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Cancel Culture

There are a thousand ways the church foolishly follows the world. It is a perennial problem, just another form of the syncretism that led ancient Israel down the path of destruction. Typically our following is permissive. That is, when the … Continue reading

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Remembered No More

The devil, when he tempts us, encourages us to not see the sin before us as sin. When he tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil his sales pitch wasn’t, “This is a … Continue reading

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Everybody Loves Jesus

Everybody loves Jesus. Marxists love Jesus, because He was such a radical revolutionary. Unitarians love Jesus, because He befriended the social outcasts. Liberals love Jesus because, well, because He was liberal. Even some conservatives love Jesus, because He was so … Continue reading

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Risk and Vulnerability

“It is one thing to confess that you’re a sinner; it is another thing altogether to confess your sins…People love it when preachers or Christian leaders say they are fallen just like the rest of us, until that preacher or … Continue reading

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This Little Piggy Went to Market

Sensitive Internal Memo To: Adam Glom, Executive VP Reaching the World Marketing Corporation From: Simon Magi, VP Mid-East Client Acquisitions RWMC RE: Report on market potential for Joshua Davidson Sir, As requested I have been following the work of Joshua … Continue reading

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The Other Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

It is true enough that by and large the evangelical church is not known for intellectual rigor. We’re not considered the sharpest knives in the drawer. It is true as well that we are called to love God with all … Continue reading

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Sophisticated Lady

We’ve all heard the horror stories. First there was the church that offered visitors a free oil change during the “service” if you would come. Then we heard of simple cash rewards. More recently a church raffled off a new … Continue reading

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Anything You Can Do

I can do worser. I can do anything worser than you. This is not, of course, reason to boast, but is reason for shame. The worst shame, however, comes when I forget this truth. We find it all too easy … Continue reading

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The We-ness of Us All

Humans are curious creatures. Just as we struggle to get our minds around both the one-ness and the three-ness of the godhead, so we struggle to understand ourselves. We are alone with our thoughts, alone in our skins. We will … Continue reading

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Spirit of Rebellion

Though I haven’t the infernal wisdom that C.S. Lewis demonstrated in his classic work The Screwtape Letters, I think I know something about at least some of the devil’s stratagems. The Screwtape Letters, you remember, purported to be a series … Continue reading

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