something to read while it’s 36 below outside

Subzero temperatures got you stuck at home?

As long as you have a heater and a working internet connection we will keep you busy.

Here is some worthwhile reading for you.

(The usual disclaimers apply here. Linking to an article does not equal RBC endorsement. It simple means that we think it worth knowing about.)

What does John Piper have to say about Marine Corps pull up requirements  and women in combat?

http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-folly-of-men-arming-women-for-combat

Denny Burk (of SBTS) vs. Charles Blow (of the NYT)

Lines like this nail the smug condescension –  “I have no problem with Christianity as long as it ceases to be Christian”

http://www.dennyburk.com/charles-blows-self-defeating-column-against-christianity/

A wonderful little poem from George Herbert –

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2014/01/03/george-herbert-the-pulley/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+between2worlds+%28Between+Two+Worlds%29

Trevin Wax considers going to the movies and asks a great question

My question is this: at what point do we consider a film irredeemable, or at least unwatchable? At what point do we say it is wrong to participate in certain forms of entertainment?

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2014/01/06/evangelicals-and-hollywood-muck/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wordpress%2Ftrevinwax+%28Kingdom+People%29