These are strange economic times, and nothing is stranger than the fact that many appear to think it is normal. So, what are Christians to do? How we arrange our affairs? What do we invest in? There are two principal points to make here. The first concerns what we are not to invest in. Do …
Imagination Fail
Over at Credenda, my friend Pastor Toby has a great critical review of a recent book by Walter Brueggemann. This is a must read — the review, I mean. Not the book.
The Christian Hipster
Here is a capable diagnosis of a spreading rash in the contemporary church — the Christian hipster. HT: Justin Taylor.
Make Sure Its Liturgy, Not Liturgay
In a recent discussion with some men I made mention of the problem that I call “clogged filters.” Like a car going down the highway, the air available is the air the car is driving in, and so the air filter needs to be replaced from time to time. The environment we live in is …
Ow. Ouch. Ow. Ow.
What you might call a critique of missional tunnel vision. Check it out here . HT: Bayly Blog
Is Magic in Literature Okay?
Here is a discussion that is probably relevant to your family reading times. Ask Doug – Magic in Literature from Daniel Foucachon on Vimeo.
Jokes I Need to Tell While They’re Still Legal
HT: Right Mind
“Stop n’ Go” Atheism Pack
I was very pleased to see Chuck Colson review the movie Collision. That’s fun . And for those just getting up to speed, American Vision has a little “stop n’ go” atheism pack. Here .
Death Metal and Twilight
We have really enjoyed seeing the response to the video clips we have been putting up at CanonWIRED . It is also interesting to see which topics Reformed evangelical Christians are most focused on — and judging by the number of views, the answer would appear to be death metal and Twilight. So here is …
Really Looking Forward to This One
I am currently reading a biography of Isaac Newton, but the thing that makes it really fun is that it was written by a friend, a colleague here at New St. Andrews. Mitch Stokes is our math and philosophy guy, or, as they say in the biz, fellow. Peter Leithart has written a bio of …