July 31, 2014
What Are Human Beings For?
Traditionally, creeds and confessions have concerned themselves with
theology proper, that is, doctrines that relate to God, Jesus, and the
Holy Spirit. Secondarily, they have concerned themselves with salvation,
the church, and church order, including the sacraments. In the last
century or so, it has become increasingly apparent that churches will
also need to clarify what they believe about anthropology, that is,
theological doctrines dealing with humankind. This article does a good job of explaining why that is the case now:
Debates about the nature of God, of salvation, and of the Church never disappear, of course. But today, the most pressing heresies—the newest challenges for the Church's teaching and mission—center on the nature of man. | ||
Discerning the Spirits (of News)
Ed Stetzer's "An Embarrassing Week for Christians Sharing Fake News"
was shared on Facebook over 42,000 times. Perhaps that is due in part
to the number of links friends send us that are, well, fake news, or
false news. In an effort to cull out some of that, our senior news
editor, Bob Smietana, wrote a helpful piece on "5 Tips for Spotting Fake News." Forward as needed.
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The Decline of Teen Sex?
Speaking of fake news, (well, it's not exactly fake) there was a
flurry of recent stories about the supposed decline of sex among
teenagers. These failed to take into account the larger picture behind
the new Centers for Disease Control announcement. This City Journal article did a good job of unraveling the truth from the hype.
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How to Get Published 100 Years Ago—and Today
I don't know how many Galli Report readers are aspiring writers, or how
many aspiring writers you know, but unsurprisingly I find writing advice
from successful authors (like Jack London) irresistable, especially when it comes from another period. It's interesting to see how much has not changed in publishing!
The placing of books and of stories with the magazines is a highly interesting performance. I know it was highly interesting to me; vitally interesting, I may say. . .I knew positively nothing about it.
If you are writing the great American novel this summer, take note of London's advice!
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Summer blessings!
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