The Rise of the “Nones”
Time magazine’s March 12th cover story, 10 Ideas that are Changing Your Life, includes the news that “the fastest-growing religious group in the U.S. is the category of people who…
Schaeffer – Just as Timely as Ever
I just finished reading an excellent biography of one of my heroes, Francis Schaeffer. Colin Duriez has done an excellent job of weaving insights from numerous sources – most notably, Schaeffer’s writings and interviews of family and friends who knew him best.
More about Gandhi
If you were disturbed by my previous post about Gandhi, you'll be even more upset by this review in the Wall Street Journal about a new biography. See here: http://on.wsj.com/e1Qhf0…
Was Gandhi humble?
There’s been some discussion in the blogosphere lately about whether Gandhi is in heaven. I won’t recreate that debate here. But I would like to address some of the attitudes behind the interaction. A key issue is humility.
Many people think Gandhi was a very humble man. And these same people present themselves as humble. They use phrases like, “How can we know for sure…” or “Who are we to say that….” or “I think we need to remain agnostic about…”
February: Lincoln’s Month – in more ways than one
Do you battle “Seasonal Affective Disorder” during these gray days of February? Many people do. I find myself counting down the days until the end of the month, knowing that March is usually more upbeat for me. It doesn’t help that “Seasonal Affective Disorder” is often abbreviated “SAD.”
Happy Birthday C.S. Lewis
Today, November 29th, is C.S. Lewis’ birthday. (He would have been 112 today). I hope to always celebrate this day by reacquainting myself with some of “Jack’s” great wisdom – perhaps by reading something I still haven’t read of his or re-reading something I hadn’t taken in for some time.
A word of caution is worth mentioning. While I
Theological Mentors
In George Marsden’s excellent biography of Jonathan Edwards, the author tells of his having numerous “theological mentors from across the ages” (502). The idea is intriguing, isn’t it? Obviously, Edwards is one of Marsden’s favorites.
It’s one thing to say you might have a favorite or two (or more) historical figures. Perhaps you have read
The Integrity of Christopher Hitchens
One of the foundational assumptions behind this blog is that people are whole, integrated persons. Thus, the way we see all of life and interact with all people should be framed by a sense of the wholeness, the integrity, of all of life.
This holds true even in the lives of those with whom we disagree strongly. Christopher Hitchens,