We began a new season of the Word Matters podcast this week, starting with a question from Matthew 15: “Did Jesus call a woman a dog?” You can subscribe to the podcast here: iTunes | Android | RSS
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Seven of the best articles I came across this week:
1. Garrett Kell – It’s a Wonderful Time to Be a Christian. Grateful for this reminder!
2. The Jesus Storybook Bible Turns 10. The story behind the bestseller.
3. Elizabeth Kolbert – Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds. New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.
4. Rayshawn Graves – The Story of Bishop Richard Allen. I had no idea of the bold and heroic actions of African-Americans in the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. What a witness!
5. Mindy Belz – This Uneven Ground. This reporter arrives home from Iraq and wonders if we are fit for the day in which we are called to be faithful.
6. Russell Moore – What the Transgender Debate Means for the Church. Convictional, compassionate word for confusing times.
7. Charles Chaput – Redemption of the Erotic. The crime of the modern sexual regime is that it robs Eros of its meaning and love of its grandeur.