Loon's linkage (April '11)
Mark Galli meditates on the significance of Good Friday and what it means to share in the life of Jesus.- Like the grieving women who first visited the empty tomb, Rebecca Stringer surprisingly finds Christ's presence at the place of her pain.
- Mark Noll discusses the promises and pitfalls of The Gospel Coalition.
- Amy Black kindly reminds us why government is a necessary part of any discussion on seeking public justice and the common good.
- New York Times columnist David Brooks renders a provocative suggestion: "Vague, uplifting, nondoctrinal religiosity doesn’t actually last. The religions that grow, succor and motivate people to perform heroic acts of service are usually theologically rigorous, arduous in practice and definite in their convictions about what is True and False."
- Ellen Painter Dollar explains why she lets her 5-year-old son wear pink.
- Brett McCracken outlines the pros and cons of e-books.
- Sharon Hodde Miller offers some wise observations on "how to respond to an industry that uses morality as a marketing device."
- Trevin Wax interviews CT's Sarah Pulliam Bailey about the challenges of covering news stories about religion.
- David Koyzis examines the dilemma of American intervention in foreign conflicts such as Libya's civil war.
- If you're somehow not yet tired of hearing about Rob Bell's controversial book, it's worth reading what Lauren Winner and Jamie Smith have to say about it.