Category: Between Two Worlds

Justin Taylor

Blog can be found on:

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/

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By micoots
10/08/2016 0

One of the Most Important Lessons John Piper Learned in the Pursuit of Racial and Ethnic Harmony and Diversity

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This may be my favorite section from John Piper’s book, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian (Crossway, 2011): 232-33.

No lesson in the pursuit of racial and ethnic diversity and harmony has been more forceful than the lesson that it is easy to get so wounded and so tired that you decide to quit. This is true of every race and every ethnicity in whatever struggle they face. The most hopeless temptation is to give up—to say that there are other important things to work on (whic..

By micoots
08/08/2016 0

The Trailer for the New Animated Short Film, “The Biggest Story” (Narrated by Kevin DeYoung)

Here is a trailer for a 26-minute animated short film, The Biggest Story, written and narrated by Kevin DeYoung, featuring the artwork of award-winning artist Don Clark and the animation of Jorge Rolando Canedo Estrada, with an original score composed by John Poon:

The film is due out in August 2016. The DVD includes a free digital copy and a free two-sided poster. Or you can order just the digital download.

By micoots
04/08/2016 0

A Converation with Phil Ryken about the Darkest Period of His Life: “I Started to Wonder How I Would End It All”

Phil Ryken—the president of Wheaton College—has written a new book called When Trouble Comes.

In this small book, I tell the stories of men and women from the Bible who were in all kinds of trouble—people such as Isaiah, Elijah, Ruth, and Paul. They were weighed down by guilt and shame, suffered the death of loved ones, had family crises, or went through other painful trials that tested their faith. For some, the trial was absolutely a matter of life and death.

But before he tells their storie..

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By micoots
27/07/2016 0

Two Ways that Evangelicals Have Failed Women—And How a New Book Can Help

Karen Swallow Prior—professor of English at Liberty University and the author of Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist—wrote the foreword for historian Michael Haykin’s new book, Eight Women of Faith (Crossway, 2016):

Genesis 2 tells us that God created a garden with “every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food” (v. 9). God told Adam to eat freely of every tree except one. But rather than focusing on the abundance God had offered ..

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By micoots
23/07/2016 0

(Perhaps) The Most Insightful Interview You’ll Read This Election Year

One of the most depressing parts of this election cycle (among many!) was this video of Ted Cruz trying to interact with a Donald Trump supporter:

There is a fair bit about Cruz’s persona and approach as a politician that I do not care for, but I admire his intelligence and his willingness to dialogue with anyone. Here is an example where it went differently:

For all of my qualms with Cruz, they do not compare with my view of Donald Trump. I have been vocal about my opposition to his candidacy..

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By micoots
22/07/2016 0

Voting in the Age of Clinton and Trump

Matthew Franck—Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Radford University in Virginia, and Director of the William E. and Carol G. Simon Center on Religion and the Constitution at the Witherspoon Institute—argues that “it is wrong to think of a vote not cast for Leading Contender A as a de facto vote cast for Leading Contender B.”

For my part, my conscience is more important to me than the outcome of this presidential election. I cannot in good conscience vote for either Clinton ..

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By micoots
13/07/2016 0

Sportscaster Ernie Johnson on Adopting His Son with Special Needs: ‘It’s Rooted in Our Christian Faith’

Ernie Johnson Jr. is at the top of his game as a sportscaster for Turner Sports and CBS Sports—the lead TV voice for Major League Baseball (TBS), the host of Inside the NBA (TNT), and a contributor to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament (Turner and CBS).

He is also a faithful Christian and a father who has adopted children, one of whom has special needs.

“It’s rooted in our faith, our Christian faith,” he told the Courier-Journal in 2014. “We’re instructed to care for orphans and w..

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Why Joni Eareckson Tada Thinks You Should Go See the New Pro-Suicide Movie, “Me Before You”

Reviewing this movie at Revive Our Hearts, Joni Eareckson Tada (who has lived with quadriplegia for over three decades) writes:

I have nothing but disdain for the “you’re better off dead than disabled” message in Me Before You. It can’t help but have a negative impact on young, impressionable moviegoers who already have fundamental fears about disability. It can pull at their emotions, further weakening their convictions about who has the right to doctor-assisted death. Audiences may leave the ..

By micoots
29/06/2016 0

One Simple Thing that Would Help Your Next Internet Debate

Here is one of the most important points that Mortimer Adler makes in his ironically titled book, How to Read a Book:

Every author has had the experience of suffering book reviews by critic who did not feel obligated to do the work of the first two stages first. The critic too often thinks he does not have to be a reader as well as a judge.

Every lecturer has also had the experience of having critical questions asked that were not based on any understanding of what he had said.

You yourself m..

By micoots
23/06/2016 0

21 Questions With Barronelle Stutzman

This is amazing. Barronelle Stutzman is the Washington florist sued by a gay man, a friend and client of almost a decade, who was outraged by her refusal to do the flowers for his same-sex wedding. Whatever you think you know about her case, I bet you don’t know a lot of things in that short three-minute video.