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Rick Warren Asks for Prayer After Son Takes Own Life
Matthew Warren, 27, who struggled from birth with mental illness, has taken his own life. This is a good time to join with millions of others in prayer for Pastor Warren and his family. Here's what he wrote to his staff: To my dear staff, Over the past 33 years we’ve been together through every kind of crisis. Kay and I’ve been privileged to hold your hands as you faced a crisis or loss, stand with you at gravesides, and prayed for you when ill. Today, we need your prayer for us. No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now. Our youngest son, Matthew, age 27, and a … [Read more...] about Rick Warren Asks for Prayer After Son Takes Own Life
Edith Schaeffer (1914-2013)
Edith Schaeffer, widow of renown apologist Francis Schaeffer, went home to be with the Lord today. Alongside her husband, she was instrumental in running the day-to-day operations of the L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland since its founding in 1955. The name "L'Abri" came from the French word for "shelter." L'Abri was a large home that people could come and stay to discuss God and the meaning of life, along with other spiritual questions. One of the Schaeffers' many legacies was helping others see that the Christian worldview was intelligible--it wasn't just a leap in the dark. On the … [Read more...] about Edith Schaeffer (1914-2013)
Doug Wilson, Race and Slavery
Thabiti Anyabwile has written an excellent summary of Doug Wilson's controversial book Black & Tan: A Collection of Essays and Excursions on Slavery, Culture War, and Scripture in America. In the days to come Anyabwile will interact with Wilson's view, but for now here's a summary of the summary: Wilson rejects racism, but on slavery argues that: 1. The Bible speaks authoritatively about slavery and Christians are duty-bound to obey its teaching (p. 14, 37). 2. The slave trade was an abomination and is clearly rejected in the Bible (1 Tim. 1:10; Exod. 21:16). 3. The slavery … [Read more...] about Doug Wilson, Race and Slavery
President Clinton Flips on DOMA
Want an indication of how quickly the cultural landscape has shifted on the issue of same-sex "marriage"? In a Washington Post op-ed today, President Clinton flipped on DOMA, arguing that the law he signed 17 years ago, opposed by only 81 of the 535 members of Congress, is in fact unconstitutional. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is one of two major marriage-related cases to be heard by the Supreme Court in the near future. The other has to do with the Proposition 8 law passed in the state of CA in 2008, and is scheduled for oral arguments later this month. Emily Belz explains the … [Read more...] about President Clinton Flips on DOMA
Republicans and Their Faulty Moral Arithmetic
This weekend Gov. Romney and his wife returned to the national stage with a lengthy interview on FOX news. Why did his campaign fall short? In a sentence: Only one in three voters sensed that Mitt Romney "cares about people like me." Fair or unfair, perceptions shape elections. In today's WSJ, Arthur Brooks pens a devastatingly accurate assessment on why Republicans are struggling to connect with voters. He notes that "citizens across the political spectrum place a great importance on taking care of those in need and avoiding harm to the weak." Then he writes: Conservatives are … [Read more...] about Republicans and Their Faulty Moral Arithmetic