John Piper has a great post celebrating the birthday of G. K. Chesterton (which is tomorrow).
For anyone who has been influenced by Chesterton, and even for those who may have never heard of him, I encourage you to read this post and then immediately pick up his book Orthodoxy. I won’t spend much time talking [...]
Archive for May, 2008
“How a Roman Catholic Anti-Calvinist Can Serve Today’s Happy Calvinists”
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Calvinism, G.K. Chesterton, John Piper, Mystery on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What We Learn from Hannah Montana
Posted in Cultural Issues, tagged Disney, Student Ministry, Teens on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Mike Milton has some insights on “Miley Cyrus and the Disappearance of Childhood.” It’s a must read, especially for parents and anyone involved in ministering to students.
Sunday Quote of the Week
Posted in Cultural Issues, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged G.K. Chesterton, Heresy, Orthodoxy, Philosophy, Quotes on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
G.K. Chesterton was an early twentieth century writer and philosopher – one of my personal favorites. His most famous work is Orthodoxy, but less known is its prequel Heretics. The opening lines of the book are somewhat haunting as they seem to apply as much today as they did one hundred years ago. If nothing [...]
God and Richard Dawkins
Posted in Atheism, Cultural Issues, Darwinism, Philosophy, tagged Atheism, Christianity, John Lennox, Richard Dawkins, Theism on May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Justin Taylor mentioned a seminary given by John Lennox (Oxford Univ.) on “God and Richard Dawkins.” Lennox is a respected Research Fellow at Oxford in Mathematics and Philosophy. The lecture can be obtained here.
I should warn you that I have not listened to the seminary yet [working during the Kentucky Derby can cause such problems], [...]