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What’s the difference between teaching and preaching?

Like prose and poetry, these two terms are better understood as opposite ends of a spectrum, rather than raw opposites. When we write prose we are given to sundry poetic devices, word-plays, metaphors, etc. and when we write poetry we … Continue reading

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Running with the Bulls

He was a pastor, one who believed in and preached the doctrines of grace. The church he served was not far from my then home, and on more than one occasion our paths have crossed. Today he sits in jail, … Continue reading

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What is wrong with fundamentalism?

Having spent the better part of thirty years trying to decide whether to cling to the title “evangelical” on the basis of its historical meaning or to drop the title like a bad habit due to the many bad habits … Continue reading

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Netflix and Spills

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Tuning Out

Reality TV may be TV but it never has been real. As a culture we’ve moved from idealized presentations of what is best about us through wholesome sitcoms like Andy Griffith and Father Knows Best, through more “realistic” social commentary … Continue reading

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Getting to Know You; Censoring Ourselves

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One Covenant Under God

We are a litigious people. We not only like to sue one another, we like to avoid being sued, and having to sue. That is, we hire lawyers not only to write up contracts, but to help enforce contracts. Handshakes … Continue reading

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Is it wrong for a Christian to get a tattoo?

I don’t know. This text seems to settle the matter- “Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD,” Leviticus 19:28. The anti-tattoo party is likely to … Continue reading

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Psalm 21; Westminster Shorter Catechism 106

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Be Reasonable

In the great war launched in Genesis 3 between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent there are two other great battles. On one side of the battlefield stands the enemy. The seed of the serpent … Continue reading

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