At first blush, it may seem as though the laypeople objecting are the ones out of order. And they no doubt are sometimes. But then that is to be expected when the leadership is itself also out of order.More
Tag Archives: Social Justice
Yet Another Response From Kwon and Thompson
Publishing ‘Distinctively Christian? An Additional Response to Reverend Kevin DeYoung’ at The Front Porch, they get more into the substance of DeYoung’s criticism this time. Mercifully, they are more succinct. Yet tragically, they are not more correct than they were before.More
Book Review: ‘The Civil War as a Theological Crisis’ by Mark A. Noll
If you want to understand the American Civil War better, read Mark A. Noll’s book – The Civil War as a Theological Crisis. In it you will find that before the question of slavery was a political or military question to be answered on the battlefield, it was a theological question. How we read and interpret…More
Israel Squares Off Against Hamas
In recent days, the terrorist organization Hamas has fired hundreds of Iranian rockets at Israeli cities and Israeli men, women, and children. The IDF – Israeli Defense Force – has used its Iron Dome system to great effect intercepting more than 90% of the Hamas rockets, meaning that about one in ten rockets have gotten through. As…More
Ben-Hur – A Tale of the Christ
Let’s talk about the classic film Ben-Hur – the 1959 version with Charlton Heston, of course. This is one of my favorite movies, and has been since childhood. If you’ve never seen it, do yourself and everyone around you a favor. Watch it. If it’s been a while since you watched it last, watch it again. —…More
Book Review: ‘Fault Lines’ by Voddie Baucham
Voddie T. Baucham’s Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe is an excellent book and you should read it. That is the short version. Voddie reminds me here why I have admired and appreciated him so much over the years. My wife Lauren and I had the pleasure of hearing him speak at…More