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Christ and Culture Revisited — D.A. Carson
Professor and author Dr. D.A. Carson is a compelling and engaging thinker on a wide array of topics ranging from technical exegetical matters to devotional reflections, to controversial matters in church life. So I was happy to receive a copy this week of Christ and Culture Revisited. Two noteworthy endorsements: "Don Carson here writes clearly, carefully, and helpfully about the timely topic of how Christians should engage culture. Well-suited to write such a volume, Carson exposes and explodes 'egregious reductionisms' whic he says too often afflict Christians. We can't reduce the … [Read more...] about Christ and Culture Revisited — D.A. Carson
How Support for Abortion Became Commonplace for High Profile Democrats
Dr. Anne Hendershott is a professor of urban studies at The King's College in New York. She is the author of The Politics of Abortion (Encounter Books, 2007). Writing for the Wall Street Journal this week, Hendershott summarizes how the pro-choice position became accepted by Roman Catholics like Ted Kennedy and now U.S. Senate candidate Caroline Kennedy. She explains that many well-known democrats (e.g., Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson) were once pro-life: Even Ted Kennedy, who gets a 100% pro-choice rating from the abortion-rights group Naral, was at one time pro-life. In fact, in … [Read more...] about How Support for Abortion Became Commonplace for High Profile Democrats
Obama Serves Reid Taste of Chicago Way
John Kass of the Chicago Tribune beat me in predicting what is now obvious: Roland "Tombstone" Burris will be seated as an Illinois Senator. That much is increasingly clear now that President-Elect Obama played hardball with Harry Reid in a phone call: Now Tombstone has President-elect Barack Obama behind him, muscling Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid in a phone call earlier in the week. So much for transcending the old politics. Only a week ago, Obama, Reid and other Democratic leaders were adamant that they'd block any Senate appointment made by tainted Illinois Gov. Rod "Dead Meat" … [Read more...] about Obama Serves Reid Taste of Chicago Way
Sammy And His Shepherd: Seeing Jesus in Psalm 23
I first read Sammy and His Shepherd in manuscript form, but now that it is published, we've been reading it to our almost three-year old daughter and sixteen-month old son. The chapters are short, which is helpful for young kids like ours, as we can cover a chapter in 5-10 minutes (allowing time for picture-gazing, too). Since that's about how long their attention span lasts, it works pretty well. For 4-6 year olds I'd imagine parents could cover a pair of chapters a night, or maybe more. There are 11 chapters in all, and at the end of the book there are great discussion questions that go … [Read more...] about Sammy And His Shepherd: Seeing Jesus in Psalm 23
More than 70,000 Christians displaced in Orissa, India
According to Voice of the Martyrs (VOM), more than 70,000 Christians have been displaced and forced to live in refugee camps:"At the Peyton Sahi relief camp which houses 35 families and 130 distraught tribals, Chabila Naik, a man who ran an orphanage for 50 children in Sarangada spent three days in the forest after their houses and churches were razed [with fire]. He has not been reunited with the children," VOM sources said. Stories coming from persecuted believers in Orissa are heartbreaking. Christians spent days hiding in the forest following the attacks that erupted on August 24, after … [Read more...] about More than 70,000 Christians displaced in Orissa, India