This post by Jeff Emanuel is quite funny: “Tale of the Tape: Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama.”
Upcoming Events Sponsored by the Henry Center
Owen Strachan recently posted forthcoming events sponsored by the Henry Center. All of these should be recorded and uploaded to the Henry Center’s media page. I’m particularly looking forward to these three events in October: [Read more…] about Upcoming Events Sponsored by the Henry Center
SBL Handbook of Style
I typically consult The SBL Handbook of Style a couple of times each week to double-check various format and style issues. I was just delighted to learn that the entire book is available for free online as a PDF!
Update: The SBL site now says, “You must login to download The SBL Handbook of Style.”
Chawkat Moucarry on Islam
The fourth essay in Christ on Campus Initiative’s series was just published: Chawkat Moucarry’s “A Christian Perspective on Islam.” (The essays are also hosted by the Henry Center.)
The CCI essays are (1) by evangelical scholars, (2) geared for campus evangelism, and (3) edited by D. A. Carson.
Here’s the outline for Moucarry’s essay:
1. The Bible: The Christian Scripture
Interview with Steve Baugh on Ephesians in the ESVSB
I recently interviewed S. M. Baugh re his notes on Ephesians for the ESV Study Bible. Crossway has made his introduction and notes to Ephesians 1 available here. The interview is published on Justin Taylor’s blog.
Justin Taylor on Genocide
Attendees of the recent New Attitude conference voted on some tough Bible questions, and NA just published Justin Taylor’s answer to this one: “How Could God Command Genocide?“
Deborah Upstaged Barak
Douglas Wilson recently shared his initial observations on Sarah Palin. He concludes,
An issue that will be discussed among some conservative Christians is the propriety of electing a woman. Evangelical Christians are overwhelmingly hostile to feminism, and so what is with that? I have argued before from Isaiah 3:12—“children are their oppressors, and women rule over them”—that feminism is one of the things Scripture uses as an indicator of God’s judgment on a culture. I still believe that, and also believe that we are in fact under this particular judgment in our culture. But as a biblical absolutist, and not a simple traditionalist, I also want to make room for the occasional Deborah. Life is funny, and you should remember that in the Bible Deborah was the dame who upstaged a fellow named Barak. Kinda spooky when you think about it.
Pretty witty. See Judges 4–5. Deborah rose to the occasion when Barak lacked courage (e.g., 4:8, 14).
(The analogy Deborah : Barak :: Sarah Palin : Barack Obama breaks down, of course, not least since Deborah and Barak were on the “same team.”)
Mohler on Sarah Palin’s Fifth Child (May 2008)
This morning John McCain announced his VP: Sarah Palin.
Almost four months ago, Al Mohler highlighted the Palin family in an article (“Welcome to the World, Trig Paxson Van Palin“) and on his radio show (also titled “Welcome to the World, Trig Paxson Van Palin“).
Here’s a description of the radio show:
A little boy with an extra chromosome was born on April 18. His name is Trig Paxson Van Palin and his new home is the Alaska Governor’s Mansion in Juneau. His mom is Governor Sarah Palin, who along with her husband Todd, has welcomed Trig as their second son and fifth child.
On today’s show, Mohler explains why Trig’s very existence defies the Culture of Death and gives us all hope.