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Fear and Loathing in Radio Land

The hypocrisy falls on us all. Those outside the kingdom will argue at one and the same time that the media we consume, whether violent video games, racy television programs, raunchy lyrics, that these are just entertainment, and have no … Continue reading

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Jesus Is Not My Crutch

The devil delights to mock us. When he isn’t filling us with pride, he tries filling us with shame. We are told by the serpent, often through his respectable mouthpieces, men like Marx and Freud, that religion is a superstitious … Continue reading

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Owning My Inner Pharisee

  There are, I suspect, two defining and inter-related qualities that make for a Pharisee. The world would have us believe that one of them is being religious, and the other being powerful. The truth is that one is the … Continue reading

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The Enemy’s Arsenal- Distraction

It has been my habit over the years to remind people often that the devil is introduced to us this way, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the beasts of the field” (Genesis 3:1). It is because … Continue reading

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The Simple Gospel

  In wrestling they call it “the reversal.” You score big points when you not only escape the clutches of your opponent, but suddenly have him in your clutches. Here is how the devil does this to us as it … Continue reading

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Getting Grace

Call it a dog whistle, a secret handshake, a shibboleth- it matters not. We all have our ways of communicating which tribe we belong to, all without offending, or even informing, those outside the club. You’re having lunch at work … Continue reading

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The Power of the Glory

You want to know what your problem is? You don’t love Jesus enough. I know this not because I know you, but because I know me. I’ve got the same problem. Wherever there is a sin problem, underneath it all, … Continue reading

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Gravitake

The generalist and the specialist both have their challenges. The specialist can learn more and more about less and less until eventually he knows everything about nothing. The generalist, on the other hand, in learning less and less about more … Continue reading

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Pickle Puss

  I have a friend who was once a performer. He is a passionate man, but also, from time to time, profoundly honest. I went to see him perform and he made this confession. He said, “My wife told me … Continue reading

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The Silence of This Lamb

  It’s been said that the rise of every empire in human history was preceded by some great technological leap forward. I’d suggest the same truth applies to ideological empires. For all his brilliance, and his even greater courage, Martin … Continue reading

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