The Week-est Link, August 1, 2008
1. Have you heard about the Henry Center’s CCI essay series for college students? If not, you should check it out, and pass on a few essays to some thoughtful students that you know. 2. As one who...
View ArticleHow Box Office Superheroes Reveal American Spiritual Beliefs
All those box office superheroes wouldn’t seem to have a strong connection to American spirituality, would they? Aren’t those silly movies simply the big-screen realization of the adolescent fantasies...
View ArticleETS Live-Blog: Bruce Ware’s 2009 Presidential Address
I am live-blogging the 2009 Evangelical Theological Society Presidential Address by Dr. Bruce Ware, professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY). Dr....
View ArticleThe Resurrection as God’s Vindication of the Crucified Messiah
This is a helpful comment for understanding the significance of the resurrection, especially as it relates to the atonement: [T]he Gospels…all agree that when the question was put to Jesus, “Are you...
View ArticleA Merry “Son of David” Christmas
It’s been quiet around these parts for some time. Just wanted to pop back on here and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Side note: have you thought much about how the Gospels of Matthew and Luke use...
View ArticleJohnny Cash’s Vision: The Majestic Son of God
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his...
View ArticleThe New Yorker on Jesus Christ: Messiah as “Dharma Bum” and Crucified...
Adam Gopnik, writer of renown at The New Yorker, has just penned one of the more engrossing cultural pieces on the person and mystery of Jesus Christ that I personally have seen in a good long while....
View ArticleJonathan Edwards: The Infinite Highness and Condescension of Christ
One of three favorite sermons of Jonathan Edwards is “The Excellency of Christ.” If you have not read the sermon, print it out and read it over the course of two weeks in your devotional time or your...
View ArticleWe’ve Talked to Jesus in an Inside Voice and He’s Going to Be Nice Now
We think we’ve got Jesus figured out today. We read about him turning tables in the Scriptures. But now he’s nice. Now he’s calm. Now he sits by himself, drinking tea, interrupting his repose to grant...
View ArticleMust Jesus Bow to Homosexuality? A Response to Brandon Ambrosino
Brandon Ambrosino, a “gay Christian,” just suggested that Jesus was wrong about homosexuality. The title of his essay is “The Best Christian Argument for Marriage Equality Is That the Bible Got It...
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