Jun
24
2010
Worth a Look 6.24.10
Russell Moore’s reflections on Hurricane Katrina 5 years later. This is a long article, but it is worth reading all the way to the end:
The apocalypses we experience now—whether in Katrina-struck America or earthquake-devastated Haiti or tsunami-ravaged Asia—remind us that this present order isn’t the way it’s supposed to be. The CNN meteorologists can explain the hurricane only in terms of barometric pressure and water temperatures. We know, however, that at its root this natural disaster isn’t natural at all. It is creation crying out, “Adam, where are you?”
One of the dangers of the new media:
Those who spend any amount of time absorbing new media quickly discover their subtly addictive nature. Clicking through to the next page takes no effort, and the fact that a real person has deemed whatever lies on that page as worthy of a link provides a real incentive to follow. It is like a perpetual treasure hunt, except without a fixed end and where all the obstacles are minimized.
Helmut Thielicke on seeing yourself in the prodigal son:
That he should have wanted to separate himself from his father now seems just as ridiculous as that a person should fret over being dependent on air and then hold his breath in order to assert his freedom. We cannot with impunity – actually, without being utterly foolish – separate ourselves from the element in which we live and have our being. We can’t take God off as we would take off a shirt. To separate ourselves from the Father is at bottom not merely “unbelief” at all, but simply the most monstrous kind of silliness.
Oldest known portraits of Andrew, John, Peter and Paul found