The Christian Humanist

General Introduction – Looking for the Yeti – What’s on the blog? – The review is coming tomorrow! – Boethius Battlefield writes in – An unenthusiastic obituary A Primer on…

Revised Common Lectionary Page for 16 October 2011 (18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A) Exodus 33:12-23 and Psalm 99  • Isaiah 45:1-7 and Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)  • 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10  • Matthew 22:15-22   To say that the Old Testament…

Here’s a question for our readers: in your experiences in congregational and college settings, how have your teachers handled the variant endings of the book of Mark?  (Or were you…

Ed Cyzewski offers a few thoughts on men’s ministries for… you know… those sorts of guys Don Miller offers some brief but good advice to writers online and otherwise Alan…

General Introduction – David can’t get enough of your love – What’s on the blog? (Not much.) – On specialization and knowledge gaps Godwin’s Law – The origin of a…

Think by John Piper, free on christianaudio I know I’ve heard buzz about John Piper (some good and some bad), but I’ve not actually read him, so this offer interests…

Exodus 32:1-14 and Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23  • Isaiah 25:1-9 and Psalm 23  • Philippians 4:1-9  • Matthew 22:1-14 I love when my favorite texts come up in the lectionary rotation, largely because they…

Alright, so there hasn’t been a lectionary post or a links post for a couple weeks.  Mea culpa on one of those, and dos culpas (yes, I know that construction…

General Introduction – NERD ALERT – The status of the forum – What’s on the blog? – We attack Robert Harrison Christians in American Political History – Lack of a…

The album Nevermind by Nirvana and the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers hit the music stores.  (For our younger readers, “music stores” were retail locations where…

I don’t talk much about my music career/hobby on the podcast or the blog, but I’m swallowing my resistance to self-promotion to mention that I have recorded a new single…

General Introduction –  On professors and assistants –  Prairie dogs –  What’s on the blog? –  More on Chris Gehrz, pietism, and education –  The Christian Humanist Forum—coming soon! Our…

I have to offer a mea culpa this week–I’m preaching in Emmanuel College’s convocation service on Tuesday (tomorrow), and the time that normally I’d devote to writing a lectionary post…

Misunderstood jobs, from A-Z. What would an American theocracy actually look like? A friendly reminder from Kevin DeYoung. Proof that the youth are revolting. The liberals weigh in on what’s…

The Devil Wears Nada: Satan Exposed! by Tripp York 164 pp.  Cascade Books, $19.00   I’ve said and written this before, and I still believe it’s true: if you want…