Politically Incorrect Motherhood
“We live in a free society, where people are not constrained but free to make their own choices about their life.
This freedom means it is improper to criticise others for the choices they make. Such impropriety constrains our freedom of speech and nourishes the concept of ‘political correctness’. It’s not politically correct to criticise the free choice of others about their living arrangements – de facto marriage, single parenthood, having lots of children or choosing to have none.…”
– Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen writes on ‘Politically Incorrect Motherhood’ – at phillipjensen.com.
Gospel Coalition panel discussions
At The Gospel Coalition national conference in April, three additional panel discussions were hosted by BibleMesh (an overview of the Bible course).
Mp3 audio and video files are now available.
The panel sessions were —
- What I have learned after years of preaching Christ in the Old Testament — with Alistair Begg, Mark Dever, and Philip Ryken. (audio, video).
- Getting to Know the Bible Personally as One Grand Narrative — with Kent Hughes, David Jackman, and Ligon Duncan. (audio, video).
- How to Teach Children and Youth the Gospel Story — with Russell Moore, David Helm, and Kimberly Thornbury. (audio, video).
Diocese of Montreal: two canons resign from Cathedral Chapter
“Two priests have resigned from the honorary post of canon of the Chapter of Christ Church Cathedral, at least one of them because of disagreement with the appointment a gay man with a partner as the new rector of the cathedral and dean of Montreal.…”
– From page 3 of The Montreal Anglican (3.8MB PDF) – via the Anglican Essentials Canada blog. (Photo: Diocese of Montreal.)
Bin Laden and the measure of ‘justice’
The Social Issues Executive of the Diocese of Sydney has released this paper, ‘Bin Laden and the measure of ‘justice’, ‘intended to assist discussion’.
It’s available here (PDF file) and should appear on their website (as Briefing 094) soon.
Themelios, Volume 36 Issue 1 online
The latest issue of Themelios has been released by the Gospel Coalition.
(h/t Justin Taylor.)
Tim Challies’ “The Next Story” — Free Audiobook for May 2011
An audiobook version of Tim Challies’ new book The Next Story: Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion is the free download for May 2011 from Christian Audio.
Church Membership: Holding the Body Together. 9Marks eJournal May 2011
The latest 9Marks eJournal is on church membership. Get it here.
The Trial that still must come
“Such celebration points to the danger of revenge as a powerful human emotion. Revenge has no place among those who honor justice. Retributive justice is sober justice. …
The second troubling aspect is just part of what it means to live in a world in which true justice is always elusive. …”
– Albert Mohler adds perspective to the news everyone is talking about today.