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Stubborn Hearts: Biting the Hand That Feeds Us

You know the drill. Small child asks for eggs for breakfast, scrambled, with cheese. You happily prepare just that for the child. Said child sits for a bit looking at the eggs, then gets down from the table. You ask … Continue reading

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The Conquest of the New Promised Land, All the World

Most all of us, at one time or another, have found ourselves embarrassed by God. He Who has all perfections perfectly doesn’t always fit into our scheme of things. He doesn’t always do things the way we who are altogether … Continue reading

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What about the mega-church model of small group ministries?

I once worked in an office that was quite caught up in a then well-known book. The E-Myth was a business book, written by Michael Gerber. His thesis was that successful businesses are those that learn to franchise themselves, after … Continue reading

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War, War and WAR Until the Close of History

In the last seventy-five years the United States waged war in Korea, Viet Nam, Libya, Panama, Grenada, the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iraq again. These are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. … Continue reading

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Tipping Points, Peer Pressure and Public Discourse

One should not be surprised that calamity follows in the wake of post-modernism and its dogmatic truth claim that there is no truth. To deny the possibility of knowing truth is not only self-referentially absurd, but is poison to decision … Continue reading

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When Libs Speak for God, or The Sour Reign of Pope Lemon

Sometimes it’s tough to learn our lessons. Don Lemon, some years ago, said this on national TV (if you count CNN as national TV)- “Jesus Christ– if that’s who you believe in— Jesus Christ admittedly was not perfect when he … Continue reading

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The Problems of Evil and the Problem of Pleasure

There is a great divide between the city of God and the city of man. We all, however, have this much in common — we’re all sinners. One source of the gap may be found in how we look at … Continue reading

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NIMBY Nonsense- Your Neighborhood Fascists

NIMBY is an older acronym, born well before the dawn of texting and the internet. It means Not In My Back Yard. It describes an attitude people take where they want this service or that, but they don’t want it … Continue reading

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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: Facing Sin’s Horror

Jesus, just as His Father did before on Mount Sinai, is not, in pronouncing law in His Sermon on the Mount, laying burdens on us. He is instead instructing us in how we can lead a good life. He is … Continue reading

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What if God Were One of Us? A Bible Conspiracy

It is an old temptation, to construct images of Jesus out of celluloid. Christians have fought for and against it, and will likely do so for generations to come, until the next medium seeks to supplant the Word. We have … Continue reading

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