“The Place of Women in the Church”

I occasionally get a useful insight regarding a text’s meaning or application from The Interpreter’s Bible commentary set which was printed in the 1950’s by the United Methodists. I know that it has liberal tendencies, but I’ve sometimes found some helpful meat amidst the bones—even if it’s just a clever turn of phrase. Today was [...]

Quick Hits (4/4/08)

Here are some miscellaneous items that may make you laugh, think, or go “Wha…?“:
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If you’ve wondered what’s behind Peter Enns’ suspension from Westminster Theological Seminary, D. A. Carson’s review of Enns’ book (from back in 2006) will clear up the theological portion of the controversy for you. Carson’s article isn’t short or light, but it’s [...]

A Valentine’s Day/Easter Encore

What do Valentine’s Day and Easter have in common? This youtube video. I posted it a while back, but it deserves an encore. If this little medley doesn’t get the romance/revival flames a-burning, I don’t know what will:

Fundamentalists Are Finally Getting Some Love

I know that fundamentalists got the cold shoulder from Time when they recognized America’s top 25 evangelicals a couple years ago, and I know that we get a collective shrug (or giggle) from much of evangelicalism—a fact that continues to keep me up at night. However, there are signs that things are finally looking up [...]

Led Zeppelin? On Reformation 21?

File this under Things that make you go “Whaaaa…????”
Reformation 21, “The Online Magazine of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals,” has a blog post by Carl Trueman in which he shares his enthusiasm over the upcoming reunion of Led Zeppelin and chats about what made them so great.
No kidding.
There’s something about seeing that on a blog [...]

Comics, Christianity and Chintz

Give this a read. Twenty-first century Christians could learn something from Bill Watterson about the effect of medium on message, not to mention a little something about dignity. Seriously, if chintzy merchandise cheapens a comic strip, what in the world does it do to the gospel of Jesus Christ??!
(HT: Joe Fleener)

Osteen’s New Book Is Out! (Plop, Plop. Fizz, Fizz.)

“Become a Better Me”???? Mercy, I’m already WAY too good at being me. I’ll have to pass, thanks. Ugh.
Note to self: Start a new category called “What I’m Not Reading.”
(HT: Dan Greenfield, though his presence on Osteen’s mailing list makes me wonder about him.)

Top This: Bull 1, Man 0

Man runs from bull. Bull catches man. Ouch.
(Warning: not for the squeamish. On the other hand, my local paper printed the picture, so how bad can it be?)
Question 1: Why is it that men do this, while women generally watch from a safe distance?
Question 2: Since we’re on a “reader input” roll, [...]

Breaking News on Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett has been “dumped” after a series of confrontations with his former employer.
The good news?  He’s now a Padre.
(HT: DMD)

Blah, Blah, Blah about Me, Me, Me

Well, I’ve been tagged—twice [edit: thrice]—in the “tell some little known things about yourself” game. This feels a bit narcissistic, and I’m so painfully transparent that there’s not a lot left to tell, so feel free to go read something else. Anyway, here goes…
1. I’ve been [...]