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  • Why There Were No Tolerance Police At The Sandusky Trial

    First off, in light of the recent events at Penn State, I’d like to say I’m glad the punishments were as severe as they were. I’m also glad that Jerry Sandusky was convicted swiftly and it appears that justice was served. I think what he did was not just wrong, but was damaging to the…

  • How To Not Address Homosexuality As A Christian

    I wouldn’t say there is a wide variety of legitimate Christian responses to homosexuality. However, this is definitely, definitely, not a Christian response. Whatever this guy (Charles Worley) is, he is not a faithful preacher of the Bible, and is voicing a response that is soaked in prejudice and hate rather than Christian love. The…

  • The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context

    On first glance, I imagine many readers would find this book either immediately attractive or immediately repulsive. The reasons for this are either you’re a) interested in biblical counseling so the title grabs you or b) you’ve had a bad experience with someone promoting “nouthetic” counseling and decided you wanted to have nothing to do…

  • 4 Posts On Christian Filmmaking

    As I mentioned a couple of weeks back when I posted on The Hunger Games, I’m going to start talking more about pop culture here, and in particular movies. Toward that end, I wanted to point your attention to three posts on The Gospel Coalition site as conversation starters. These posts are tailored more to…

  • RetroChristianity: Reclaiming the Forgotten Faith

    Before even getting into this review, I need to let you know the bargain you’re getting if you get this book. For less than $10 (a mere $8.90) you are getting content that I had to pay over $1000 to receive. Granted, I received the review copy of the book for free. But while I…

  • 10 Ironies in Real Marriage

    A while back, I offered my thoughts on Mark and Grace Drisoll’s Real Marriage. Last week, Heath Lambert’s review was published in the Spring 2012 issue of The Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Lambert’s review is much more critical than mine, which I think should serve as a warning sign. Here’s 10 ironies that…

  • Ryan Gosling and Theology

    Humor may seem more appropriate over at Words With Nate, but theological humor will always have a home here. In order for these to be funny, you need a healthy dose of theological background, but also need to be familiar with the Ryan Gosling meme. Most of the memes involve a picture of Ryan Gosling and start…

  • Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?

    Editors: James K. Hoffmeier, Dennis R. Magary Title: Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?: A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture Publisher: Crossway (March 1, 2012) Paperback: 544pgs Reading Level: Seminary (or avid Bible School) Audience Appeal: Prophets interested in historical apologetics and doctrinal defense Amazon Westminster [You’re reading this review of Do Historical Matters…

  • The Hunger Games

    It may take a while to make the shift, but over the summer you should start seeing more frequent commentary on movies I’ve watched. I’m not sure if I’ll start doing formal reviews or not, but I might. If nothing else, you’ll get me to see me develop applications from my thesis to informal movie…

  • Fools Rush In Where Monkeys Fear to Tread

    Though it’s been a while since he’s made an on appearance on here, Carl Trueman is probably one of my favorite writers. While there is certainly a plethora of Christian theologians writing books, and many of those books well written treatises, few of those books are written with the literary and satirical flourish that Carl…