Scot McKnight writes about a book I am currently reading. Great Theologians gives a brief biographical sketch, a theological summary, and primary source material for eleven famous theologians. A couple years ago, I picked my top five Christian theologians (in chronological order):

• Theologian #1
• Theologian #2
• Theologian #3
• Theologian #4
• Theologian #5
• My rationale for the Top 5 picks

Tony Reinke quotes from an interview with Michael Card, which should convict us fathers and challenge us to become better dads:

One of my major themes is that you are not your gift, and my father thought he was his gift. He thought that medicine was all he was, so when he was forced to retire he died a few months later. He could not imagine living without being a doctor.

It’s the end of the world and we love it! Why people are flocking to the movies during this economic recession:

Two things are at work: First, when the economy is down, movie attendance often goes up; it has happened several times before, especially during the Great Depression. Second, people are asking, perhaps more than ever, what happens after we die—whether by natural causes or some cataclysmic event. War. Terrorism. Earthquakes. Teen-idol vampires, hell-bent robots, wandering zombies. Whatever.

Here’s how to win a copy of Meet the Puritans by Joel Beeke and Randall Pederson.