An interesting article by Tanenhaus on the legacy of Bush’s conservativism.

Update:: See this sympathetic article in the Washington Post on Bush. As Justin reminds us, we should all pray for our leaders, especially our president.

Josh Otte has an outstanding post on the challenges and promises of preaching “Evangelistic, Edificatory Redemptive-Historically,” drawing rich insights from Johnson’s new book on preaching We Proclaim Him. Here is an excerpt from the post.

Preaching must be Christ-centered, must interpret biblical texts in their redemptive-historical contexts, must aim for change, must proclaim the doctrinal center of the Reformation (grace alone, faith alone, Christ alone, God’s glory alone) with passion and personal application, and must speak in a language that connects with the unchurched in our culture, shattering their stereotypes of Christianity and bringing them face to face with Christ, who meets sinner’s real needs—felt and unfelt. (p. 54)

See the whole article on adoption here.

“…in 1986, the original Prime did something that distinguished him from most other cartoon heroes. He died. He died for freedom, for righteousness”. Brown goes on to assert that American culture – American males – are looking forward to the July 4th release of the “live-action” Transformers movie for “more than galvanic summer thrills or simple nostalgia. They’re looking for redemption, as men.”

See the whole article here.