Monthly Archives: December 2010
Rudolph’s Revenge
Why Jesus Wasn’t Born in Our Day…
I Agree With Randy on Bible Translations
ASSUMING You are Interested in Gender Issues Surrounding the New NIV…
…I decided to post this link to a fairly long explanation from Kevin DeYoung of what’s at stake in the choice of the word “assume” in 1 Timothy 2.12:
Narnia: The Books and Movies are Different
In Lewis’s telling of all of the Narnia tales, the children’s experiences as kings and queens in Narnia consistently transform them into nobler, more virtuous people in their own world. They are not spoiled children wanting to be kings again; they are noble kings who carry that very nobility back into their non-royal roles as schoolchildren.
But not so in Hollywood. To be a king at all is to hunger for power forevermore, like a tiger that has tasted human blood and ever afterwards is a “man-eater.” To lose imperial power by being transported back to England is to become a bitter, sullen, acrimonious brat. That is just what Peter has become, and his folly is the driving force behind most of the action in the movie.”
Click HERE to Read Steven D. Boyer’s “Narnia Invaded: How the New Films Subvert Lewis’s Hierarchical World.”
Traditionally Bound Books vs. E-Books
Very interesting comparison of the two from Newsweek.
Iraq Free? Not for the Christians
I try to avoid politics as much as possible on this blog, but I cannot help but comment on the persecution of Christians in Iraq in recent years. Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator and there is no doubt the world is a better place without him. But while the world may be a better place without him, Iraq is not a safer place for Christians. As David George of Knight Ridder points out, Christians were actually more free under Hussein than the current situation:
Why People Fight
Grace: “We’re fighting over that Christmas doll.”
Daddy: “Well you need to learn to share.”
Grace: “But we both want it.”
My two daughters came into my bedroom this morning, the younger one crying and the older one explaining what all the fussing was about. The above exchange reminded me of a section of Scripture that helps us to understand the root of all conflict:
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. – James 4.1-2a
As parents of four young ones, we see this played out on a daily basis. Sadly we see it among adults far too often as well. On occasion we even see it in our marriage.
Not As Many Americans Attend Church Regularly as Professed
Extensive research reveals that 23% of Americans attend church regularly (2-3x per month) even though 35-45% say that they do. Read the story HERE.
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