Bible, Christianity, Church and State, Civility, Discipleship

Online Reading (March 11, 2022)

Some things I have been reading in the midst of this busy week. 

On Ukraine from the ERLC: “Thus far, the leader of Ukraine has shown the world that, contrary to what we’ve seen among many global leaders recently, virtue is not dead”

On “purity culture” from desiringGod: “They may not have dated young or kissed someone before marriage, but they didn’t get to taste what God means by purity either.”

Scotty Smith on praying for an evil ruler: “Father, either bring him to yourself, put him down, or take him out. You are “sovereign over all kingdoms.” You alone are God, You alone are worthy of our adoration, affection, and allegiance.”

On the Bruxy Cavey sandal from Christianity Today:After a three-month-long investigation, Cavey, 57, publicly confessed on Tuesday to an “adulterous relationship.” The church said it amounted to abuse of authority and sexual harassment against a woman under his pastoral counsel, asked him to resign, and removed his teachings from its website.”

ICC reports on the cost paid by some to be Christian online: “The assassination of Iman Sami, who was known as Maria, is suspected to have been retaliation by her family following a TikTok video she posted where she was singing Christian spiritual songs.”

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Apologetics, Calvinism, Christianity, Culture, Discipleship

Online Reading (Feb 23, 2022)

Some more links for your reading (or given our culture, skimming) pleasure:

Plural Leadership: DG has an article on the way that Calvin led in Geneva, and how that required a team of people

Cultural Christianity: An oldie from Brett McCracken on how your Christian faith should inform (and have stress with) the culture you live in (clickbait title ignored).

Textual Provenance: Michael Kruger writes on the debate concerning Justin Martyr’s knowledge of the Gospel of John (and the results for dating the 4th Gospel).

Canadian Politics: CBC news goes with a clickbaity oversimplification of the functioning of a constitutional monarchy like ours to point out an (admittedly funny) problem our Governor General has had of late.

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Culture, Debate, Discipleship, Secularity

Online Reading (Dec. 10, 2019)

Condolences: Pray for Tim Challies (popular blogger at challies.com) as he deals with the sudden death of his father.

Morality: Kirk Durston writes unpopular ideas on the societal value of Sexual Morality

Belief: Does the fall of traditional religion mean an increase in superstition

Theology: Credo this month is all about universalism. This is a good article on why progressivism seems inordinately predisposed to universalism.

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Abortion, Apologetics, Discipleship, Politics

Online Reading (November 29, 2019)

History: Screwtape reflects on the life of C.S. Lewis on the occasion of the latter’s birth.

Discipleship: Paul Carter writes on the needs of good spiritual habits.

Politics and Religious Freedom: John Stackhouse reflects own a recent Cardus poll concerning the religious beliefs of Canadian Party leaders. A little disturbing for those of us who believe in freedom of religion.

Nostalgia: Xfinity releases a commercial with ET – Nostalgiarigfic:

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Biblical Criticism, Discipleship, Free Speech, Persecution, Taxes

Online Reading (July 18, 2018)

Speech and Taxes: CRA loses an interesting case in Ontario on whether the tax code can constitutionally limit the speech of charities.

Biblical Criticism: Sean Macdowell talks about how the principle of embarrassment means that the Old Testament should be trusted.

Persecution: World Magazine gives some examples of the very strange things being used as evidence that an American missionary is a terrorist.

Persecution 2: Tim Challies gives some incisive lessons Christians should learn from early church persecution.

Discipleship: Jen Wilkin at the Gospel Coalition answers why we need Bible reading to stoke our affections for Christ.

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