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Rebels Without a Cause

It was Marx who argued that, rather than man shaping economic realities, it was the economic realities that shape man. Despite his manifold and manifest follies, he had something of a point here. Setting aside for a moment the chicken … Continue reading

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Preparing for Persecution

Apologists for the world inside the church love to downplay the power plays of the powerful. They argue that since, so far, no Christians in the west are being fed to the lions that we are not experiencing persecution. Persecution, … Continue reading

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Looking for Love

We must not allow our grasp of total depravity to lead us to miss the remnants in us of the image of God. We are plenty bad. Sin touches every part of us, and makes us utterly unable to do … Continue reading

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Working for the Weekend

Common grace, or common goodness if you prefer, are good examples of God’s grace. Those of us within the kingdom, must remember to give thanks to the King that, while the creation yet groans, while death has not yet been … Continue reading

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Grumble in the Jungle

It is such an obvious part of our lives one would think, you know, that we’d at least be aware of it. “It” is our propensity to come to believe that what we receive becomes what we are owed. Our … Continue reading

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Revival’s Rival

Revivalism is marked by a commitment to technique. It is an essentially man-made phenomena, driven by the wisdom of men. We are a people bent on bending the will of others to our own liking. Advertising is the medium of … Continue reading

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Mostly Modern

Does a fish know it’s wet? When one is born in water, goes to school in water, marries in water and raises little fish in water before dying in water, despite its ever presence, the water just isn’t noticed. So … Continue reading

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Power Preaching

It’s a bad fault of mine, but I suspect you suffer from it as well. My fault is that I assume that others have the same faults I do. If I struggle with pride, my guess is that those to … Continue reading

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Kiss the Son

There is no such thing as the “More” party. They do not run campaigns seeking to unseat sitting officials of the “Less” party. Both “More” and “Less” need more context and less ambiguity. We need to know what we are … Continue reading

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I Won’t Tell

NDA’s, None Disclosure Agreements, we are told, are now DOA, Dead On Arrival. They are condemned as anti-Christian tools of oppression, gag orders coming down from the man, cover-ups fueled by filthy lucre. Only the evil would ever pay someone … Continue reading

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