Years ago Randy Alcorn wrote an eye-opening article on the apparently widespread plagiarism and dishonesty in evangelical circles. He discusses resume embellishing, paying for endorsements, ghostwriting, statements of faith that are more for PR than anything else, and other such embarrassing customs. HT: Jared Wilson via Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about Scandal of Evangelical Dishonesty
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Ligonier Academy Undergraduate Bible College
The Ligonier Academy is slated to admit its first class of undergraduate students in Fall 2011. Dr. Keith Mathison was kind enough to answer a few questions for us about the program(s). The undergraduate arm of the Ligonier Academy is set-up along the lines of a Bible college. Is that right? How would you describe its distinctives? The undergraduate program does essentially follow a Bible college model. There is a core curriculum that every Bachelor’s level student is required to take. The core curriculum is 78 credit hours. Students also choose a specialization in either biblical studies … [Read more...] about Ligonier Academy Undergraduate Bible College
Pray For Sayed Mossa
Sayed Mossa has been in a Kabul, Afghanistan jail for six months awaiting trial, although he has not been formally charged with a crime. Mossa was arrested May 31 after footage was nationally televised of Muslim converts to Christianity being baptized. In jail, he's been regularly beaten and sexually molested, as he wrote of in a letter (scroll to the bottom). He has a wife and six children, one of whom is disabled. If he is tried for apostasy, which many of his friends anticipate, the judge may use Sharia (Islamic) law to reach a verdict because apostasy is a “crime” not referenced in the … [Read more...] about Pray For Sayed Mossa
Christmas Food Court Hallelujah Chorus
Wish I had been there for it: … [Read more...] about Christmas Food Court Hallelujah Chorus
The Cautionary Tale of a Short-Lived College
Elyse Ashburn pens a fascinating article (subscription required for full access) in this past Sunday's issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. It's about a fledgling school named Founders College, in rural South Boston, Va., that fell apart within a little over a year due to financial difficulties. It's a tale of high expectations and poor financial dealings, and of students, staff, and faculty left in a lurch. … [Read more...] about The Cautionary Tale of a Short-Lived College
Young Adults Abandoning the Christian Faith
In a Christianity Today article, Drew Dyck addresses the phenomenon of young adults leaving Christianity, and interacts with various sociologists and cultural observers who weigh in on this trend. While some point out that every generation sees a dip in church attendance among young adults, others consider the current exodus to be different and more alarming. Robert Putnam and David Campbell in their new book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us report that "young Americans are dropping out of religion at an alarming rate of five to six times the historic rate (30 to 40 percent … [Read more...] about Young Adults Abandoning the Christian Faith