Tim Challies is finally putting words down on paper. The Oakville, Ontario author is better known as a prolific and widely-read blogger and chronicler of various Christian conferences than a book author. Making a successful transition from blogger to published author is, so far, a rare occurrence but one that seems natural for […]
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I’m not quite sure I like Steve Brown yet, but what a great voice. Here he interviews “post-evangelical” Michael Spencer (The Internet Monk). I do like Spencer. He represents my own combination of conservative theology mixed with a appreciation for Thomas Merton and both a critical and positive view of Emerging Church ideas.
Have a listen.
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CT reviews McLaren’s latest book “Everything Must Change”
From the Tim Challies archives, a post on “Excessive Reading”
Have you seen “No Country for Old Men”? What did you think?
Andy Stanley is into a series on the ten commandments. Here is part one.
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Time: “God vs. Science: Francis Collins vs. Richard Dawkins”
Newsweek: “The God Debate: Rick Warren vs. Sam Harris”
Christianity Today: “Is Christianity Good for the World? Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson”
Here are some reviews:
“Darwin, Mind and Meaning: Review of Daniel Dennett’s Darwin’s Dangerous Idea” by Alvin Plantinga
“The Dawkins Confusion: Naturalism ad absurdum: Review of Richard Dawkins’s […]
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From the December 24, 2007 National Post:
I suppose it’s the greatest joke of all. Deliciously ironic as well. My Christian faith has been profoundly encouraged by those most eager to smother it. Put simply, I was helped along the road from indifference to belief by the banality of atheism. Since reaching the age of reason, […]
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Posted in Seen and Heard, Art on Dec 16th, 2007
If you’re not familiar with 20th century part-surrealist, part math-geek artist M. C. Escher, you owe it to yourself to at least read his Wikipedia entry or go to his official site here. You may be familiar with his most famous drawing called “Drawing Hands” (seen at left).
Many other of his drawing are worth looking […]
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Posted in Seen and Heard, Music on Dec 15th, 2007
Thanks you to Wess Daniels for this:
“You will definitely want to download every track of the free David Bazan concert found here. There are a lot of new songs, his classic Q and A’s and just some good old fashion David Bazan. Also look around the site a bit, there all kinds treasures.”
Click here to […]
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Erwin McManus - What About Sex?
CBC Radio - The Best of Ideas - Second Life and First
Mark Driscoll - The Rebel’s Guide to Joy in Death
John Piper - The Fall of Satan and the Victory of Christ
Scot McKnight - The Whole Gospel
Erwin McManus - Road to Emmaus - Walking With God
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Posted in Seen and Heard, Theology on Sep 2nd, 2007
An old radio drama called “Hallucination Orbit” for your listening pleasure. A presentation of my friend Andy Doan’s “Spaceship Radio” podcast.
Greg Koukl spends two hours with Dr. Francis Beckwith discussing Beckwith’s recent reversion to Roman Catholicism. At the time of his reversion, Beckwith was president of the Evangelical Theological Society.
I’ve never quite heard […]
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Posted in Seen and Heard on Jul 28th, 2007
I found a new Podcast called A Christian and an Atheist (Feed, Show 1, Site)
Highlights from The Hour
PJ O’Pourke - always interesting, whether in person or on the page. Here he talks about his book about Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations
Bob Lefsetz - Lefsetz is a music industry insider who has […]
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