Fight Church?
The MoS team was issued another challenge. This time we were asked to discuss a new phenomenon, Fight Church, without tapping out. We were sent a link to view a trailer of a new documentary about Fight Church. Todd and…
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A Lesson From Bruce Lee
Given today’s Bully Pulpit topic for the Mortification of Spin podcast, I thought it would be as good of time as any to share a fighting metaphor. Mixed Martial Arts seems to have a reputation for bludgeoning opponents. Sure, this…
So many questions, so little time….
I offer some personal reflections, or rather, some pointed questions, about the future of Protestantism over at my other internet haunt, First Thoughts, the blog of the Institute on Religion and Public Life. For any who have never read it,…
So many questions, so little time….
I offer some personal reflections, or rather, some pointed questions, about the future of Protestantism over at my other internet haunt, First Thoughts, the blog of the Institute on Religion and Public Life. For any who have never read it,…
Church Planting and a Theology of Presence
Several weeks ago a dear friend sent a lecture to me, titled, “Theology of Presence in Missions.” While I do not recall all of the details of the lecture, I was especially struck by the way in which the lecturer…
Baptibits (and more) at Logos
A few weeks ago I drew attention to some community pricing offers at Logos that might be of interest to Baptists. Of those, the Baptist Covenant Theology Collection has now crept over the edge and is now available (as a…
Get mom a good book
Mother’s Day is coming up. How about you get mom a good book? Often times when we buy books for women we buy “women’s books.” Don’t misunderstand there are a lot of terrific books written specifically for women. In fact,…
Donald Sterling and Selective Outrage
Racism is sin. It is a denial of the dignity of all peoples as image-bearers of God. Racism is antithetical to the character of God, to the gospel, and to the mission of the church which anticipates the day when…
On Softening the Evil Word “Sin”
The theme for the latest issue of Modern Reformation (May-June 2014) is “Keeping Our Kids.” This is an important topic in the church today, one that I am passionate about. Brian Cosby, author of Giving Up Gimmicks, does a brief…
Back to the Future
Last week’s discussion at Biola with Peter Leithart and Fred Sanders left me with much to reflect upon, not least the cognitive dissonance between Peter Escalante’s now legendary mustache (which appeared at first glance to indicate sympathies with the Bonzo…