caste in America: Separate and Unequal Families in a Post-Marital Age, Now and Not Yet: Making Sense of Single Life in the Twenty-First Century, and The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While … [Read more...] about The singleness “issue”
John Bunyan (on baptism) and his detractors
Aaron Menikoff offers a synopsis of John Bunyan's arguments for open membership, and also highlights a few prominent detractors. … [Read more...] about John Bunyan (on baptism) and his detractors
Mark Dever on Baptism & Membership
Mark Dever weighs in on Wayne Grudem's exchange with John Piper. … [Read more...] about Mark Dever on Baptism & Membership
Mark Driscoll to publish 7 Crossway books in 2008
Mark Driscoll announces that he is "on pace to publish seven books with Crossway in 2008." Wow! … [Read more...] about Mark Driscoll to publish 7 Crossway books in 2008
Christian worldview makes all the difference
John Piper observes that "More evidence from surveys [confirms] what the Bible makes so plain: superficial, non-doctrinal, non-serious Christians sin pretty much like the world; but more serious, more doctrinally oriented Christians lead lives that are morally distinct." With respect to teenagers, Piper highlights what looks like a very interesting new book by Oxford Press: Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers. From the Publisher's description: Religion can and does matter, Regnerus finds, but religious claims are often swamped by other compelling sexual … [Read more...] about Christian worldview makes all the difference
David Frum on Karl Rove’s Influence
I recently read four or five articles on Karl Rove, but none more clearly articulated the concerns we should have with Rove's influence on the Bush Administration than this outstanding NYT op-ed piece by David Frum (a former speech writer for Bush). I do think Rove deserves some credit for Bush's victory in 2000 against an articulate, incumbent Vice-President in a time of relative peace and prosperity. And though his tactics "worked" in 2002 and 2004*, Frum explains why the chickens have come home to roost: This was a politics of party-building and coalition-assembly. It was a politics that … [Read more...] about David Frum on Karl Rove’s Influence