Mike Wittmer

Category: Christian Worldview

  • gay is the new black

    I saw this telling exchange on Twitter yesterday. Sarah Pulliam Bailey ‏was reporting on the first national conference of the The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and she tweeted this:  “Standing ovation for the owner of Washington florist who declined to sell flowers to a gay couple.” Ryan T. Anderson ‏replied, “.@spulliam thats a terribly…

  • on the right road but headed the wrong way

    Thanks to Bryon Morgan who alerted me to this post on religion and science from NPR. The author rightly sees the need for science to overcome its self-imposed handicap of materialistic naturalism, but he doesn’t know how to do it. He thinks it should be possible to restore wonder, passion, and value to the world…

  • Apple Watch

    The cover story of this week’s Time magazine, by Lev Grossman and Matt Vella, contains some powerful and chilling commentary on Apple’s new roll out. Here are three key paragraphs to consider before buying this latest new thing. “It’s intoxicating and also a bit disconcerting to have this much functionality perching on your wrist, like…

  • are we dangerous?

    Last week the California State University system (23 schools) said InterVarsity Christian Fellowship could no longer be a recognized campus group because it requires its leaders to commit to certain beliefs, beliefs that naturally exclude others who do not hold them. It seems that California is punishing faith-based groups for having faith. It believes that…

  • we’re doing it again

    Yesterday Matt Lauer interviewed Nancy Writebol in front of a banner that read SIM. It was so third century. In The Rise of Christianity, Rodney Stark argues the Christian faith exploded in part because early Christians sacrificially helped their neighbors in times of crisis. Pagan religion had no answer for the deadly plague that struck…

  • sexual orientation and gender

    The cover story of TIME magazine this week is “The Transgender Tipping Point: America’s next civil rights frontier.” I read it on Saturday—thanks, airplane miles—and two things caught my eye. 1. The article mentions how some opponents of civil rights legislation in Maryland are concerned about what this means for public restrooms. One lady said,…

  • sin on Sundays

    Here is a fascinating discussion among Neal Plantinga, Ross Douthat, and many of America’s top journalists on the topic of sin. There is much to chew on here. Especially note the discussion about the absence of sin and confession in our evangelical churches. Thanks to Matt Westerholm, whose tweet alerted me to this site.

  • not ashamed

    Last Friday I had the privilege of speaking at our seminary’s commencement. We graduated an exceptional class of pastors and counselors, many of whom are already engaged in significant ministry. They will be missed. In light of recent events, I wanted to encourage them that this is perhaps the best time to embark on vocational…

  • Lutheran Humor

    I missed these guys. Their Trinitarian spoof is great (“that’s modalism, Patrick!”), and this one is pretty good too.

  • Gnostic Noah

    I haven’t watched a movie since I fell asleep during Lincoln (it was long, it was late and his voice was whiny). So I haven’t seen the Noah movie, but I suspect this is the best review of that movie that you will ever read. It confirms what I’ve been saying for 15 years, evangelicals…