*Posted by Winston Hottman In recent months, attention has been drawn to the plight of persecuted Christians in North Korea. According to one estimate, 70,000 of the 200,000 prisoners in North Korea are Christians, and stories of imprisonment, torture, and death continue to emerge from the country which is one of the most hostile to religious freedom in the world. And, of course, North Korea is not unique. Throughout the … Continue reading
*Posted by Winston Hottman Matt Anderson applies some great advice from Martin Luther, addressing the importance of our motives in the way we engage politically as evangelicals: …it is interesting that Luther (like Augustine) recognizes the subtle differences between zeal and love of justice on the one hand and anger and impatience on the other. He is attentive not only to whether we are seeking the right, but the passions … Continue reading
* Posted by Brandon Smith Roger Ebert has been a powerhouse journalist for over 40 years. My generation may perhaps know him best as the co-host of the Emmy-nominated movie review show Siskel and Ebert at the Movies or the later version, Ebert and Roeper at the Movies which gave two thumbs up to movies that both critics recommended. He is also a highly acclaimed newspaper columnist, and the first … Continue reading
*Posted by Kirk Spencer I had this thought while eating an imaginary cookie: Thinkers from Plato to Piaget have philosophized about this tendency in children to pretend, and live, part-way at least, in an imaginary world. After I overly enjoyed my imaginary cookie, I washed it down with a cup of invisible tea all the while looking into the happy eyes of my preschool host. It was clear that the … Continue reading
*Posted by Joe Wooddell In answering a question about gun legislation at his press conference January 14, 2013, Barack Obama stated, If theres a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in Newtown then we should take that step. Does he really mean this? I hope not. Relatively few children are killed each year due to gun violence (not that every single one isnt … Continue reading
*Posted by Kirk Spencer I saw something this week that I have never seen before. I saw a quarterback flushed out of the pocket, limping slowly and painfully to gain as many yards as possible before he went out of bounds. Ive seen that before but this is what I hadnt seen: The coach immediately put him back in the game and he continued to play with the limp. I … Continue reading
*Posted by Joe Wooddell Me. There are lots of things wrong with the world today (fiscal cliffs, school shootings, dictators, etc.), but the only one I can really change is me, and theres always something to work on. Too often Im not willing to die to myself in order to make the world better. By Gods grace I do okay at times, but probably like you I know I could … Continue reading
*Posted by Kirk Spencer If Einstein is right, all of Nature bows before the light. Time and space and matter all change in deference to this one mystery that exists in hypostatic union as both waves and particles. It moves into eternity and infinity as fast as any message can be communicated. Death and darkness cannot lay hold of the Light of Heaven that became the Light of the Worldthe … Continue reading
*Posted by Kirk Spencer Several years ago, one of my students and his wife were expecting. We prayed for the baby throughout the semester. It was their first and they were so excited. At the birth, it was discovered that the infant suffered from an irreversible medical condition that would soon take his life. They held their baby for six hours and then they had to give him back. What … Continue reading
*Posted by Winston Hottman How long should churches wait before they baptize individuals who have professed faith in Jesus Christ? Darrin Patrick, Mark Dever, and Matt Chandler discuss the question:
