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On Discussing Doctrine in Public

We must first express a bit of sympathetic understanding for the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. As the spiritual head of the Church of England -- a state church, after all -- and as head of the Anglican Communion, he is in the awkward posi ...

December 27, 2007

“If This Were Not the Case, We Would Not Be Saved”

From Martin Luther: In our Christian Creed we confess that Christ was conceived and made man or was incarnate (if I may so speak), that He became a real human being by assuming a body. We confess that He assumed genuine flesh and blood from the Vir ...

December 24, 2007

Some Thoughts about The Kite Runner

The film version of The Kite Runner, now showing in theaters nationwide, is attracting considerable attention. Given the blockbuster sales of Khaled Hosseini's novel of the same title, that attention was quite predictable. As a novel, The Kite Runne ...

December 19, 2007

My Daddy’s Name is Donor?

The t-shirt on the toddler is meant to be an attention-getter . . . and it is. A picture of the boy wearing the t-shirt appeared first in the Chicago Tribune but now also in The Times [London]. The t-shirt reads, "My daddy's name is Donor." As Cathe ...

December 17, 2007

Merry Christmas, Dear Atheist

Richard Dawkins appears quite comfortable with his status as the world's most influential apostle of atheism. He can rest his atheist laurels on the reputation of his best-selling book, The God Delusion, and his incessant advocacy of atheism in the m ...

December 14, 2007

Yes, They Said It — Revealing Comments

Those wondering what has made orthodox believers in mainline Protestant denominations so upset need look no further than two very revealing comments offered by leading figures in these denominational conflicts. Exhibit A -- Episcopal Bishop Gene Rob ...

December 11, 2007

“The Gap Has Only Widened” — The Anglican Separation Begins

For the first time since 1860 a diocese of the Episcopal Church has seceded from the national body. The vote came Saturday as delegates to the annual convention of the Diocese of San Joaquin in central California voted 173 to 22 to remove all mention ...

December 10, 2007

The Golden Compass — A Briefing for Concerned Christians

The release of The Golden Compass as a major motion picture represents a new challenge for Christians -- especially parents. The release of a popular film with major actors that presents a message directly subversive of Christianity is something new. ...

December 4, 2007

Revising the Revisionists — New Controversy over “The Gospel of Judas”

Just last year, the National Geographic Society announced the discovery of a third-century Gnostic text called "The Gospel of Judas." The Society timed its announcement to support the commercial success and maximize the media impact of a book and tel ...

December 3, 2007

Media Update — NBC Nightly News Tonight

I am scheduled to appear on tonight's edition of NBC's Nightly News to discuss younger evangelicals and the Emerging Church movement. I discussed these issues with NBC's Tom Brokaw earlier this week, and I was very encouraged by the quality of the d ...

November 30, 2007