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Evangelicalism’s “Only Child” Syndrome and more thoughts on the George Carlin post.
Intro music by Rhodes.
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I have a new post at Jesus Shaped Spirituality called “Jesus Says Cross the Line.”
I have all the stuff with me for a podcast, but it’s hard to do podcast production when you are on the road. I’m sorry to not get something out this week, and I’ll do my best, but this is one […]

It’s Thursday of “Baseball Week,” and I’m in a library getting some of my Cornerstone talks polished off before heading for central Ohio to meet my daughter and son-in-law. Sabbatical is certainly rushing by.
Yesterday’s day game gave me a really nice case of sunburned knees. Knees. It’s so much like my life to get […]

Done. Thanks.
Wikipedia has a very complete Carlin entry.
Comedians and those who knew the man discuss Carlin’s life and contribution.
When I heard that George Carlin had died, one of the first thoughts I had was how he had, in his own way, lived a life devoted to the “word,” i.e. the comedic word, and the truth, […]

Here’s the current post at my new blog, and an example of what you will be reading there in the future.
Several days ago, I posted an invitation to discuss Jesus and Gas Prices on this blog. It’s a topic that, to a large extent, will reveal how much we really can engage our imagination with […]

One of the most popular methods used in Christian preaching and teaching today is taking a topic or text and presenting it as a list of principles.
I would like to briefly examine some of the “good” and “not so good” aspects of the practice of turning texts or topics into principles as the primary methodology […]

The latest post at Jesus Shaped Spirituality is a basic discussion of how the New Testament speaks of the church.
Remember that most of my writing- aside from podcasts, book reviews and a few odds and ends- will be moving to Jesus Shaped Spirituality. The current address is www.jesusshaped.wordpress.com, but JesusShaped.com will be available soon.
So add […]

Podcast 43 Thoughts and reflections from the Ravi Zacharias Summer Institute in Wheaton, Illinois.
The podcast web site is Coffee Cup Apologetics.

 

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I’m on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois at the Ravi Zacharias Summer Institute. Outstanding conference. I am especially enjoying the teaching of Dr. Chris Mitchell doing an overview of the entire Bible.
Our sessions have all been in the massive Billy Graham Center. Part of this building is a Graham Museum, which is […]

Since new SBC President “Dr.” Johnny Hunt is having a bit of an academic credentials crisis, I thought it would be a good time for me to say I understand the feeling that drives us to do things like order a Ph.d from the back of a comic book.
So here’s an essay where I share […]

Some special 100th episode nonsense; what does “Jesus Shaped” mean?; David Fitch comments on David Wells.
The David Fitch Post at Reclaiming the Mission.
Intro music by Rhodes.
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My good friend and associate Clark Bunch has been blogging for a while, and today he’s contributing a book review. You can read him regularly at The Master’s Table and his own weblog. Thanks for pitching today’s game, Clark.
The New Atheist Crusaders, and their Unholy Grail by Becky Garrison

Becky Garrison is an editor of […]

St. Basil the Great had the right idea.
At such a time, then, there is need of great effort and diligence that the Churches may in some way be benefited. It is an advantage that parts hitherto severed should be united. Union would be effected if we were willing to accommodate ourselves to the weaker, where […]

UPDATE: Trevin Wax posts this Phillip Yancey/Karl Barth quote.

“I have learned one absolute principle in calculating God’s presence or absence, and that is that I cannot. God, invisible, sovereign, who according to the psalmist “does whatever pleases him,” sets the terms of the relationship. As the theologian Karl Barth insisted so fiercely, God is free: […]

I got a letter yesterday that asked how my chaplaincy training was going, which was a nice thing to ask, except I’m not in chaplaincy training or any other kind of training. I added this to my collection of communications telling me that I am resigning my job, joining the Roman Catholic Church and so […]