Monthly Archives: October 2011

“Free Audiobook of the Month: Think”

Having read the book I can certainly endorse the audio version: John Piper’s Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God. It’s available as a free download right now from Christian Audio. Hat Tip to Thinking Matters.

October 10, 2011 – 3:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Comments (6)

Christianity and the Abolitionist Movement

A quick excerpt from a blog you need to know about, Christ the Tao, speaking on Christianity and slavery: the modern abolitionist movement, led by zealous believers like William Wilberforce, was no fluke. There is, in the genome of Scripture, something that pushes towards liberty, that eventually emerged in a big way. [From Christ the …

October 10, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Worth Reading | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Of Interest: Metaphysics and Football

If you like sports and if you’ve ever debated naturalism, you’re going to love how Alexander Pruss reached the conclusion that some people just can’t consistently talk football.

October 9, 2011 – 7:26 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun, New Atheism | Comments Off

“The Invention of Sexual Identity”

What was the nineteenth century’s worst invention? Choosing just one isn’t an easy task, but one that should be near the top of the list is . . . sexual identity. Few modern creations have wreaked as much havoc on individuals and culture as this medical concept. [From The Invention of Sexual Identity » First …

October 9, 2011 – 6:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Of Interest: “There’s Probably No Dawkins”

[From bethinking.org - What is Apologetics? - There's Probably No Dawkins]

October 9, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Worth Reading | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Of Interest: “Modern economies ‘rise and fall’ with nuclear families”

Study: Modern economies ‘rise and fall’ with nuclear families [From Study: Modern economies 'rise and fall' with nuclear families - Washington Times]

October 8, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged | Comments Off

Do Atheists’ Actions Have Any Connection To Their Beliefs?

Watch at video.foxnews.com Richard Dawkins (about 2:25): What I do think is that there is some logical connection between believing in God and doing some, sometimes, evil things, but there’s no logical connection between them [Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot] being atheists and doing evil things. It’s just incidentally true that, say, Mao Zedong and …

October 6, 2011 – 10:51 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (69)

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

He was a great man in so many ways. I share other Christians’ concern over his spiritual ethical choices. That is between Steve Jobs and God now. Regardless of that, his memory serves to support what I was just saying: that there is something distinct and very special about the way God made all of …

October 6, 2011 – 10:31 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Unfiled | Comments (2)