September 15, 2008 Posted by David N
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About: In 2003 I graduated from high school with no set direction for my life. I spent a year in Iowa before returning to California to attend Junior College. I changed majors 3 times; from Physics to Business to Film (as you can see, no direction). I was a Christian, attending church regularly, but furthering the cause of Christ in this fallen world was not a high priority.
In 2005 I picked up an issue of TableTalk magazine, and I was re-introduced to the work of R. C. Sproul (whom I had read once in high school). Later that year, while taking a biology class with an ardent atheist professor, I picked up a copy of Lee Strobel's "The Case For A Creator." In the Fall of 2006 I came to Biola University and was introduced to the works of J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds. My fate was sealed.
Just a few years ago, I was passionless. Now I have two passions: Studying the Word of God and engaging in the task of Apologetics. 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts all Christians to be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have. My goal is to be able to give my answer articulately and powerfully, but even more importantly, in love. There are many purposes for apologetics, but by far the most important is the opening of minds and the softening of hearts for the work of the Holy Spirit. If we don't care about and pray for those with whom we engage in apologetics, we fail to fulfill this purpose. As a wise man once said, "Take a stand for the Truth, but do it in love fool!"
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--Currently: M.A. in Historical Theology student, Westminster Seminary California
--2008: B.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
--2006: A.A. in Liberal Arts, Palomar CollegeSee Authors Posts (75)
Adam Graham at Culture11 has posted a short but insightful article explaining why the Left just can't stop talking about Sarah Palin…no matter how hard they try:
Perhaps, the most disturbing thing to the leftist mind from her speech to the graduating class at Master's Academy was her declaration that she could do the best she could as Governor with infrastructure, law enforcement, and education but that it wouldn't do much good if the hearts of people in the State wern't right with God.
The statement was not theocracy (as she put the challenge of reaching people on the students and not the state), but of the limits of government's power. This is the ultimate heresy to the far left. If the power to solve society's ills is not found in the government, if man is more than a carefully balanced hierarchy of needs and wants than liberalism is bankrupt.
Read on at culture11.com.
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September 16th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Seems like Adam Graham chose to hear what he wanted to hear from Sarah Palin's speech to the graduating class. It's clear that her speech can be read in one of two perspectives. In her interview with Charles Gibson she claimed she was loosely quoting Abraham Lincoln. Perhaps that's the politically expedient to say now. But her words can also be interpreted as meaning that the war is a task from God. And that government is acting on behalf of God. I will concede that this is debatable.
However, what seems extra clear is that she believes that building the pipeline is God's will (which is why i am cynical that she was thinking of Lincoln when she said what she said).
Trust me, the left is far from being overwhelmed by Palin's biblical theology. The reason people (and I consider myself far from being a leftist) can't stop talking about her is because how underwhelming she has been as a leader and how surprised we feel that someone of her caliber could be a heartbeat away from the presidency. I have nothing against her. She is who she is. It is John McCain's judgment that I wonder about (for choosing her).
Her theology is not my concern (though I do have some concerns as to how she may see the separation of church/state), but her politics, leadership, worldview, and how she frames her narrative.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
EE, thanks for the comment.
There are plenty of liberals who are afraid that Palin is some kind of radical theocrat, so I would say that her religious positions are at the heart of most political concerns. But I think the point of the article is that Palin has added new energy to the McCain campaign, so liberals would be smart to ignore her, but instead they continue to talk about her.
In any case, I'd rather have an underwhelming leader a heartbeat away from the Presidency than an underwhelming leader IN the Presidency.