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A Liberal Education

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” Such is the wisdom one can expect to find on a car’s bumper. Wisdom, however, is found in God’s Word, which, surprisingly, says not … Continue reading

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Truth in Labelling: NPR’s Forked Tongued Hissy Fit

The federal government has a mammoth bureaucracy that stands guard over our eyes and ears, enforcing what they call “truth in labelling.” Pringles potato ch*ps, for instance, are not legally allowed to call themselves potato chips because they are powdered … Continue reading

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Kill Your Darlings

Stephen King is just one of many to remind would be writers of what may be the most difficult part of writing well- cutting superfluous words. Concision is king. Every word needs to pass this simple test- does it make … Continue reading

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Neither Are We Grateful

Salvation, it should go without saying, is astonishing. One minute we are looking at an eternity of just torment for our rebellion against the living God, the next we are running to our loving heavenly Father who has not only … Continue reading

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The Peace that Passes

The Bible is a book that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Look at it from one perspective, and it’s rather a small book. It occupies less space on a shelf than a dictionary. Some … Continue reading

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It’s People Like You…

Every believer hopes, prays and works for more believers. A man cannot be born again, be carried into the kingdom and then close the door behind him. Jesus commands us to disciple the nations, baptizing them and teaching them all … Continue reading

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Theology Has Consequences

Richard Weaver first made a name for himself when he published his seminal work Ideas Have Consequences, a brief book whose ideas are still bringing forth consequences. He was to the secular academic world something of a Francis Schaeffer, introducing … Continue reading

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Good Friday

It is not a great mystery why we call this day “Good” Friday. This is the day each year that we remember the suffering and death on the cross of our Savior. Though they surely had little understanding of what … Continue reading

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Goodness, Truth and Beauty

What hath Jerusalem to do with Athens? Much in every way. On the negative side, we would do well to remember that the citizens of God’s city, like those in the city of man, are still sinners. Though we are … Continue reading

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Chilling With the Scornful

It has long been my contention that the rampant skepticism about all things supernatural among the Reformed crowd is driven more by modernist assumptions than it is exegesis. We’re in a bit of a pickle, wanting to be true to … Continue reading

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