Castle Church Discussion on Russell Moore Testifies on Global Warming

Riddelbarger Reviews Hannegraaf

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:47:41 GMT

John Owen on Justification

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:54:41 GMT

Todd Peddlar at Semper Ubi Sub Ubi is doing a GREAT job working through John Owen on justification. Don't miss it.

Malawi Wow!

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:05:14 GMT

Earlier this summer I posted a note about the trip several Westminster Seminary California students were taking to Malawi.

They're back and Mark VanderPol has posted a site with dozens of gorgeous and amazing photos with some brief descriptions. The thumbnail I used for this post does not do these pictures justice.

One of our students Fletcher Matandika founded an organization in Malawi several years ago to feed children and teach the Bible to them. The students worked with Fletcher's organization and they also taught seminary classes -- maybe now they'll have a little more sympathy for their old seminary profs?

I'll try to get more information to you about Fletcher's work.

Rick Phillips

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:24:55 GMT

Where has Rick Phillips (the blogger) been all these years? He’s quickly becoming one of my favorites and especially after this recent post.

Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry: The Creed or Chaos Interview Pt 3

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:20:46 GMT

Here is part 3 of the extended interview with Brannan Ellis at Creed or Chaos.

Better Things to Do Than Transforming the World? CT Gets it Right

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:30:37 GMT

I've been critical of CT so I try to give credit when the editorial staff gets it right. There's a nice editorial online from Mark Galli today regarding "transforming" the world. There are no references to Darryl Hart, but one wonders if Mark hasn't been reading Darryl?

Christian Leaders Debate Global Warming Before Senate

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:45:07 GMT

Evangelical, mainline and the Catholic traditions were all citing scriptures from the same Bible as support for their stance on global warming, yet they still remained intensely divided over the issue as they shared their views before a U.S. senate committee on ...

Russell Moore Goes to Washington

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:20:04 GMT

Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary testified at Congress yesterday for a hearing on "An Examination of the Views of Religious Organizations on Global Warming." You can read Dr. Moore's statement at the Senate website.

(HT: Denny Burk)

Russell Moore on Climate Change

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:10:22 GMT

I read Dr. Russell Moore’s testimony to the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, and it’s a careful reflection on the climate change debate from an evangelical perspective. Dr. Moore does not go along with the Sojourner wing of evangelicalism which has been trying to demote life-issues in the consciences of evangelicals. This fact was apparent in Dr. Moore ’s testimony when he argued the following:

“Evangelical Christians are concerned that any public policy proposals on global warming do not compromise the uniqueness and dignity of humanity. . . Any public policy proposal on global climate change that seeks to enlist the support of evangelicals must address the role of population control in such an agenda. This is especially true in an era when millions of unborn children every year, in the United States alone, lose their lives to abortion; when governments such as that of China coercively determine family size. Evangelical global warming activists assure us they remain committed to the sanctity of human life; and I believe them. But those who are still unsure of the precise contribution of human beings to climate change will be especially attentive to whether any proposal—even one we can support otherwise—does not sacrifice the dignity of human life.”

I certainly couldn’t have said it better myself.

“Religious leaders testify in Senate on warming” - Reuters

Dr. Russell Moore’s Testimony to the Committee

Russell Moore Goes to Washington

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:50:06 GMT

She’s not a pugilist, but her name is Barbara Boxer. And Dr. Russell Moore will be testifying before her Senate committee this Thursday morning, 10:00 AM ET, June 7 (see full schedule).

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works will be holding hearings this week entitled “An Examination of the Views of Religious Organizations Regarding Global Warming.” Dr. Moore will testify among a constellation of religious illuminati from all sides of the theological spectrum. In fact, the first person scheduled to testify is Katherine Jefforts Schori, the controversial Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

I don’t know where Moore is on the global warming question, but my hunch is that he will probably be somewhere to the right of Schori and Boxer. In fact, when she hears Dr. Moore’s testimony, Boxer may turn out to be a pugilist after all.

Dr. Moore has his work cut out for him, and we should all be praying for him as we tune in to C-SPAN this Thursday morning.

“An Examination of the Views of Religious Organizations Regarding Global Warming”

Thursday, June 7, 2007 10:00 AM
EPW Hearing Room - 406 Dirksen

Witnesses

The Most Rev. Dr. Katherine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Church

Rabbi David Saperstein
Director and Counsel
Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism

John Carr
Secretary
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Rev. Jim Ball
Evangelical Climate Initiative

Dr. Russell Moore
Dean of the School of Theology
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Rev. Dr. Jim Tonkowich
President
Institute on Religion and Democracy

Mr. David Barton
Author and Historian