Keller writes: C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity makes a brilliant observation about gospel-humility at the very end of his chapter on pride. If we were to meet a truly humble person, Lewis says, we would never come away from meeting them thinking they were humble.They would not be always telling us they were a nobody (because a person who keeps saying they are a nobody is actually a self-obsessed person). The thing we would remember from meeting a truly gospel-humble person is how much they seemed to be totally interested in us. Because the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of … [Read more...] about Tim Keller on Gospel Humilty
Archives for May 2013
Feature Film on Rich Mullins
I enjoyed Rich Mullins' music, particularly songs like Calling Out Your Name and Awesome God. The entire album Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth was great. But I don't remember his music being as controversial as this trailer seems to claim. Did I miss something? HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about Feature Film on Rich Mullins
40+ Years of Ligonier Ministries
A nice little video: … [Read more...] about 40+ Years of Ligonier Ministries
The Kids Are Not Really Alright
Bradford Wilcox wrote an excellent article for Slate last year on how the children of single parents fare. An excerpt: Take two contemporary social problems: teenage pregnancy and the incarceration of young males. Research by Sara McLanahan at Princeton University suggests that boys are significantly more likely to end up in jail or prison by the time they turn 30 if they are raised by a single mother. Specifically, McLanahan and a colleague found that boys raised in a single-parent household were more than twice as likely to be incarcerated, compared with boys raised in an intact, married … [Read more...] about The Kids Are Not Really Alright
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay members
The story is breaking: The ban on openly gay members was removed today by a popular vote of 61%. The ban on gay leaders remains in effect. We'll have to see what impact this has on membership. … [Read more...] about Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay members
John Piper Answers: Was Chris Broussard right?
Tony Reinke asks John Piper if Chris Broussard was right with regard to Jason Collins' public announcement that he was both a practicing homosexual and a Christian. You can listen below or at the Desiring God site. HT: Denny Burk … [Read more...] about John Piper Answers: Was Chris Broussard right?