At the end of G.K. Chesterton's (whom atheist Bill Maher thinks is a smart guy) classic Orthodoxy, he states that the one thing Jesus never showed in his earthly life is his mirth. I've come to realise that the problem is that, in one place at least, Our Lord's humour was too dry to readily …
The President’s Forum on the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention: Albert Mohler, Jr.
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The Hard Sciences Aren’t Hard on Religion
I made a statement recently that some of my Christian friends may not have appreciated much: I’m one of those people who’d like to see hard science and math education become the “core” education in our schools, as opposed to the arts or social sciences, which is the case now in the Anglophone world in …
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George Bush, the Gothard Man
Originally posted 26 April 2006. I'm reposting it as it's relevant not only for evaluating George Bush's legacy, but Bill Gothard's as well. George Bush is in a tight place these days, with poll numbers falling as fast as gas prices are rising (the two, unfortunately, are related.) So how did this come about, especially …
Reply to Jonathan CHM to his Endless Rant on the Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and Speaking in Tongues
Those of you who keep up with this blog have noted the numerous posting of “Jonathan CHM” on my post Charismatic Anglicans: The Missing Link against things that go on in “Charismatic” churches. I’ve let him have space on this blog, and now it’s time to reply. First: I’ve received “heads-up” from another one of …
“We are not the only leaders of Christianity around the world”
This, from the Weekly Update of the Church of God Chaplains Commission, Dr. Robert Crick, Executive Director, after a trip to the church's seminary in Quito, Ecuador: When you travel to other areas of the world, in this case, to South America, you obviously get a bigger picture of not just what God is doing …
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Book Review: Steven Sheeley and Robert Nash’s The Bible in English Translation: An Essential Guide
Until, say, the 1960's, there was just about only one translation of the Bible into English that most Anglophone Christians used: the King James Bible (more properly referred to as the "Authorised Version.") Although newer translations--some derived from the AV, some not, like this one--were out there, it wasn't until then that lay people in …
The Jesus Manifesto is Out. So Now What?
Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola lay it on the line: What is Christianity? It is Christ. Nothing more. Nothing less. Christianity is not an ideology. Christianity is not a philosophy. Christianity is the “good news” that Beauty, Truth and Goodness are found in a person. Biblical community is founded and found on the connection to …
The Price of Prosperity Teaching?
The Economist is buffaloed: Last year David Beckworth, an assistant professor of Economics at Texas State University, examined historic patterns in the size of evangelical congregations and found that, during each recession cycle between 1968 and 2004, membership of evangelical churches jumped by 50%. This report filled the newspapers and TV news-shows at the height …
Tom Autry: Tom Autry, and Blood of the Lamb
Tom Autry is a Texas Christian performer who put out several very smooth albums in the 1970's and 1980's. Tom Autry (Star Song SSR-0001, 1975) Tom Autry's début album (and evidently that of Star Song Records as well) is a laid back, beautifully performed album that constantly reminds one of its Texas origins. His mellow …
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Positive Infinity 