Team Compassion vs. Team Courage
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In this episode of Life and Books and Everything, Kevin, Justin, and Collin are back together to discuss some of the more pressing issues facing the church today: sexual misconduct and allegations, this time concerning the late Ravi Zacharias, friendless pastors, the curse of fame, dangers facing the church from “the Right” and “the Left,” and helpful books for forming one’s political philosophy.
This episode of Life and Books and Everything is brought to you by Crossway. The Crossway titles we want to highlight in this episode are the ESV Scripture Journals (Illuminated Scripture Journals and the Greek Scripture Journal ). Bible readers can take extended notes or record insights and prayers directly beside corresponding passages of Scripture
These thin, portable, long-lasting notebooks are great for personal Bible reading and reflection, small-group study, or taking notes through a sermon series.
Timestamps:
Our attempts at journaling [0:00 - 10:34]
The sexual misconduct and allegations of Ravi Zacharius [10:34 - 37:10]
Agreeing and disagreeing on the dangers facing Reformed(ish) Evangelicalism [37:10 - 1:01:14]Books to help inform a political philosophy [1:01:14 - 1:18:33]
Booklists:
Justin:
The Contested Public Square: The Crisis of Christianity and Politics by Greg Forster
Political Visions & Illusions: A Survey & Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies by David T. Koyzis
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell
Kevin:
The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left by Yuval Levin
Christ and the Kingdoms of Men: Foundations of Political Life by David C. Innes
The Federalist Papers
Collin:
Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal by Ben Sasse
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