Some good things out there as we approach the end of this exhausting, frustrating election cycle. Bill Kinnon launches off of some thoughts about the success of Fireproof as compared to the dismal performance of Amazing Grace, and makes some dead on true observations about evangelicals and the “We Need A Change” mantra. Bill referencesContinue reading “Kinnon, Armstrong, Moore: Pre-election Thoughts”
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The Osteen Review 90% of Evangelicals Won’t Write
Other Osteen posts here at IM: Osteen Redux, The Mystery of Joel Osteen, Outing Joel Osteen. Newsweek reviews Victoria Osteen’s new book. Thank God for Newsweek’s willingness to say what 90% of evangelicals won’t say. With that story, Victoria unconsciously articulates the problem so many outsiders have with Joel and, by extension, with her. JoelContinue reading “The Osteen Review 90% of Evangelicals Won’t Write”
Voddie Baucham: Why Gov. Palin Should Be At Home
Voddie Baucham is an influential person among a lot of people in the Southern Baptist Convention. He spoke at the Founder’s Breakfast recently, he does the reformed conference circuit, and his ideas on family and church are making major inroads among younger Southern Baptists. Pastor Baucham is nothing if not a consistent complementarian. He’s deadContinue reading “Voddie Baucham: Why Gov. Palin Should Be At Home”
Riffs: Scot McKnight on “Why I Am Not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox”
Read Scot Mcknight’s post, “Why I Am Not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox.” A model of ecumenical integrity, but an impassioned evangelical. A great post. Honest and not without some controversy, but there is no one more about the task Robert Webber left us than Scot. Normally when I do a “Riff,” I have somethingContinue reading “Riffs: Scot McKnight on “Why I Am Not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox””
A Response to “From Wheaton To Rome” at Jesus Creed
Scot Mcknight has a new book out called Finding Faith, Losing Faith: Stories of Conversion and Apostasy. It’s an interesting discussion of the reasons people deconvert and convert, both in and out of their own traditions. The chapters cover conversion to unbelief, from Judaism to Christianity, from Rome to evangelicalism and from evangelicalism to Rome.Continue reading “A Response to “From Wheaton To Rome” at Jesus Creed”
Nate Spencer, Where Are You?
Nate Spencer: You have my last name. You are in education. You are in the mountains. You read books that I like and listen to music that I love. And if that wasn’t creepy enough, you are writing some of the best stuff in the blogosphere, like this on the Todd Bentley phenomenon.
Riffs: 08:12:08: Ray Ortlund on The Dark Knight
UPDATE: When we get more comments on Ray Ortlund not liking Batman than we get on the Church Membership posts, you folks will have proved my point, and you will all have to buy me a gift. Ray Ortlund says he wasted $6.25 (!) on The Dark Knight. And in short form, as only RayContinue reading “Riffs: 08:12:08: Ray Ortlund on The Dark Knight”
Riffs: “Centralizing” with C. Michael Patton and “8 Connections” with Joe Thorn
Don’t forget to check out the five-part series “Where is Jesus?” at Jesus Shaped Spirituality. Actually, not much time to “riff” on these outstanding links (I’m off on a two day mission for our ministry,) but I want to get these good guys some of that massive IM audience love. C. Michael Patton does thatContinue reading “Riffs: “Centralizing” with C. Michael Patton and “8 Connections” with Joe Thorn”
Riffs: 08:03:08: Heather King’s Catholicism
Christian and Roman Catholic convert Heather King got a major write-up at Amy Welborn’s blog. Amy says Heather’s memoir Redeemed is a must read, so I’d say that settles it. But in the comments of that post I found this quote from an interview with Heather King. That sound you are about to hear isContinue reading “Riffs: 08:03:08: Heather King’s Catholicism”
Ben Witherington Reviews “The Shack”
I’m very glad that Dr. Ben Witherington has gotten around to reviewing William P Young’s The Shack on his blog, and has given a very balanced, critical and generous review. This is exactly what we need, as opposed to what we got from some of the reformed reviewers who found Young guilty of “goddess worship”Continue reading “Ben Witherington Reviews “The Shack””
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