Mike Wittmer

Category: Christian Worldview

  • truth hurts

    It seems that Tom Friedman is still smarting from the hole that New Gingrich blasted through his abortion position on Meet the Press. If you have a minute and you have power, watch this brief exchange between Gingrich and Friedman and then read Friedman’s column from Sunday’s N.Y. Times. What do you think?

  • last week

    I’m in the middle of a busy stretch and was hoping no one noticed that I didn’t blog last week. But then my dad called last night and wondered where I’ve been so I decided to start my week with a few observations from the last one. 1. The Browns finally won a game yesterday.…

  • the new normal

    I was teaching last night so I missed it, and I am too busy to watch it on my DVR, but according to its own press release the NBC show “The New Normal” is the latest attempt to mainstream homosexual behavior. The strategy began with “Will and Grace” (according to Joe Biden), made significant strides…

  • center church

    I recently received Tim Keller’s new book, Center Church, and I think I’m really going to like it. This is an exhaustive textbook that explains Redeemer’s philosophy of ministry—and I suspect it will be our generation’s go to book on this topic. Every church ministry course should require this text, and every pastor should read…

  • Steinbeck vs. Sirico

    In honor of the big debate we might have this fall, if we can get past the “put ya’ all back in chains” and “legitimate rape” comments, I just finished reading John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and Robert Sirico’s new Defending the Free Market. Steinbeck’s classic tale is a powerfully moving story about migrant…

  • Scripture, science, and evil

    I much enjoyed Alvin Plantinga’s important book, Where the Conflict Really Lies:  Science, Religion, and Naturalism. It’s a chance to read the premier Christian philosopher at the top of his game, in a winsome style that is accessible to anyone. If you had difficulty wading through the analytical arguments of Warranted Christian Belief  and God,…

  • just another Wednesday

    I didn’t eat at Chick-Fil-A today, mainly because there isn’t one nearby and I don’t typically join causes. I am a white evangelical male over forty who did not attend Promise Keepers. See what I mean? I do admit to feeling a surge of pride as the national news showed lines of people packing the restaurants…

  • chicken fight

    I have noticed that nearly every article on the Chick-Fil-A controversy mentions they serve delicious chicken sandwiches. This must have KFC wondering who might feign offense at them and fry up some of that free publicity (when even Billy Graham plans on observing Chick-Fil-A Wednesday, you know you’re on to something). This backhanded compliment seems…

  • witch hunt

    I am reluctant to link to these two stories, because they may push us into an angry martyr complex. So please don’t take this as merely more evidence that the gospel is unpopular–as if that’s a surprise–but as a heads-up on the double standard we are dealing with. Terry Mattingly explains that Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy…

  • unpopular

    There are so many firestorms on the Internet right now, it’s hard to know which ones to comment on and which ones are better to let burn themselves out. I thought of the Chick-Fil-A controversy yesterday when I came across what the Jews in Rome said to Paul:  “We want to hear what you believe, for the…