Sunday’s Best

1. How to Win Donald Miller books by threatening him. Don Miller confronts a confrontational Twitterer and talks about maturity. 2. Heart for the City. Mars Hill on making strides to be in the places of greatest cultural impact. 3. I’m not being quiet, I’m speechless. Some of the world’s most beautiful college libraries. I imagine being quiet isn’t difficult as most are probably speechless anyhow. (HT: @brianbajari) 4.... Read More

Is It Sinful for Christians to Make Hip Hop Music?

I think not. But apparently there are those who would argue otherwise, such as Dr. David Murray, professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary.  Dr. Murray wrote a piece on his blog arguing, at its heart, this: “Are the origins, associations, and present fruits of a musical genre or sub-culture to be seriously considered when deciding whether to incorporate it into the public worship of God?” You’ll... Read More

Nick Bogardus Didn’t Learn How To Be a Man

Nick Bogardus didn’t learn anything about being a man from Esquire Magazine’s How To Be a Man issue, and not just because he disagrees with the magazine’s conclusions.  Instead, the How To Be a Man issue, Bogardus says, doesn’t actually tell you how to be a man.  My favorite part of his essay is his explanation of what’s wrong with Esquire’s (and ultimately, our culture’s) pseudo-attempt to explain manhood: But... Read More