Links to places where the gospel meets culture
Take a few minutes to read The Defiant Ones, an essay about a disturbing trend in today's children's books.
Rumor has it that Apple's new computer tablet will be announced in January and released in June. This revolutionary device will "play video and music and, of course, display text…will let you navigate by touching your fingers to the screen; and…will be connected to the Internet at all times." In other words, we will soon have the opportunity to be distracted by technology 24-7. Click here to learn more about the tablet.
The folks at NPR report on a bitter rift that is dividing atheists.
And here's a little more on the atheism front. Have you heard about the new atheism ads pasted on the walls of New York subway stations? One example: "A million New Yorkers are good without God. Are you?"
Here's an interview with Tim Keller about spotting the counterfeit gods ever-present in culture. To read an excerpt from his new book, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters, click here.
New research examines how we often alter our beliefs to make our actions more acceptable.
If you're on your way to the police station to be questioned about your possible role in a recent robbery, it's probably best that you not stop to rob a store on the way there.
And here's another word of advice to potential thieves: when you rob a bank, make sure you don't leave any leeches behind. It really is amazing how your sin will always find you out.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Posted by Brian Lowery at 8:01 AM on October 21, 2009
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