Surrendering the High Ground on Torture
Another op ed piece in the Wasthington Post today (I’m visiting my mother in D. C. this week) was written by Eugene Robinson. This one was titled “Torture Is Torture.” …
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“Enough Apologies”
The tiff over Pope Benedict’s anti-Islam remarks, and his subsequent quasi-apology, presented an interesting interplay between supposed papal infallibility and political pragmatism. Of course, Benedict was not speaking ex cathedra during his…
Another Embarrassment
I just saw that this week’s TIME magazine cover story is on the Health and Wealth Gospel. Of course, it makes it look like this is what evangelicalism is all about. …
Nearer My God, to Thee
Thanks, Phil, for the happy birthday. Yes, you got the date right. Actually, it was my 46th birthday — the big five O is coming fast. (When I turned 40 it…
Breaking Barriers Down
I think the key to approaching Kalifungwa’s concern about racial division among Christians was his qualifyer “in our churches”. There are many forces outside of our churches that shape us…
A Week with Rafiki African Missionaries
My wife and I recently spent a week at the Rafiki Foundation enrichment week, where I taught on the miracles of Christ and Dennis Johnson from Westminster Seminary in California…
Returning from Exile
Rick Phillips to Ref21, requesting permission to redock… I am glad to be reentering the Ref21 cyberzone, having been in a mini self-imposed exile for awhile. This largely consisted of…