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Bootstrap Folly

No one likes being accused. If we are innocent, we feel robbed. If we are guilty we feel exposed. If we’re not sure, we may experience both. Some people, for this very reason, delight to accuse. Chief among them is … Continue reading

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Respectable Vipers

It was the coldest day of the winter as I trudged through the parking lot of the local Wal-Mart. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the young man, nicely dressed, approach the young lady as she was … Continue reading

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Where does the church err? In the Beginning, Let There Be

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Psalm 26; Alexander’s From Eden to the New Jerusalem

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A Broken and Contrite Spirit

Obedience, of course, is a good thing. Our Father delights to see His children embracing His wisdom, heeding His warnings, walking in the joy that is His law. When we dance in His presence we presage the beauty and glory … Continue reading

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Are the accused really “innocent until proven guilty?”

Of course not. The innocent are innocent and the guilty are guilty. The function of a fair trial with due process is to labor to ensure that no one confuses the innocent and the guilty. What we intend to communicate … Continue reading

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Tribal in Paradise

Everybody talks about the problem of tribalism, but nobody seems to do anything about it. I aim to try. I wish to begin, however, by identifying some of the members of my tribe. Some you may have heard of. My … Continue reading

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Devil in the Details

The Christian is engaged in a three-front war. The Bible, replete with martial language, bears this out. The great evil trinity against which we fight is the world, the flesh, and the Devil. In our day we have made friends … Continue reading

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All Believers

When we celebrate the Reformation, we would be wise to take the bad with the good. Or at least we ought to be on our guard. We rejoice in the recovery of sola Scriptura. We rejoice as well in the … Continue reading

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Why the school shootings?

I don’t know, beyond a broad answer that likely would satisfy few. I do know there are those who want to lay the blame at the feet of the 2nd amendment. It is not the time to defend the 2nd … Continue reading

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