(1) Trump Attacks Carson’s Adventist Faith, by Sean Sullivan (Washington Post). And Donald Trump: No reason to apologize for remarks about Ben Carson’s faith (Washington Times)
(2) Do Other Planets Have Their Own Christ?, by Andrew Davison (Christianity Today)
“Telescopes are now looking at the atmosphere of these planets, searching for tell-tale signs of chemicals associated with life, and theologians are already wondering about the implications of a positive result. Some of that work is sponsored by NASA, which appreciates the place of religion in how people would make sense of such a finding.”
(3) Some Christians Against ’Holy War’ in Syria (The Economist)
(4) Fresh Theological Arguments for Zionism, by Gerald McDermott (Public Discourse)
“If God’s covenant with his people continues, and the return of Jews to the Land is providential, then Jews and Christians must recognize that the present state is what shelters the covenanted people. At a time when support for this people is eroding all over the world, and this state lies in a region of movements and governments bent on its destruction, it makes sense for Jews and Christians to come to its aid. They can help by continuing to make prudential arguments for Israel’s support. Now they have several fresh theological arguments as well.”
(5) Forces of Character: A conversation with Gregg Popovich ***Coach of the NBA San Antonia Spurs on the importance of character-building in his players.
“When there’s a guy who talks about himself all day long, you start to get the sense that he doesn’t listen real well. If you’re interviewing him and before you ever get anything out of your mouth he’s speaking, you know he hasn’t really evaluated what you’ve said. For those people, we think, Has this person gotten over himself? If he has then he’s going to accept parameters. He’s going to accept the role; he’s going to accept one night when he doesn’t play much. I think it tells me a lot.”
(bonus) Notecard Answers for Why I Believe the Bible, by Erik Raymond (The Gospel Coalition)
“As Christians we are to always be ready to give a defense of the hope that is within us (1 Pet. 3:15). The basis of this hope is our confidence that the Bible is God’s Word. It is trustworthy and sufficient. There are many times when our confidence in the Bible can come under attack. …I’ve put these 5 together as something of a quick reference notecard for why I believe the Bible.”
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