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Pray that Americans Will Listen to Wendell Berry

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For day three of the Old Life Prayer Vigil, a few excerpts from Wendell Berry’s Jefferson Lecture, given this past Monday night in Washington, D.C. First, a cautionary word by implication to the W-Wists: In my reading of the historian John Lukacs, I have been most instructed by his understanding that there is no knowledge… Read More→

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Reservations about Evangelical Coalitions Are Not Reserved to Old Life

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Carl Trueman has a very good essay about the ways in which megachurch and multi-site pastors, along with large-scale parachurch organizations are undermining small congregations and denominations. Here is an excerpt: I noticed recently one individual marketing himself as someone who had planted numerous churches. This was clearly being presented as an unconditionally good thing.… Read More→

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TKNY Update

Justin Taylor gives a helpful tip about the health of Tim Keller’s mojo. Apparently, he hasn’t lost it. The proof is a feature in New York Magazine with the unfortunate title, “Tim Keller Wants to Save Your Yuppie Soul” (which invites the question, “what must I do to be yuppie?”). Mr. Taylor’s point seems to… Read More→

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