Howard Schneider writes: "Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and over the use of warrantless wiretaps in the war on terror. The official said Gonzales told President Bush of his decision on Friday, but the announcement was withheld until he met with Bush at the president's Crawford ranch. His resignation will be announced at a press conference scheduled for 10:30 today." (HT: Denny Burk) … [Read more...] about U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns
Archives for August 2007
Nancy Pearcey and Total Truth
As I prepare to teach a course entitled Engineering from a Christian Worldview, I am increasingly impressed with the writing of Nancy Pearcey. Nancy Pearcey is a homeschooling mother who has authored two award-winning books on Christian worldview: How Now Shall We Live? (with Charles Colson) and Total Truth. Nancy Pearcey has posted articles on topics such as evolution, preparing homeschoolers, and intelligent design. I found these three articles to be helpful introductions to the clear thinking and lucid argumentation which her books also exemplify. … [Read more...] about Nancy Pearcey and Total Truth
Salvation to the Ends of the Earth
While we're on the missions theme, I want to highlight an interesting book that traces the foundational principles of world missions back to their Old Testament roots. Salvation to the Ends of the Earth by Andreas J. Kostenberger and Peter T. O’Brien was written to show that God's saving purposes for the entire world originated not at the Great Commission but at the very beginning of God's creation. From what I know of these authors, I imagine this book represents a helpful addition to mission literature. Zioneer writes: "From the original intent of creation, the significance of Abraham’s … [Read more...] about Salvation to the Ends of the Earth
Review of Let the Nations Be Glad!
Though the second edition first appeared in 2003, Let the Nations Be Glad! by John Piper continues to be an important book for any Christian who takes the Great Commission seriously. The book is neatly divided into three section, all of which deal with the theme of making God supreme in missions: Part I -- The Purpose, the Power, and the Price Chapter 1 argues that worship is the ultimate goal of the church, not missions. Missions exists because there are millions all over the world who do not worship. In addition to being the goal of missions, worship is also the fuel of missions. Those … [Read more...] about Review of Let the Nations Be Glad!
Round-Up on Baptism/Membership/Communion Issues
Between Two Worlds provides an excellent round-up of the recent blogosphere debate on issues pertaining to the timing of baptism, church membership, and who should be allowed to take communion. A couple terms for any who may be unfamiliar: credobaptism: the view that one should be baptized after he/she professes faith in Christ. Among adherents to this view, people disagree on the age at which children should be baptized. Those most conservative want to wait until the professing believer is at least 16-18 (so that their Spirit-empowered obedience to Christ can be distinguished from their … [Read more...] about Round-Up on Baptism/Membership/Communion Issues
Mark Dever on “Unrepetant Sinners” (and Baptism)
In a previous post Mark Dever said: "Jesus clearly commanded baptism and to disobey this command is sin [whether intentional or not]. To continue in such an unbaptized state is unrepentant sin [whether intentional or not]." Abraham Piper took issue with this statement, noting that I John 3:8 associates being unrepentantly sinful with being of the devil. Now, Mark Dever responds: "I assume that all Christians continue to sin in this life. Our basic posture is to repent of those sins (according to I John & Romans 6 & Galatians 5) that we become aware of (though we will still struggle). … [Read more...] about Mark Dever on “Unrepetant Sinners” (and Baptism)