Awhile back I reviewed Modern Parables - a modern rendition, via the medium of film, of six of Jesus' parables (Hidden Treasure, The Good Samaritan, The Shrewd Manager, The Persistent Widow, The Sower, and Prodigal Sons). Forgot the "cheesy Sunday School videos" stereotype, the cinematography of Modern Parables is as excellent as their theology. Two of the six videos are now available as individual DVDs, and the others will be available sometime between late May and mid-July. Check out a trailer: See more trailers. … [Read more...] about Modern Parables – Individual DVDs Available
Archives for April 2008
Interview withJustice Antonin Scalia
60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl conducts an interesting and entertaining interview of originalist Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. I appreciate Scalia's perspective on the differing roles of the judicial and legislative branches. Justices interpret the constitution and legislators create laws. In being an originalist, Scalia is pleading that we should seek to interpret the Constitution the way its authors originally intended, rather than as some sort of living (i.e., changing) document. This interaction seemed not unlike the discussion on many University campuses where postmodern professors … [Read more...] about Interview withJustice Antonin Scalia
Interview with Justin Reimer
Tim Challies interviews Justin Reimer, founder of The Elisha Foundation. I did a two-part interview with Mr. Reimer awhile back: Here is Part 1 and Part 2. … [Read more...] about Interview with Justin Reimer
In My Place Condemned He Stood
It is hard to deny that a proper understanding of the atonement is at the heart of the gospel. Christians can disagree over whether to baptize infants, over whether congregations should vote, or over end times, but as J.I. Packer notes, since one's belief about the atonement is bound up with one's belief about the very character of God, a faulty understanding can be indicative of a major problem. In our day, massive distortions exist on the significance of Christ's death. Some are bold enough to call it "divine child abuse," since they deny that God's righteous indignation toward sin … [Read more...] about In My Place Condemned He Stood
Discussion on Thabiti’s T4G Talk
The Nine Marks guys are having a good interaction on Thabiti Anyabwile's T4G message. Jonathan Leeman asks two good questions. Thabiti responds. … [Read more...] about Discussion on Thabiti’s T4G Talk
The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary
The oft-discussed demographic divide between Senators Clinton and Obama seems to have persisted in yesterday's Pennsylvania primary. In short, Clinton dominates among white women, the elderly, those without college degrees, union members, and (apparently) more religious voters. Alternatively, one could also argue that Obama is penetrating these voting blocs (Clinton's margins are decreasing, despite the highly publicized Jeremiah Wright and "bitter" controversies). This table by Jay Cost helpfully summaries the divergence in the Ohio and Pennsylvania primaries: … [Read more...] about The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary