Phil will be in mourning following the sweep last night of his beloved Phillies, but I thought you’d like to make a note that our friend Mike Horton is due to be on 60 Minutes on October 14 discussing Osteenism.…
Our friends at Banner of Truth have published an attractive new edition of a genuine classic: The Diary & Journal of David Brainerd. The book will be of special interest to anyone with a vested interested in missions and evangelism. …
Two excellent articles on the impact of pornography on the ministry (and, by extension, on Christian lives in general): William Shishko, `The Perils of Pornography on the Internet’ in Ordained Servant 15 (2006); the journal is available via www.opc.org. Like…
Now, Carl, you don’t have to take the Edwardian (as in Longshanks) stance towards all non-English cultural expressions. Your point about the commercialization of football is well taken (which is why the true American game is now seen only at…
Ho hum. Rick’s post indicates that the `quantity versus quality’ distinction between America and Europe is alive and well. Never mind the quality, feel the width. On baseball, the English equivalent would seem to me to be `rounders.’ Same bat,…
As a public announcement to our non-native Ref21 contributors, I point out that the great American Octoberfest begins today: the major league baseball playoffs. There is no more American cultural phenomenon than baseball. And there is no baseball like the…
Great comments on porn, Phil and Carl. My pastoral experience dealing with this issue has taught me that this issue is tied to a broader issue of idolatry that becomes practically an entire worldview of porn. Time after time, men…
A helpful comment from Michael Cassidy, who is one of the leading evangelics in South Africa: “Any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men and is not concerned with the slums that doom them, the economic…
I agree with Phil re. pornography but think the problem must also be seen not simply in terms of the categories of lust and exploitation of women. These are surely only part of the story. The need for constant change and variety…
Last month’s post on Naomi Wolf’s essay “The Porn Myth” provokes many useful lines of practical and theological reflection. Wolf’s basic argument is that, contrary to feminist expectations, easy access to pornography has not been liberating for women, but makes…
