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June 9, 2016

Latest book by Eric Metaxas, and a “book trailer” for my own book

A couple years ago I was privileged to be part of the launch team for Eric Metaxas’ then new book: …

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Published on June 09, 2016 11:37

June 8, 2016

Start each day with a positive thought?

Today this meme appeared in my twitter and facebook feeds for Christian Book Distributors (cbd.com). I appreciate CBD and have …

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Published on June 08, 2016 14:10

June 3, 2016

The unnerving Psalms…raw, brutal pleas

I once had a post entitled: Zap them God! Break their teeth! The imprecatory Psalms – in which I discuss different …

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Published on June 03, 2016 14:07

June 1, 2016

May 26, 2016

The alternative to passivity is not leadership.

Certain churches express concern about men who are passive or not as involved with their families as they should be. …

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Published on May 26, 2016 09:37

May 25, 2016

The dangers of proof texting. Please stop throwing isolated Bible verses around…

Proof texting. Ugh. I’ve become so annoyed by proof texting that I decided to address it in a brief post. …

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Published on May 25, 2016 10:19

May 19, 2016

Don’t be an arrogant jerk face. Ahem. [Quotes to ponder]

For today’s post, I share a group of tweets from a local pastor – Jason Malone. Find him on twitter: …

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Published on May 19, 2016 04:00

May 18, 2016

My views on same-sex relationships.

Originally posted on Enough Light:
As I continue from part 1 (please read part 1 first), I’m going to focus on…
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Published on May 18, 2016 15:46

May 16, 2016

Rambles about those “spiritual gift tests”…

I’ve been subjected to “spiritual gift tests” several times in my Christian life. By my wording, you can guess that …

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Published on May 16, 2016 11:13

May 12, 2016

Understanding Christ by John Stott [Book review]. And expand your vocabulary – what does bowdlerize mean?

I acquired a John Stott book entitled Understanding Christ (Zondervan, 1979) and it is out-of-print. This is the third Stott …

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Published on May 12, 2016 04:00