Review: The Abolition of Man
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis My rating: 4 of 5 stars In The Abolition of Man Lewis argues for the "Tao"—his ad hoc technical term for natural law. Several people recommended this to me as the best case for natural law. I'm not ready to say that, because it wouldn't be fair to the other prominent books on the topic I have yet to read. But this book is worthwhile if only because it is quintessential Lewis (as most Lewis books seem to be). He writes with amazing prose and incisive clarity...
Kevin Bauder on Fundamentalism—Live!
If you care about the future of Protestant fundamentalism—if you think its principles, at least, are worth saving—then you must read every post by Kevin Bauder in this comment thread. No offense to the other posters (I particularly enjoyed this one, from a young pastor who credits Bauder with, well, you just have to read it), but I suggest you take the time to read just Bauder. Here's a link to every significant comment he made: First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth...
Partially Unnecessary Polarization
LGBT leader Shane Windmeyer on his personal meetings with Dan Cathy of Chick-fil-A: During our meetings I came to see that the Chick-fil-A brand was being used by both sides of the political debate around gay marriage. The repercussion of this was a deep division and polarization that was fueling feelings of hate on all sides. As a result, we agreed to keep the ongoing nature of our meetings private for the time being. The fire needed no more fuel. An interesting and instructive article. Read...
Mount Calvary Baptist Church Memory Verses: Armory for Victory
For my own use as well as yours, here are the memory verses my precious home church has used for several years. Psalm 119:128—My Opinion of God's Word Numbers 23:19—God Will Do As He Has Said Matthew 4:4—Obeying God's Words More Necessary Than Eating Daniel 4:35—God's Providence: Universal & Irresistible Job 23:14—God's Providence: Personal Romans 8:28-29—God's Providence: Transformational Hebrews 13:5-6—God's Presence Suffices Psalm 23:4—God's Presence Comforts 1 Corinthians 6:19-20—God's...
Christians in the Public Square
Chapter 7 of Tim Keller's Generous Justice provides a very useful summary of theologically sound advice for Christians in the public square. His thesis is that "Christians' work for justice should be characterized by both humble cooperation and respectful provocation." (158) He supports "co-belligerency," working with anyone who supports the right cause—but challenges Christians to respectfully provoke our (temporary) allies into recognizing the only real foundation for human rights and...