from Adrian Warnock. I don’t think it needs any additional commentary: In the UK we have a peculiar form of hypocrisy about abortion. When the law allowing abortion was passed (note to my American readers, this was passed by an act of parliament, not a ruling of unelected judges) it was argued that abortion was needed [...]
View PostDoug Wilson on Newt Gingrich
Brilliant stuff. Watch this: Now read this: John King of CNN wilted under Newt's bombast, but that is not the point. The point is whether or not he needed to wilt. King tried ineffectively to defend himself against Newt's attack by saying that it was another network that had done the interview, and it was [...]
View Post arrogance, cnn, douglas wilson, hypocrisy, media, newt gingrich, videoNo More Acting - the Humility of Grace
Who wants to be an actor? (picture above from State Library of NSW archives on flickr. h/t Dave Miers). I had a fascinating conversation this weekend about what it means to live the Christian life. My conversation partner came from a religious background that put the emphasis on what we need to do to please [...]
View Post grace, humility, hypocrisy, jesus, justification, luke, matthew, righteous, sin, sinnerA Couple of Mentions
Picked up a couple of mentions in the blogosphere this week. One good, one not. First the good. Dr. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries in a series of video interviews with the Midwest Centre for Theological Studies speaks about where he'll be in October this year. Interview 7 | White and Barcellos from MCTS [...]
View Post atheists, calvinistic cartoons, coffee, comedy, consistency, drunkenmadman, humour, hypocrisy, irony, james white, mcts podcast, pedantry, podcast, sense of humour failure, sydney atheistsWhen is it NOT a “Christian Voice”?
Answer: When it's simply legalism. The Daily Mail (not that we want to hold them up as the bastion of consistently objective, unsensational reporting) has a stunning article today on a truth that many in UK evangelicalism have known for a while, Stephen Green [wiki] of “Christian Voice” is a bit of a nasty man. [...]
View Post christian voice, daily mail, domestic violence, ephesians, gospel, grace, husbands, hypocrisy, law, legalism, marriage, stephen green, wives
