Only One Way?: Reaffirming the Exclusive Truth Claims of Christianity looks like an outstanding book with which to engage college students or young professionals influenced by relativism and post-modernism. Each chapter brings a passage of Scripture to bear on a particular theme of the uniqueness of Christianity. The contributors are David Wells (on Acts 17:16-31), Peter Jones (on Genesis 1:1), Richard Phillips (on Romans 3:23-25), Phillip Ryken (on John 18:37-38), Ligon Duncan (on I Peter 2:9-10), and D.A. Carson (on Matthew 7:13-27). Richard Philips is the general editor. This book would … [Read more...] about The Exclusivity of Christ
Singleness and Independence
Lydia Brownback offers some great words of wisdom on singleness and independence. (FYI, Lydia previously reviewed With One Voice). … [Read more...] about Singleness and Independence
Pelosi Ridicules Evangelicals in “Documentary”
Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, resides in New York City and is employed as a journalist. She recently completed a documentary called Friends of God, which first aired on HBO on January 25, 2007. Regrettably, her "documentary" selectively highlights a few oddities in the American evangelical landscape, ignoring the countless reasonable, educated evangelicals who lead productive, professional lives. Her work reinforces the liberal stereotype of Christians as (at best) unsophisticated, anti-intellectual morons, and (at worst) zealous, unbalanced fundamentalists, … [Read more...] about Pelosi Ridicules Evangelicals in “Documentary”
Bad End-of-Game Defense or What?
"One of the most boneheaded plays you're ever going to see in professional sports." … [Read more...] about Bad End-of-Game Defense or What?
New D.A. Carson Book: OT in NT
A Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament edited by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson is due this November from Baker Academic. I hope to have more information on this volume soon. As many of you know, the way the New Testament uses the Old Testament is often extremely interesting given differences between the Masoretic Text (the Hebrew version of the Old Testament) and the Septuagent (the Greek version of the Old Testament). (HT: Nick Nowalk) … [Read more...] about New D.A. Carson Book: OT in NT
Jim Hamilton in Twin Cities – April 4
Dr. Jim Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, will be speaking twice at Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN on Wednesday, April 4. His visit is being sponsored by the Fidelis Foundation and the student complementarian group of Northwestern College. He will be speaking in the chapel service (10:30 - 11:00 AM) in Maranatha Hall and then from 7-9 PM in Riley Hall, Rm 2300. His talks will deal with how Christians think about gender, a subject on which he has previously published in the Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Dr. … [Read more...] about Jim Hamilton in Twin Cities – April 4