Thursday October 23, 2008
Climate Revolt
I found this story very interesting. "To prevent a financial crisis from turning into an economic calamity, the European Union has pulled the emergency brake on green policies." So just how important are green policies if they are the first thing to go in times of crisis?
Why Women Are Weaker Than Men
Gerald Hiestand: "Too often the complementarian/egalitarian debate gets lost in a discussion about what should be, rather than embracing what is. Peter is not saying that women should be vulnerable before men; he is saying that they are. There is nothing that we can do to change this reality."
Civics 101
"Every four years, the world looks with bafflement at the United States as the country goes through its curious process of electing its President. Truth be told, the system is far from obvious, and remains misunderstood and controversial even within the U.S.A. A brief primer on how it all works."
Financial Armageddon
I should have seen this coming. John Hagee takes on the financial and global economic downturn in his new book Financial Armageddon. Hagee claims to have written it in less than three weeks. He also offers advice about how people can protect their personal finances and claims many of the current events were "spelled out in stunning detail by prophetic writings penned more than two thousand years ago."
Vocation Plans
"A hundred years ago young adults did not have anywhere near the mind-boggling and almost debilitating number of options available today. In general, sons took on the line of work of their fathers, and girls adopted whatever domestic, social, and vocational roles their mothers held. It wasn't so much about "finding your calling" as it was about your calling finding you."
The Prodigal God
Tim Keller writes about his new book (due next week--I should have a review shortly).
I found this story very interesting. "To prevent a financial crisis from turning into an economic calamity, the European Union has pulled the emergency brake on green policies." So just how important are green policies if they are the first thing to go in times of crisis?
Why Women Are Weaker Than Men
Gerald Hiestand: "Too often the complementarian/egalitarian debate gets lost in a discussion about what should be, rather than embracing what is. Peter is not saying that women should be vulnerable before men; he is saying that they are. There is nothing that we can do to change this reality."
Civics 101
"Every four years, the world looks with bafflement at the United States as the country goes through its curious process of electing its President. Truth be told, the system is far from obvious, and remains misunderstood and controversial even within the U.S.A. A brief primer on how it all works."
Financial Armageddon
I should have seen this coming. John Hagee takes on the financial and global economic downturn in his new book Financial Armageddon. Hagee claims to have written it in less than three weeks. He also offers advice about how people can protect their personal finances and claims many of the current events were "spelled out in stunning detail by prophetic writings penned more than two thousand years ago."
Vocation Plans
"A hundred years ago young adults did not have anywhere near the mind-boggling and almost debilitating number of options available today. In general, sons took on the line of work of their fathers, and girls adopted whatever domestic, social, and vocational roles their mothers held. It wasn't so much about "finding your calling" as it was about your calling finding you."
The Prodigal God
Tim Keller writes about his new book (due next week--I should have a review shortly).
Comments (3) »
1. Brendt Waters
October 23, 2008
9:34 AM
Of course you should have seen this coming. It was “spelled out in stunning detail by prophetic writings penned more than two thousand years ago.” ;-)
2. Jessica Watson
October 23, 2008
10:33 AM
Those were really good thoughts by Gerald Hiestand. This is the kind of complementarianism that I believe in also: one that recognizes that humanity is comprised of body and soul. Our bodies are different, our physical strength is different, and therefore we are assigned different roles, but there is no such thing as men and women having different kinds of souls. Intellectually, spiritually, morally - we are individuals. Now we just all need to act as if this is true. I get so annoyed that pretty much every conference or book produced or published just for women in evangelicalism is either shallow or about no more than their roles as wives and mothers. If this were true for men, the church would be deeply impoverished.
3. J.P.H.
October 23, 2008
11:28 AM
I liked McDonald’s article too. I get a little uneasy, though, when I hear words like “therefore we are assigned different roles”.
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