How Much Will You Tolerate?
Christian Life
2005·12·19
Fred Butler of Hip and Thigh wrote an article last week called Why exactly is it considered “Groundbreaking?” in which he discussed the media reaction to a new movie called Brokeback Mountain, the story of two homosexual cowboys. Fred writes,...
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Hard Hearts, Death, and the Gospel
Christian Life
2006·04·26
Doctor flies into South Dakota to perform abortions SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (CNN) -- Not a single doctor in South Dakota will [murder babies], which is why Dr. Miriam McCreary has come out of retirement....
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Black & White
Christian Life
2006·05·22
“You see everything as black and white.” That accusation is leveled at me on a regular basis. Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I do. That, of course is because everything is black and white. For every question there...
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Forgive Yourself
Christian Life
2006·05·26
Tim Challies posted a good article today on discernment. This article might appear to be an exercise in missing the point, but, I assure you, I did not. However, the topic he chose to address in his discernment exercise, self-forgiveness,...
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You Never Know
Christian Life
2006·06·14
From 1983 to 1989, I lived in one suburb or another of Minneapolis or St. Paul, Minnesota. During that time, I spent a lot of time behind the wheel of a work vehicle. A lot of that time was spent...
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The Social Gospel According to Me
Christian Life ·
Personal
2006·08·14
I was probably about ten or twelve years old when I became aware of the “social gospel”. I learned that some churches were no longer preaching the Gospel of the salvation of hopelessly sinful men from the power of sin...
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October 31st
Christian Life ·
Family ·
Personal
2006·10·23
Like it or not, the majority of our neighbors—yours and mine—call October 31st “Halloween.” Unless you live in an Amish community, you cannot simply ignore it. Even if you choose to ignore it, you cannot do so passively; you must...
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Amy Scott on Education
Christian Life ·
Family
2006·11·09
For the context of this quote, see the comments following this post at Amy's Humble Musings....
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We Don’t Even Have a Chimney
Christian Life ·
Family ·
Personal
2006·12·05
It happens every year. Some school teacher tells the truth about the mythical fat man from the North Pole, and parents flip out as though something wrong has been done. Christian parents, whom I would expect to love truth, are...
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Steve Weaver on Exposition
Christian Life ·
Church
2006·12·18
The dashing young fellow on the left is Steve Weaver, which regular readers of our On the Web links should know. I want to draw your attention to a series he has just begun called How I Prepare an Expository...
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Your Best Life Now?
Christian Life
2007·01·11
My Scripture reading this morning was in the Gospel of Matthew. These are a few of my thoughts from that reading. The Gospel is often sold as the answer to our life’s problems. People are told that if they “accept...
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“I’ve Got to Do Better!”
Christian Life
2007·02·12
If you’ve been following Mark Lauterbach’s series on The Measure of a Sermon, which I have linked in OnTheWeb, you’ve already read the following quote:...
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Christian Tolerance
Christian Life
2007·02·19
Once, when I was visiting at a cousin’s house, I overheard a conversation between my cousin and his father (my uncle). My cousin owns a service station/convenience store, and he had just hired someone whom his father judged to be...
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Forgive Yourself — One more thing . . .
Christian Life
2007·07·05
A little more than a year ago I posted a short article called Forgive Yourself, in which I said that, as there is no such thing as a sin against self, there is no need or possibility of self-forgiveness. Today,...
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Why I Am Not a Socialist
Christian Life ·
Politics
2008·02·04
This is not a treatise on the practical failure of socialism. I will not be telling you why socialism doesn’t work and capitalism does. If you’re looking for a lesson in economics, read Adam Smith[1], Milton Friedman[2], or Thomas Sowell[3]....
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Be Ready Always
Christian Life ·
John MacArthur
2008·02·09
1 Peter 3:15 — But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: YouTube:...
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The Christian and Politics
Christian Life ·
Politics
2008·03·13
I believe very strongly that Christians ought to take part in the political processes in the countries in which they live, from the national to the local level. I believe in promoting right political ideology at every opportunity. And I...
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The Purpose-driven Life
Christian Life
2008·05·15
In order to live the Purpose-driven Life®, we must (according to the example of a certain Purpose-driven® author) search several Bible translations to find the one that suits us best. So here you go: your purpose in six different translations....
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John Piper and Guns
Christian Life ·
John Piper ·
Politics
2008·06·30
Before I begin, I want to say that I appreciate John Piper’s ministry immensely. I have listened to him preach, and, deo volente, will again. I have read some of his books, and there are a couple still on my...
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