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The Briefing 08-02-13

1) Ariel Castro: the limitations of human justice and the inadequacy of therapeutic culture Cleveland Kidnapper Claims He's 'Not a Monster' at Hearing, The New York Times (Trip Gabriel and Timothy Williams) Kidnapper Ariel Castro, Who Held Thre ...

August 2, 2013

“I Am Not a Monster”—Ariel Castro as Sinner and Sociopath

"I am not a monster. I am a normal person. I am just sick."  Those were among the words Ariel Castro addressed to an Ohio judge as he faced the bar of justice yesterday. Shortly thereafter, Judge Michael J. Russo of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas C ...

August 2, 2013

The Briefing 08-01-13

1) Evangelicals would do well to learn from the Pope's predicament Who Am I to Judge? The Pope, the Press, and the Predicament, AlbertMohler.com Pope Francis and Gays: “Loving the Sinner” Is Still Intolerance, TIME (Tim Padgett) 2) Celebrati ...

August 1, 2013

Sorry Kids: Back to School = Back to Bedtime

Sorry kids, back to school means back to bedtime. One of the odd characteristics of our time is our apparent need  for scientific verification of what we should know by simple common sense. Well, help now comes in the form of a research project under ...

August 1, 2013

Who Am I to Judge? The Pope, the Press, and the Predicament

Pope Francis pulled a surprise on reporters when he walked back to the press section of his Alitalia papal flight from Brazil and entered into an open press conference that lasted more than an hour. The Pope gave the press what Ronald Reagan and Bill ...

July 30, 2013

Has God Called You? Discerning the Call to Preach

Has God called you to ministry? Though all Christians are called to serve the cause of Christ, God calls certain persons to serve the Church as pastors and other ministers. Writing to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul confirmed that if a man aspires to ...

July 19, 2013

The Central Tragedy of this Case Remains—Trayvon Martin Belongs to Us All

As the father of a young man, I know the talks parents have with their sons--or should have. I have had plenty of those talks, and I know them from both sides. But there is one talk I never had to have with my son, and my father never had to have wit ...

July 15, 2013

Islam—The Great Challenge to Christian Evangelism of Our Times

The issue of Islam is never far from our headlines. Early in his administration, President Barack Obama put the issue of Islam front and center on the international stage. His visits to Islamic-dominated lands and his public statements to the Muslim ...

July 5, 2013

B21 Panel SBC 2013 – A Biblical Response to Homosexuality

During the Baptist 21 Panel at the 2013 Southern Baptist Convention in Houston I was asked about a Christian Gospel-centered response to homosexuality. Here is the video of that question and response. The challenge of homosexuality and related questi ...

July 2, 2013

The Briefing 06-28-13 — Final Episode of the Season

The next episode of The Briefing will be available August 1st.  1) Landmark immigration legislation passes Senate Immigration overhaul: Senate passes historic bill, Associated Press (David Espo and Erica Werner) Immigration Overhaul Passes i ...

June 28, 2013

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