Blogs
Befriend Those with Disabilities and Special Needs | Scott Sauls, TGC
“According to The American Journal of Medical Genetics, 99 percent of those living with Down syndrome say they’re happy; 97 percent say they like who they are; and 99 percent agree with the statement, ‘I love my family.’ According to one writer, these statistics identify those living with Down syndrome as ‘the happiest people in the world.’”
Open Bible, Burning Hearts: Response to Andy Stanley | John Piper, Desiring God
“Now that Andy Stanley has responded so fully and helpfully to the critics of his sermon ‘The Bible Told Me So,’ we may be able to sort out a few things about his method more carefully. My aim here is to state what I think Stanley is commending to preachers, and then suggest some questions that young preachers should ask before embracing Stanley’s method. He has important things to teach us, and I was helped by reading his rejoinder to his critics.”
Laying R.I.P. to Rest | Nick Batzig, Reformation21 Blog
“I’ve noticed something of a concerning trend over the past several years. It is the way in which believers speak about culture-impacting individuals at their deaths. Instead of simply expressing appreciation for their life and achievements, it has become commonplace for Christians to use the shorthand R.I.P. (‘rest in peace’) on social media when speaking of individuals–in whose lives there was no evidence of saving grace–at their death. At the risk of sounding ill-tempered, I wish to set out several reasons why I am troubled by this occurrence.”
Do Christian Colleges and Seminaries Have a Moral Responsibility to Screen Ministry Students for Dangerous Mental Disorders? | Darrell Puls, Christian Academia Magazine
“Let’s be honest: We expect many pastors to be slightly off-centered and with amusing eccentricities. That’s fine, and the majority do much good. I am not concerned about them. What scares me is this: recent validated research strongly indicates that those who meet the diagnostic criteria of Narcissitic Personality Disorder are so strongly attracted to ministry that they make up just under one-third (31.2%) of all ordained clergy within a large, conservative denomination…”
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Video
Why you Should Watch The Atheist Delusion by Ray Comfort | Jordan Standridge, The Cripplegate