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February 2007

February 07, 2007

Preaching That Crackles

I think much of the problem behind contemporary preaching is that we often try to...

February 06, 2007

Humor in Preaching

To put it quickly: I'm not a big fan of it. A little is okay...

February 05, 2007

Reflections on Neil Postman

I recently finished an important work by Neil Postman entitled Amusing Ourselves to Death. Written...

February 02, 2007

Answers to Recent Questions from Comments

BCS asked whether church "cry rooms" show disapproval for children:I understand the thought behind this...

February 01, 2007

A Christian Presence in Higher Education

Part of the thinking behind Edwards University is that there is a great need for...

January 2007

January 31, 2007

The University

Congratulations to those of you who correctly guessed the name of my proposed New England...

January 29, 2007

A New Idea

I have an idea. It's a little crazy.How about this: a Reformed university in New...

January 25, 2007

Charles Sykes on the Modern Family

Charles Sykes is an incisive cultural critic. In A Nation of Victims, published in 1992,...

January 24, 2007

Loving Children in More Ways than One

The modern parent seems to see their child not so much as a soul to...

January 23, 2007

Child-Centered Parenting

One of the things I'm noticing most lately is the tendency of Christians to live...

January 22, 2007

Paper Writing on John

I'm currently writing a paper on the theme of the power of Christ's word as...

January 19, 2007

Just how many bands are out there right now, making music, hoping to be the...

January 17, 2007

Anti-Authoritarianism in Myself

Here's my last post on this topic. It's prompted by a comment from my friend...

January 16, 2007

New 9Marks Article

For those of you who don't check the 9Marks website, I want to point out...

January 12, 2007

Right Responses to Authority

As Christians, we're pretty good at spotting the sins we hear talked about alot in...

January 11, 2007

Anti-Authoritarianism and Aversion to Tradition

My generation was raised hating tradition. I'm not sure exactly who decided that tradition was...

January 10, 2007

Anti-Authoritarianism in the Church

If your head is not in the sand, then you probably know that the culture...

January 09, 2007

The Roots of Anti-Authoritarianism

This post, like many others, will have to be far briefer than it should be....

January 08, 2007

Anti-Authority

After a long hiatus, I'm back. Hope everyone out there had nice breaks. My wife...

December 2006

December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas

A quick word to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I'm celebrating my first...

December 21, 2006

Too Busy to Love

Here's a great talk from Westminster apologist and professor Bill Edgar. It's called "A Biblical...

December 20, 2006

Important Books: A Nation of Victims

The latest book I'll recommend is Charles Sykes's A Nation of Victims. Sykes, a think...

December 18, 2006

Truth Versus Feelings

In doing all of this reading on character, I've been clued in to a key...

December 14, 2006

Important Books: The Death of Character

Good things happen when you read.I read for a living these days, and I cannot...

December 12, 2006

Important Books: Generation Me

Thanks, BC, for your feedback on my reviews. You are a trenchant thinker and I...

December 11, 2006

Essential Books: Bobos in Paradise

I have always had a love for sociology. That statement can mean alot of things....

December 07, 2006

Essential Books: The Closing of the American Mind

Back to book reviews. I've recently read through Allan Bloom's "Closing of the American Mind"...

December 06, 2006

Proverbs 7

The book reviews will be posted intermittently over the next month.Having just concluded a research...

December 05, 2006

Important Books Series

BCS, thanks for the suggestion about exploring the nature of beauty. Though it would be...

December 04, 2006

Evangelizing Through Beauty, Part 2

Well, the finals are over and I'm back in the swing of things. Good to...