Even after the Promise Keepers movement began to lose some of its initial sensation in the evangelical culture, there were still a number of best-selling books aimed at addressing "men's issues." One was by John Eldredge and it was called Wild at Heart (Nelson Books, 2001). By 2003, over half a million copies had been sold. Even just today, this book is #383 on Amazon (which means only 382 books are selling at a faster rate). Eldredge has clearly struck a nerve. Given the unabated popularity of the book, I thought it worthwhile to refer you to an outstandingly fair and balanced review … [Read more...] about Wild at Heart – John Eldredge
Archives for July 2006
Getting Things Done – be like Wayne (Grudem)
We are all used to the pressures of having so many things to do that it seems almost impossible to concentrate on a particular task. If there is ONE personal management system that I continue to hear good things about from Christian leaders and scholars, it is Getting Things Done by David Allen. This from Amazon: Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-do's clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working on. However, it still operates … [Read more...] about Getting Things Done – be like Wayne (Grudem)
Stop Test-Driving Your Girlfriend!
Michael Lawrence, colleague of Mark Dever at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, pens an outstanding essay on how a man should purposefully, honorably, and in a timely fashion pursue the possibility of marriage in a relationship, rather than stalling indefinitely in a pattern of continual indecision. The theological and practical convictions Lawrence expresses are similar to the concerns that drove me to write With One Voice: Singleness, Dating and Marriage to the Glory of God. Too many men fail to value the intrinsic goodness of marriage, and how God intends romantic and sexual longings to point … [Read more...] about Stop Test-Driving Your Girlfriend!
Same-Sex Marriages Struck Down in New York
The New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) ruled 4 to 2 against more than 40 same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in a July 6 ruling. Judge Robert S. Smith wrote the majority opinion, which stated that the court found no basic constitutional right to same-sex marriage. He did open up the possibility that a change in the state's marital law could be initiated by the legislative branch, but then proceeded to give numerous reasons why that would be ill-advised. Among other points, Smith argued that that limiting of marriage to heterosexuals was not solely based on … [Read more...] about Same-Sex Marriages Struck Down in New York
Andreas Kostenberger – Parenting
Andreas Kostenberger pens some excellent advise on parenting. "Ultimately, we should be careful not to rely on any one human method that, no matter how biblical it may claim to be, is always one step removed from the Bible." "Parents, too, are sinners, and so must guard against putting their own interests above those of their children. Are they concerned that their children disobey in public simply because this causes them embarrassment?" Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Andreas Kostenberger – Parenting
Milton Friedman — Education Vouchers
In a conversation with Larry Arnn, renowned economist Milton Friedman makes some powerful arguments in support of educational vouchers. I found the following quote to be a particularly creative, insightful, and gripping way of stating the matter: "Think of it this way: If you want to subsidize the production of a product, there are two ways you can do it. You can subsidize the producer or you can subsidize the consumer. In education, we subsidize the producer—the school. If you subsidize the student instead—the consumer—you will have competition. The student could choose the school he … [Read more...] about Milton Friedman — Education Vouchers