1. Assassination is not necessarily an ungodly tactic. Ehud was a righteous judge in Israel, and he was used by the Lord in the assassination of Eglon (Judg. 3:21). It is not to be condemned out of hand. 2. The biblical response to this kind of thing is not uniform. There is a sense in …
Spray Early
We often don’t pay enough attention to how familiar passages are juxtaposed. Take, for example, a short chain of passages in Luke 6. A disciple when fully trained will be like his teacher (Luke 6:40). Don’t try to take a speck out of your brother’s eye when you have a railroad tie in your own …
Using the Reductio
A friend sent me this critical review of Pearcey’s Saving Leonardo. I have not yet finished Leonardo, so I will not say a whole lot about that. But I did notice a flaw in the critique/review that is a very common mistake in debates like this. I have noted it many times, and I think …
A Little Story
So in a minute I am going to plug some of our new media sites. Since we are a thoroughly Reformed bunch here, this is all in the interests of bringing the thought of the 16th century abreast of current developments. All the truth of the high confessional era in a high tech way, with …
The Need for a Sense of Smell
I recall one place where N.T. Wright said that the economic policies of Margaret Thatcher were “evil.” As a good portion of the Western world is now in the process of running out of money, this set up an interesting train of thought. Is it “evil” to be broke, to run out of money? Presumably …
Germany Instead
One of the ways we can tell how politicized the world has gotten is that it is difficult to say anything about one specific thing without weighing in on everything else in the world. If you offer an opinion, everyone wants to know how this opinion supports or does not support the agenda of the …
Do Your Soul Some Good
I don’t have an awful lot to say about the death of Osama bin Laden. He was a very bad man, and we should be glad that he is now in a place where no injustice will ever come. Unjust men can come there, as bin Laden just did, but no injustice ever will. The …
Hold Our Tummies and Laugh for a While
Thus far, I have enjoyed the presence of Donald Trump on the political stage. The entertainment value is high. He started right in on the birther thing, and within weeks, sure enough, remember the art of the deal, out comes the long form of Obama’s birth certificate. Huh. Wonder how that happened. My initial theory …
A Waffle Way Too Big for the Plates at IHOP
The Bayly brothers have helpfully provided a portion of a transcript in which Tim Keller is being interviewed, and is asked about what the church’s approach to homosexuality should be. Presented with this golden opportunity, I am afraid that Keller whiffed it. He says that a truly biblical response is not to be found among …
Longbird
Because we practiced in the basement, my dear wife called it “Longbird.” The release party for the DVD of our concert will be held at the Nuart theater in Moscow, on May 14, 2011, at 7 pm. There will be discounted DVD/CD/T-shirt options there, for those who yearn for such options. If you are in …