| I don't typically plug books here outside of a review, but I think this one is especially worth a bit of promotion. In a few months, Kregel will be publishing Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by Robert Bowman, Jr. and J. Ed Komoszewski. This book is an in-depth study of Christ's deity as described in the Bible that interacts with much of the contemporary scholarship on the subject. Weighing in at 400 pages and at only $12.91, this is an incredibly valuable resource you should not pass up. |
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Monday, May 28
Putting Jesus in His Place
by
Roger
on Mon 28 May 2007 02:51 PM PDT
Monday, May 21
Double the Bauer
by
Roger
on Mon 21 May 2007 06:01 PM PDT
With Season 6 of 24 coming to a close tonight, we thought it an opportune time to point out an interesting investigation into the education of Jack Bauer. In his article, What Was Jack Bauer's Major?, Jimmy Atkinson shows that Mr. Bauer's credentials are impossible to achieve. Some people might see this as a scandal of sorts, but I think it just goes to show how prone Jack is to accomplishing what seems impossible.
And if you've got a few minutes (or terrorists) to kill, check out this spiffy "speed painting": Wednesday, May 16
Yippee, Kids! It Is the Time of Death!
by
Amy
on Wed 16 May 2007 11:29 AM PDT
I guess they got the idea for this from the Jews' evil plan to use Tom and Jerry...
But don't be worried. It turns out that, as Christians, we'll be much better off under Islamic rule...
Tuesday, May 8
A Letter to Our Soldiers in Iraq
by
Roger
on Tue 08 May 2007 11:33 PM PDT
Dennis Prager's latest column is an open letter to our troops in Iraq. I found the letter to be generally inspiring, so I'd like to get the word out about it for forwarding by those who are in touch with our military over there. I'd also like to point out one paragraph that strikes me as especially important for our reflection:
You know that there is
real good and real evil in the world. You have seen both more than any
of us at home will probably see in a lifetime. Why so many in America
and the West generally no longer believe that there is good and evil,
let alone in the importance of having good vanquish evil, is a subject
for a book. But that is the problem here. So when, God willing, you
return healthy and victorious, you will have another battle to wage --
on behalf of moral clarity. In that regard we are losing our way.
Millions of our fellow Americans -- often the best educated -- do not
understand that those who send young people to blow up weddings,
kindergartens, market places and college libraries in the promise of a
paradise filled with young women are the Nazis of our time. Prager (obviously a conservative) has offered in the past an important question for conversing with those who are against the war: Are the people our military are fighting evil? If someone cannot say that we are not at least generally fighting evil people (or people or who do evil), then we have no common ground for discussion. If the people we are fighting are not evil (or do not do evil), then by all means we should pack up our things and leave immediately. But if we are fighting evil, then we must give extremely careful thought to whatever decisions we make regarding our future in Iraq. The larger issue that Prager is getting at is our culture's acknowledgment of good and evil, or lack thereof. I believe this moral understanding is the foundation of what made the WWII generation "the greatest generation." They believed that their country and what it stood for was worth fighting for, that what it presented to the world was generally good, and that what Hitler and his allies presented to the world was generally evil. I think many, perhaps most, Americans still believe deeply in good and evil- as evidenced by the success of things like Spider-man- but many are confused as to what is good, or they no longer believe that what America offers the world is generally good. How we got here would make a great book. I've met many people who believe that patriotism means being critical of their country, how did we get to this point? Why can't Superman fight for "the American way" any longer?" Saturday, May 5
Dr. Francis Beckwith's Conversion
by
Roger
on Sat 05 May 2007 03:22 PM PDT
It has recently become public knowledge that Dr. Francis Beckwith has returned to the Roman Catholic Church (he was raised RC). There has been some speculation and discussion around the blogspehere about his possible motives and such, but Dr. Beckwith has now made public his thought process, especially as his conversion relates to the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). His post explains his decision to step down as president of the society and offers some of his rationale for conversion. I encourage those interested to read what he's said before judging him based on all the rumors and speculation. Though we strongly disagree with his reasons for converting, we appreciate his integrity and desire to do what's best for those who are impacted by it. His post is available at Right Reason, where he also posted some reflections on Biola University's new candidate for their president earlier this week.
Wednesday, May 2
Hypocritical Oath
by
Amy
on Wed 02 May 2007 11:57 AM PDT
Yes, Roger and I are still alive. Life took a busy turn for both of us at once, but I should be back to posting regularly now, so be sure to stick around! I'm back today because I just read a brilliant observation by Steve Wagner over on the STR Blog, and I want to direct you all to it. He's responding to this section of the statement given by the We have seen a steady erosion of women's reproductive rights in this country. The Supreme Court's action today, though stunning, in many ways isn't surprising given the current culture in which scientific knowledge frequently takes a back seat to subjective opinion.... My first response to that statement when I read it last week was to object that we'd better have ethics (what they refer to as "subjective opinion") at the center of our decisions rather than "scientific knowledge," or we'll end up with more atrocities like this one. But Steve's deeper observation gets right to the core of the ACOG's hidden assumptions and reveals the hypocrisy inherent in their accusation: My simple request: be consistent. Either put science first or don't. If you want science to trump subjective opinion…let's let science tell us when the unborn is a human being, okay? Science's answer is uncontroversial: it's a living, whole organism, of the human species. You might question the definitions of these terms, but if we know that you are a biological human being, we know the unborn is one too, from the moment she comes into being. That's science. The ACOG might respond, as many scientists do, "Sure, the unborn is a biological human being, but it's too dependent and undeveloped to be a real human being." Done with science so soon? How does any scientist know a certain level of development or independence determine our rights and value? Philosophical reflection. They are doing philosophy, which I assume is a synonym in the ACOG lexicon for "subjective opinion." Read the rest of Steve's post here. |
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