Tonight I began reading Look to the Rock: An Old Testament Background to Our Understanding of Christ by Alec Motyer. Lately I have been under the conviction that I need a better understanding of the Old Testament in order to more fully appreciate and understand the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Christ. Simply put, [...]
Archive > February 2008
Healing for the Brokenhearted
During the fall of last year my wife found out that her friends Jean and Burch were expecting their second child. Several weeks later we were told that their baby boy had been diagnosed with Tetrasomy 9p. And today we read on Jean’s blog that her labor was induced on Saturday because the baby no [...]
The Monday Muse: School Prayer
Justin Taylor has posted a section from Os Guiness’s new book, The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It, that discusses the issue of prayer in public schools. So our question for the week:
Should prayer be allowed in public schools? If so, on what grounds or conditions?
The Resurgence of Basketball in Indiana
When asked what immediately comes to mind when you hear Indiana, the first word from your mouth should be basketball. Barns with goals on the side. Kids carrying basketballs into the corn fields. Fundamentals. Hoosiers. Enough said.
However, the condition of Indiana basketball over the past few years has been subpar at best. The best college [...]
How to Ban Human Cloning
Just in time for this week’s Monday Muse, The Weekly Standard recently published an article on stem cell research and human cloning by Leon Kass, who is the former chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics. He argues that now is the opportune time to pass legislation that would ban human cloning among other things. [...]
The Monday Muse: Embryonic Stem Cells
This week’s question is a product of the movie The Island.
Is embryonic stem cell research and its applied results ethical?
Remember to also defend your “yes” and “no” answers. Let the debate begin.
The Island
This weekend my wife and I had some down time so we decided to pop in The Island from our DVD collection. It’s obviously not the first time I’ve seen this movie since I own it but each time I watch it I am moved. If you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading this post [...]
Six Killed at N. Illinois University Shooting
If you haven’t read the news, a gunman stormed into a lecture hall full of approximately 150 students on the campus of Northern Illinois University and opened fire. He killed five people before walking up to the stage and killing himself. Several students were also injured. You can read the article here as well as [...]
Union Students to Stay at Church Hotel
I emailed my good friend Ben Mandrell, Senior Pastor of Englewood Baptist Church, the other day to find out what some of us in Nashville might be able to do to help out at Union. Ben didn’t have much information for me but he did let me know how the Lord’s providence allowed Englewood to tend [...]
