Nov
22
2010
Worth a Look 11.22.10
Lots of discussion regarding the ETS meeting last week, and particularly the plenary sessions which included a conversation between Tom Schreiner and N.T. Wright:
- A.B. Caneday‘s summary
- Mike Wittmer‘s summary (and of the roundtable)
- Collin Hansen‘s summary
- Western Seminary’s three part summary: (1, 2, 3)
- J.R. Daniel Kirk‘s summary of Wright at SBL
- Michael Haykin‘s summary
- Denny Burk‘s summary
We’re also singular for having wrested moments of purposeless peace from amidst the brutal struggle of living on Earth. Daydreaming, idling, flights of fancy and curiosity: these too have merit, even if they don’t cure cancer or make a mobile app a little bit friendlier. If our every action is put to the test of “world-changing,” we risk making tools of ourselves.
Is marriage becoming obsolete? (HT: Joe Carter)
Marriage is increasingly optional and could be on its way to obsolescence,according to a survey of more than 2,600 Americans that examines changing attitudes about relationships today. Among the 2,691 adults surveyed by the Pew Research Center last month, 39% say marriage is becoming obsolete, up from 28% who responded to the same question posed in 1978 by Timemagazine, which participated in the survey.