Month: April 2010

Book Reviews6 Comments

Basic Christian (updated again)

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Roger Steer, Basic Christian: The Inside Story of John Stott (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2010). $19.00, 288 pages. In 2005, Time magazine named John Stott one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The profile of him was penned by none other than Billy Graham, arguably the most influential American Christian leader of the 20th Century. Graham wrote: “I can’t think of anyone who has been more effective in introducing so many people to a biblical world view. He represents a touchstone of authentic biblical scholarship that, in my opinion, has scarcely been paralleled since the days … Continue reading Basic Christian (updated again)

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Industry Size: Measurement and Social Costs

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This is the fifth video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.     Continue reading Industry Size: Measurement and Social Costs

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Freedom, Virtue, and the Politics of Regulating Pornography

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This is the fourth video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.   Continue reading Freedom, Virtue, and the Politics of Regulating Pornography

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Desire and the Tainted Soul

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This is the third video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com. This video is interesting because it presents an Islamic perspective on the topic of pornography   Continue reading Desire and the Tainted Soul

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Pornography’s Effect on Interpersonal Relationships

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This is the second video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.   Continue reading Pornography’s Effect on Interpersonal Relationships

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Ethnic Blends

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Mark DeYmaz and Harry Li, Ethnic Blends: Mixing Diversity into Your Local Church (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010). $18.99, 230 pages. Demographers estimate that America will become a majority-minority nation by 2042. At the moment, whites account for a majority of Americans; by 2042, no one race or ethnic group will hold that distinction.[1] This demographic shift will change and complexify American ethnic relationships in ways that are difficult to predict. Martin Luther King Jr. often lamented that 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning was the most segregated hour of the American week. In their 2000 study, Divided by Faith, sociologists … Continue reading Ethnic Blends

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The Moral Bases for Legal Regulation of Pornography

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The Witherspoon Institute has released a report entitled The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations. The report is based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. I will be posting one video a day from the consultation over the next two weeks. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com. This is the first video.     Continue reading The Moral Bases for Legal Regulation of Pornography

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“Easter Wings” by George Herbert

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  Lord, Who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly he lost the same, Decaying more and more, Till he became Most poore: With Thee O let me rise, As larks, harmoniously, And sing this day Thy victories: Then shall the fall further the flight in me. My tender age in sorrow did beginne; And still with sicknesses and shame Thou didst so punish sinne, That I became Most thinne. With Thee Let me combine, And feel this day Thy victorie; For, if I imp my wing on Thine, Affliction shall advance the flight in me. Continue reading “Easter Wings” by George Herbert