Sep
08
2010
Worth a Look 9.8.10
How to Start the Gospels – Fred Sanders (I loved the way Sanders compares and contrasts the openings of the four Gospels):
It’s like when kids are fighting back and forth with a “times two,” “oh yeah, times four,” “oh yeah,” and then one of them the Infinity Card. “Oh yeah, times INFINITY.” Once the infinity card is exposed, the game is kind of over.
Less than meets the eye. Use some commonsense when it comes to the arguments people make:
All of us can make strong sounding arguments that, upon closer inspection, are much less than meets the eye. We employ rhetorical strategies that look impressive (and often work) but contain hidden assumptions and flimsy reasoning. Here are six common arguments (or approaches to argumentation) that can stop us in our tracks, but are actually less impressive than they seem.
David Brooks from the New York Times writes about David Platt and his book Radical:
Platt’s arguments are old, but they emerge at a postexcess moment, when attitudes toward material life are up for grabs. His book has struck a chord. His renunciation tome is selling like hotcakes. Reviews are warm. Leaders at places like the Southern Baptist Convention are calling on citizens to surrender the American dream.
Who’s who in the blogosphere? Here is an infographic sharing a bit of information about blogging and bloggers. (HT: Challies)