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  • February 21, 2015March 21, 2015
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Confounded By Those Who Write Others Off

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I am confounded by those who write others off.  I don’t think I’ve ever done it in my life. Disagreements, awkwardness, relational struggles, and/or distance? Sure. But to simply write someone off?  Weird.  To those who have written me off: it won’t be reciprocated. I’m […]

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  • February 12, 2015
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An Interesting Post On Thomas Merton

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I’d never heard of Thomas Merton before my wife sent me a link to an interesting post on him: 7 Reasons Why Evangelicals Should Read Thomas Merton There are parts of of the article I love.  One line, however, I found disconcerting: A sola scriptura ecclesiology easily […]

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  • May 14, 2014
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Five Things Christians Should Stop Saying

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I’m not sure any commentary is needed.  I agree.  Click below and let me know if you do too. 5 Things Christians Should Stop Saying

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  • August 19, 2013August 19, 2013
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The Antidote to Anemic Worship

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The antidote to anemic worship, if bottled, could also be the elixir for a suffering generation.  My friend Shane Vander Hart posted the following article on Facebook and I appreciated the overall message in the post.  You can click the following link.  It’s a quick […]

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  • February 28, 2013July 15, 2015
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Why Christian Radio?

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Radio is a powerful medium for communication.  In the U.S. alone there are over 550 million radios in use including more than 170 million in vehicles as standard equipment.  That amounts to almost six radios per household! Additionally, a huge percentage of Americans have access […]

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  • November 25, 2012
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Amusing Church Marketing

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There is a real lack of amusing church marketing.  This is because churches shouldn’t market – they should tell the Truth, love their neighbors, and take care of practical needs.  That’s church marketing enough. But once in a while you see a church or a […]

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  • November 20, 2012November 24, 2012
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The Salvation Army On Abortion *Updated*

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The Salvation Army’s position on abortion is horribly weak.  They begin by stating that life begins at “fertilization,” it is a “gift from God,” and that “All people – without exception – are of value to him…” They finish their statement with a great statement […]

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  • November 12, 2012November 17, 2012
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How Then Should We Advocate?

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The 2012 Election is behind us.  Now the question remains:  whether as an active citizen or a professional activist, how then should we advocate for the things we care about after any election result?  I’ve written about much of this before but wanted to get some additional […]

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  • March 16, 2012November 6, 2012
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Unconditional Election

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The “second point” in the Synod of Dordt’s response to the Remonstrance written by the followers of Arminius was that of “Unconditional Election.”  Remember, the “five points” are simply a direct response to the five main points in the Remonstrance, or Arminian positions.  it isn’t […]

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  • March 6, 2012November 6, 2012
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Total Depravity

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I am going to try to go through the entire five points of Arminianism and Calvinism over the coming weeks. The Arminian points came first as a response by the followers of Jacob Arminius after his death to the current teaching of all known Protestant […]

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