Tuesday June 2, 2009
Mark Dever in Toronto
If you are in the Toronto area, you may be interested in hearing Mark Dever speak at Richview Baptist Church this evening. Bring an unbelieving friend, since Mark will be preaching an evangelistic message.
The Gospel and the Gosselins
CT has a thoughtful article on the TLC show Jon and Kate Plus Eight. "It was not until the recent allegations of sexual impropriety arose that a significant number of Christians began to question whether Jon and Kate were indeed the examples of faithful living that we had imagined. Somehow most of us missed the long trajectory that was, day by day, moving them farther from a life of Christian virtue. Sexual immorality--whether actual or merely suspected--caught our attention, but the materialism, narcissism, and exploitation of children that preceded it was largely overlooked."
Toy Story 3 Teaser
It's a year away and already I'm looking forward to taking the kids.
Is 1 Corinthians 13 Poetry?
Mounce looks at the passage this week. "We had an interesting experience on the ESV translation committee when we were doing 1 Cor 13. We were working really hard on the passage, perhaps especially hard since it was such a famous passage. Famous passages are difficult since changes have a greater impact on people: "how dare you change my favorite passage!" as if we own the text."
WORLD on Up
WORLD Magazine looks at Pixar's success stories and how they refuse to sell out to merchandisers. " Yet there's something about the studio's creations that make Wall Street uncomfortable. The New York Times reported on April 5 that investors and toy merchandisers are 'griping' about Up in the same way they did with Wall•E and Ratatouille, fearing that the film's artistic excellence will end up costing it in commercial appeal."
Common Mistakes by Young Preachers
James MacDonald takes this on in a short video clip.
Deal of the Day: If There's a God, Why Are There Atheists?
Ligonier Ministries is offering R.C. Sproul's book If There's a God, Why are There Atheists? at a pretty good discount (just $3.50 per copy).
If you are in the Toronto area, you may be interested in hearing Mark Dever speak at Richview Baptist Church this evening. Bring an unbelieving friend, since Mark will be preaching an evangelistic message.
The Gospel and the Gosselins
CT has a thoughtful article on the TLC show Jon and Kate Plus Eight. "It was not until the recent allegations of sexual impropriety arose that a significant number of Christians began to question whether Jon and Kate were indeed the examples of faithful living that we had imagined. Somehow most of us missed the long trajectory that was, day by day, moving them farther from a life of Christian virtue. Sexual immorality--whether actual or merely suspected--caught our attention, but the materialism, narcissism, and exploitation of children that preceded it was largely overlooked."
Toy Story 3 Teaser
It's a year away and already I'm looking forward to taking the kids.
Is 1 Corinthians 13 Poetry?
Mounce looks at the passage this week. "We had an interesting experience on the ESV translation committee when we were doing 1 Cor 13. We were working really hard on the passage, perhaps especially hard since it was such a famous passage. Famous passages are difficult since changes have a greater impact on people: "how dare you change my favorite passage!" as if we own the text."
WORLD on Up
WORLD Magazine looks at Pixar's success stories and how they refuse to sell out to merchandisers. " Yet there's something about the studio's creations that make Wall Street uncomfortable. The New York Times reported on April 5 that investors and toy merchandisers are 'griping' about Up in the same way they did with Wall•E and Ratatouille, fearing that the film's artistic excellence will end up costing it in commercial appeal."
Common Mistakes by Young Preachers
James MacDonald takes this on in a short video clip.
Deal of the Day: If There's a God, Why Are There Atheists?
Ligonier Ministries is offering R.C. Sproul's book If There's a God, Why are There Atheists? at a pretty good discount (just $3.50 per copy).
Comments (7) »
1. Brendt Waters
June 2, 2009
9:21 AM
I’m looking forward to taking the kids
Ah, yes, the cover story. ;-)
2. Chuck Beem
June 2, 2009
11:15 AM
I’ve been griping about the Gosselins since the first episode I ever watched. Not only do I find it boring, I find it insulting. John is generally represented as a lazy jerk, both in the editing of the show and in the words of Kate herself. When I saw the book about them, and heard that churches were bringing in Kate to speak to women, I thought to myself, ‘I am so thankful for my wife, and I am glad that she would never buy into those attitudes.’ And I also thought to myself, “Do I ever look like John? What would people think if we were on television?”
This is less a rant about the sin of the Gosselins than it is a loss of Gospel-centeredness. Too many hold them up as models rather than pray for them and speak the truth in love.
3. Carrie
June 2, 2009
12:08 PM
Appreciated the link to Toy Story 3 (hip hip hooray!) and the World mag article on Up. I had actually heard some negative reviews from parents who went to see Up and, not knowing anything at all about the movie, appreciated the link to World.
Thanks!
4. George Adams
June 2, 2009
12:52 PM
Those who may be dismayed with Jon&Kate, but haven’t yet discovered the Duggar family will be delighted to find another TLC show about another large family (20!) Their shows, however, show the genuine Christian love between the husband and wife, and between the parents and children. They make no apologies for their beliefs (I’m still amazed TLC would do an entire show featuring the Duggars going to the Creation Museum), and I’m always very glad I watched. The impression is that it’s a very, very happy family. The show is “18 Children and Counting”, and is in its 3rd or 4th season now. (http://www.duggarfamily.com/)
5. Reg Schofield
June 2, 2009
2:05 PM
I have and will not watch any of these voyeuristic reality shows. That is not to say I haven’t been aware of them mostly through others talking and every magazine on the planet featuring one of the families . This includes the new darlings of the reality world , the Duggars. Lets face it , when camera’s are rolling and the eye in the sky is watching , we are being played for market share. If its to Christians , so be it. The article by CT about the Gosselins was bang on. The concerns raised are the ones I voiced to my wife when all these reality shows began springing up. My hope for this family is for them to step away , repent and turn to the healing that is found in Jesus . May we pray for them to be reconciled .
6. Jeri
June 2, 2009
4:53 PM
I appreciate the link to Mounce re: 1 Corinthians 13 as poetry. I just finished 1 Corinthians as I’m reading through the Bible, and had the very same thoughts. 1 Corinthians 13 is the nitty gritty of the whole book, I saw, and Paul is waging war against their wrong notions of what being “spiritual” really is.
The CT story gets it exactly right…I’m ashamed of myself for my previous lack of discernment about the Gosselins (I did start to see they were in trouble about a year ago, though I’ve never watched the show regularly.)
7. George Adams
June 2, 2009
9:50 PM
Reg said:
This includes the new darlings of the reality world , the Duggars. Lets face it , when camera’s are rolling and the eye in the sky is watching , we are being played for market share.
Reg, I don’t have a problem with that. If my watching the Duggars (who apparently are just as sweet off-camera as on-camera) sends a message to TLC that viewers like watching well-adjusted, loving families who are unapologetically Christan, then I am happy to be counted in that market share.
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