Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past couple of months (and after reading this blog, some of you will wish you had), someone has likely told you about the most recent evangelical publishing phenomenon: Heaven Is for Real. Authored by Todd Burpo, a pastor from Nebraska, and professional nonfiction writer Lynn […]
Yes, Heaven is a Real Place, but . . . Read Post »
If you’re a sports fan, did you see the news about former Villanova Wildcats basketball player Will Sheridan coming out of the closet? And the stories about Phoenix Suns President and CEO Rick Welts revealing the same? Whether you like basketball or not, you should care about these stories as a Christian. The way each
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For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid,
Biblical Insight: The Logic of Punishment Read Post »
We tend to think of other names in the Rob Bell debate, but I don’t think anyone has written as extensively on Love Wins as Mark Galli from Christianity Today. Galli has written a pre-review, a review, and now a post-review. Though not as pointed as others, Galli’s review, “Rob Bell’s A Bridge Too Far,”
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Arguably, one of the best extended contemporary discussions of human dignity and its implications for biomedicine was commissioned under President George W. Bush and convened by his President’s Council on Bioethics. The council’s two reports, Being Human (2003), and Human Dignity and Bioethics (2008), are the results of more than a few public meetings, thousands
Human Dignity and Biomedicine Read Post »
[jwplayer file=”http://d27drpt3zqro3l.cloudfront.net/public/gc/Session2-1.m4v” provider=”http” width=”560″ height=”392″ image=”http://d27drpt3zqro3l.cloudfront.net/public/gc/Session2.jpg”] At The Gospel Coalition national conference in Chicago, IL, BibleMesh held three panel discussions and above is the second of the three, held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:30pm. The discussion, entitled “Getting to Know the Bible Personally as One Grand Narrative,” was led by Michael McClenahan of
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