Monthly Archives: June 2011

another good review

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Here is an insightful review from St. Andrews that makes one of the big points that I argue for in Christ Alone–i.e., that Rob Bell’s project is really a dated form of Christian existentialism that goes back to Tillich and Niebuhr. I think this … Continue reading →

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13 signs your sermon isn’t going well

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

I posted this before, but many of my new readers haven’t seen this, and it fits with the first law of blogging: humor always attracts more hits than serious. So, in a shameless attempt to boost my blog traffic for one day, here … Continue reading →

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homosexual hate speech

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

The current advertisement banner of the New York Times website reads, “Dan Savage sends hope to millions of bullied teens.” If you click on the banner, you will watch a short encouragement to gay teenagers that “It gets better.” They … Continue reading →

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really?

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Summer school has consumed my energy these past two weeks, but I wanted to comment on a couple of strange items in the week’s news. 1. Anthony Weiner apologized to Bill Clinton?! Bet you didn’t see that one coming. 2. … Continue reading →

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China praise and prayer

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

I haven’t had the energy or time to post new entries during summer school, but I just read this encouraging article about the rise of Christianity in China in Time magazine. I taught English in the university district of Beijing … Continue reading →

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