If you were looking for more scientific data to support the belief that humans are sinful by nature, today is your day. The Telegraph of London announces the (surprising?) result that "babies are not as innocent as they pretend." They report: "Behavioural experts have found that infants begin to lie from as young as six months. Simple fibs help to train them for more complex deceptions in later life." More snippets: "Infants quickly learned that using tactics such as fake crying and pretend laughing could win them attention. By eight months, more difficult deceptions became apparent, such … [Read more...] about Psychologists Report: Babies Naturally Tell Lies
The (Im)possibility of Platonic Friendships
Blake Roeber pens an accessible, humorous and helpful article on the subject of platonic, mixed-gender friendships. A highlight: Platonic friendship, then, is any friendship that isn't mediated by physical bodies. It's friendship between Souls. It's friendship that's supposedly so deep that those involved aren't even aware of (or, at least, aren't at all concerned with) the trivial features of their respective bodies. In particular, it's friendship where those involved aren't at all concerned with their respective sex organs. It's as if the friends involved are asexual. The upshot: All this … [Read more...] about The (Im)possibility of Platonic Friendships
Another Mark Dever Interview
This time, from Martin Downes. My favorite question: Martin Downes: What would you consider to be the main theological dangers confronting us today and how can we deal with them? Mark Dever: The main theological dangers I see confronting us today are a practical rejection of the authority of God’s word even by those who theoretically submit to it; a rejection of the sovereignty of God in favor of the putative sovereignty of man; a caricature, misunderstanding, or rejection of the penal substitution of Christ for sinners; a shallow understanding of conversion as a mere shift of opinions; a … [Read more...] about Another Mark Dever Interview
DG Book Sale Extended!
Abraham writes: Our sale on books will continue until tomorrow at noon—12:00 PM CT, June 29. My wife and I bought 15 books a few hours ago. … [Read more...] about DG Book Sale Extended!
Schreiner on Moo: Romans Commentaries
Dr. Tom Schreiner (author of a great commentary on the book of Romans) reviewed Dr. Doug Moo's commentary on the book of Romans in 1998. Both came out at about the same time (Moo in 1996 and Schreiner in 1998). (HT: The Tinker) … [Read more...] about Schreiner on Moo: Romans Commentaries
Moore on the Wilson-Hitchens Debate
Russell Moore nicely summarizes the Wilson-Hitchens Debate: "Throughout the debate Wilson challenged Hitchens as to the foundational basis of his ongoing moral judgments. Hitchens seemed to misunderstand Wilson's point as being that an atheist couldn't be moral while Wilson, echoing Romans 2, repeatedly reasserted that, no, the issue is that an atheist cannot account rationally for his morality." Wilson is warm, cogent, and persuasive. If you want to better defend the reasonableness of the Christian faith to atheists and agnostics, I highly recommend this debate. … [Read more...] about Moore on the Wilson-Hitchens Debate