This week saw the official launch of the Christian Standard Bible. I am grateful for the translation committee and for the Bible team at B&H for their hard work in preparing this translation.
I’ve also seen lots of activity on social media related to This Is Our Time. Thank you, readers, for purchasing the book and for letting me know what you think! I love getting your feedback.
Podcasts:
I’ve been making the rounds on several podcasts lately.
- Here is my conversation on “The Culture’s Myths and the Gospel” on Back to the Bible in Canada.
- Dan Darling invited me on his podcast The Way Home to discuss culture, politics and Christian witness.
- I also joined Shaun Tabatt’s show to discuss This Is Our Time and the Christian Standard Bible.
Kindle Deal: Crossing Cultures with Jesus: Sharing Good News with Sensitivity and Grace by Katie Rawson. $3.99.
Seven of the best articles I came across this week:
1. J.D. Greear – When Should the Church Make Political Statements? This is a wise article that helps pastors process the challenges inherent in never speaking, or speaking too much, on specific political battles.
2. Ross Douthat – Resist the Internet. Douthat on a “digital temperance” movement. (See, also, chapter 1 of This Is Our Time!)
3. Mindy Belz – Iraq’s Grisly Liberation. Mindy is one of the best reporters covering the Middle East today, and she does so with an eye to how Christians are affected.
4. Murray Campbell – The Phoney War Is Over. If two people having a civil conversation about the nature of marriage is “hate speech” in Australia, what will be next? This pastor from Australia responds.
5. I have laughed so many times at the video of a man’s children crashing his BBC interview. Here’s an interview in The Wall Street Journal with the family. They seem delightful.
6. Thomas Sowell – The Real Lessons of Middlebury College. In addition to my previous link, consider the strangeness of failing to actually provide reasons for rejecting a perspective!
7. Megan Basham – Progressive Fairy Tale. Here’s World Magazine’s take on the new Beauty and the Beast.
