Gene Autry’s rendition of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was a hot item when it was released for the Christmas season in 1949. One of my aunts bought me a “45” record of it, and I played it so much my parents threatened to throw it away. By now I have long gotten tired of hearing […]
Eagles Communication is a wonderful organization in Singapore, founded by Peter Chao, a Fuller alum and now one of our trustees. They publish a fine online magazine, Vantage Point, edited by John Ng, for Christians who want to serve God faithfully in the workplace. They asked me to write a piece on “Rest” for their November-December...
I have been reading John Calvin, and in the process my thoughts have turned
briefly to Bill Clinton. In our official Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue (which I am co-chairing on behalf of the PCUSA) we are focusing on the sacraments, and after several years on baptism we are now turning our attention to the eucharist.
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I haven’t seen any evangelical comments yet about Norman Mailer’s legacy, although many others have been expressing their views since his death on Nov. 10. So, in an attempt to fill the theological void, I will offer some brief thoughts—for what they are worth.
I’m no Mailer expert, but I did read him often in the...
Some commentators are saying that it is time for Mitt Romney to give a “Houston speech,” although there are also reports that several of Romney’s key advisors oppose the idea. I tend to agree with the advisors, but not because I think there is nothing important to say about Mormonism and public leadership. I’m just not convinced...
At a scholarly conference last week we were discussing some important contributions to the field of ethics and Paul Ramsey’s work figured prominently in the discussion. Ramsey taught for several decades at Princeton University, and wrote influential works in medical ethics, just war theory and other topics in Christian ethics. He also gave early leadership to Yale...
I’m not a hardline Christian critic of Halloween. For the most part it strikes me as fairly innocent fun. I was even quoted in USA TODAY a few years ago as wishing that the Christians who warn against the celebration of Halloween would lighten up a bit.
But I will not be doing any trick-or-treating...
I have not watched “Saturday Night Live” in several years–I don’t stay up as late as I did in my younger years!–but when I was a frequent viewer I especially enjoyed Gilda Radner’s “Never mind!” routine. She would come on as a commentator on a news program, and start a rant based on a mis-hearing
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Recently I tried to get started on a book on “public manners for evangelicals.” I have now decided, after several false starts, not to go ahead with it. I found myself simply repeating—but trying to use different words and examples–what I wrote fifteen years ago in my book, Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World–which InterVarsity...
The August 21 issue of the Christian Century has an interesting news item on hugging in church. It briefly chronicles the increase of hugging as a form of greeting other worshipers, and then concludes that, given the appropriate ground rules, hugging can be a healthy practice for congregations.
Much of the brief discussion, though, has to...
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